C
When winter's shadowy fingers
Dm7
First pursue you down the street
C
And your boots no longer lie
Dm7
About the cold around your feet
C
Do you spare a thought for summer
Dm7
Whose passage is complete
C
Whose memories lie in ruins
Dm7
And whose ruins lie in heat?
C Em
When winter
Dm7 C Dm7
Comes howling in
[Verse 2]
C
When the wind is singing strangely
Dm7
Blowing music through your head
C
And your rain splattered windows
Dm7
Make you decide to stay in bed
C
Do you spare a thought for the homeless tramp
Dm7
Who wishes he was dead?
C
Oh, pull up your bedclothes higher
Dm7
Dream of summertime instead
C Em
When winter
Dm7 C Dm7
Comes howling in
[Verse 3]
C
The creeping cold has fingers
Dm7
That caress without permission
C
And mystic crystal snowdrops
Dm7
Only aggravate the condition
C
Do you spare one thought for the traveller
Dm7
With no secure position
C
Who's turned and spurned by village and town
Dm7
At the magistrate's decision?
C Em
When winter
Dm7 C Dm7
Comes howling in
[Verse 4]
C
When the turkey's in the oven
Dm7
And the Christmas presents are bought
C
And Santa's in his module
Dm7
He's an American astronaut
C
Do you spare one thought for Jesus
Dm7
Who had nothing but his thoughts
C
Who got busted just for talking
Dm7
And befriending the wrong sorts?
C Em
When winter
Dm7 C
Comes howling in
Dm7
When winter
C Em Dm7
When winter
Dm7
comes,
Dm7 C
comes howling in
