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[Verse 1]
                 C                F
The snow lay up against the curb
                      Em   Am G F
Finally beaten by the sun 
                           C              D
Across the street the noon whistle blows 
                  F    G  F
Calling back everyone 


[Verse 2]
                       C               F
They came out from the luncheonettes 
                  Em    Am G F
Taverns and pharmacies 
                       C             D
Crossed the wet street back to work 
                  F           G   F
Coats unbuttoned, talking easily 


[Verse 3]
                      C       F
Ice is cracked on the river 
                   Em   Am G F
Rolling out to the bay 
                    C          D
On one floe rides a bob-house 
                             F                 G     F
There's always one who stays out too long they say 


[Verse 4]
                        C          F
And there ain't much to millwork 
                        Em     Am G F
The days just go on and on and on 
                        C              D
And there ain't much to leaving home 
                                  F                G      F
Till you finally cut the cord and know that you're gone 


[Verse 5]
                        C             F
And there ain't much to ice fishing 
                          Em   Am G F
Till you're gone a day or more 
                                C     D
And the hole you've cut freezes over 
                       F                  G
And it's like you have never been there before