From: "Dexter N. Muir" <D.N.Muir@massey.ac.nz> From memory and long-accustomed usage ;-) Winter Song Lindisfarne (Alan Hull) Transcribed for solo (12-string) guitar by Dexter N. Muir (D.N.Muir@massey.ac.nz) Intro: , . . , . . , . . . , , , . . , . . , . . . , , , . . , . . e 35----5-----|5-------5-5-|53----3-----|3-------3-3-|35----5-----| B 57----7-----|7-------7-7-|75----5-----|5-------5-5-|57----7-----| G 46----6-----|6-------6-6-|64----4-----|4-------4-4-|46----6-----| D 00----0-----|0-------0-0-|00----0-----|0-------0-0-|00----0-----| A ------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| E ------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| / \ / , . . .', , , . . , . . , . . . , , , . . , . , , . . .' , e 5------99-5-|53----3-----|3-------3-0-|2-----02--0-|2------23-23| B 7-------7-7-|75----5-----|5-------5-0-|3-----33--3-|3------33-33| G 6-------6-6-|64----4-----|4-------4-0-|2-----03--0-|2------22-22| D 0-------0-0-|00----0-----|0-------0---|0-----00--0-|0-----------| A ------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| E ------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| \ h h h Other Chords (in order of first occurrence):

e--^D2---^Ddim-2----^D72---^G3---^Bm2---^Em-0--^G7-1--^C0--^A0--^Gm-3--^Dsus4--3-- B--3----2----1---0---3----0---0--1--2---3----3-- G--2----2----2---0---4----0---0--0--2---3----2-- D--0----0----0---0---4----2---0--2--2---0----0-- A----------------x---2----2---2--3--0---x------- E----------------3--------0---3---------3-------

Verse 1:

When ^DWinter's shadowy ^Ddimfingers first pur^D7sue you down the street And your ^Gboots no longer ^Bmlie about the ^Emcold around your ^G7feet Do you ^Cspare a thought for ^EmSummer whose ^Apassage is complete Whose ^Dmemories lie in ^Ddimruins and whose ^D7ruins lie in heat Gm G A (D Dsus4, D, Dsus4, D)x2 When Winter.... comes howling in.

Verse 2: When the wind is singing strangely, blowing music through your head And your rain-splattered windows make you decide to stay in bed Do you spare a thought for the homeless tramp who wishes he was dead Or do you pull your bed-clothes higher, dream of Summertime instead, When Winter.... comes howling in. Verse 3: The creeping cold has fingers that caress without permission And mystic crystal snowdrops only aggravate the condition Do you spare a thought for the gypsy with no secure position Who's turned and spurned by village and town and the Magistrate's decision, When Winter.... comes howling in. Verse 4: When the turkey's in the oven and the Christmas presents are bought And Santa's in his module - he's an American astronaut - Do you spare a thought for Jesus, who had nothing but his thoughts, Who got busted - just for talking, and befriending the wrong sorts, When Winter.... comes howling in. Gm G A Intro.... When Winter.... comes howling in. p.s. I consider this to be one of the most potent Christian songs ever written. I am not Christian myself, but the sentiments expressed apply universally to all Masters, their followers' attitudes, and their remembrance... particularly Verse 4... Dexter N. Muir Manufacturing Pilot Plant Technician D.N.Muir@massey.ac.nz Department of Production Technology Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Lindisfarne - Winter song