These Cold Fingers

C   Em   F  Em  G   C

[Verse 1]
                        Em
Gina left town with the first snow 
of the year
   F                               
He drove her to the airport in his 
Dm    G
Ford
   C                      Em
He tried to propose as he ordered 
one more beer
    F                            
The P.A. drowned his words and it 
     Dm              G
was time for her to board

[Verse 2]
      C                         
So he walked her to the gate, he 
          Em
took his hat off as he kissed her
          F                        
He needed one more drink to take 
  Dm               G
the chill out of his soul
   C                               
He said a quick good-bye, then 
      Em
spent two hours in the bar
F                              
Finally paid his tab and kept a 
Dm              G
dollar for the toll

[Chorus]
F          G             C      
Everything slips through these 
    Am
cold fingers
G    F                     G
Like trying to hold water, trying to
 hold sand
           F               G      
Close your eyes and make a wish 
  C             Am
and listen to the singer
G        F                       
One more round bartender, pour a 
G             C    G
double if you can

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[Verse 3]
     C                    Em
It's four O'clock and the sun's gone
 down the drain
     F                           
It's still late Winter, but they 
Dm             G
say it's early Spring
C                          Em
Lewis reads the gas-pumps, Rossi 
counts the oils
    F                              
But me, I'm done, so punch the 
       Dm             G
clock and "See you in the morning"

[Verse 4]
        C                        
There's nothing back at home that 
            Em
ain't gone greasy from the stove
  F                                
I never laughed so hard as when 
  Dm             G
that old typewriter broke
C                                 
Think I'll stop along the River 
         Em
Road for a half-pint and some beer
      F                          
Well, everything would be okay if 
           Dm              G
those old dreams would disappear

[Chorus]
F          G             C      
Everything slips through these 
    Am
cold fingers
G    F                     G
Like trying to hold water, trying to
 hold sand
           F               G      
Close your eyes and make a wish 
  C             Am
and listen to the singer
G        F                       
One more round bartender, pour a 
G             C    G
double if you can

[Verse 4]
    C                      
The dog can't move no more, 
              Em
surprised he m ade it till the 
Spring
    F                          Dm 
His pain won't go away and the 
             G
pills don't do a thing
C                                 
You've known that old hound longer
             Em
 than you've known any of your 
friends
       F                           
And no matter how you let him down,
              Dm             G
 he'll always take you back again

[Verse 5]
        C                          
So it's one tall glass of whiskey, 
         Em
one last drink for old-times sake
    F                              
The dog just lays in bed and 
  Dm             G
watches every move you make
C                                 
Wrap him in his blanket, hold him 
Em
once more close to you
         F                         
Lead him out behind the barn with a
 Dm              G
 borrowed twenty two

[Chorus]
F          G             C      
Everything slips through these 
    Am
cold fingers
G    F                     G
Like trying to hold water, trying to
 hold sand
           F               G      
Close your eyes and make a wish 
  C             Am
and listen to the singer
G        F                       
One more round bartender, pour a 
G             C    G
double if you can