Mark Erelli - Birches
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D A F#m Em G A
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They Dsat at each end of the couch
And F#mwatched as the fire burned down
So Emquiet on this winter's night
Not a Gporch light on for Amiles around
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Then he Dsaid, "I think I'll fill the stove
F#mIt's getting time for bed"
EmShe looked up, "I think I'll have some wine
How 'bout Gyou?" she asked, and Ahe declined
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D"Warren," she said
"Maybe just F#mfor tonight
Let's Emfill the stove with birches
And Gwatch as the fire Aburns bright
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DHow long has it been?
It's F#mbeen quite a while
EmPour yourself half a glass and
GStay with me a Alittle while"
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And DWarren, he shook his head
As if F#mshe'd made some kind of joke
"EmBirches? On a winter night?
GNo, we'll fill the Astove with oak"
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"DOak will burn as long and hot
As a F#mJuly afternoon
EmBirch will burn Gitself out
By the Arising of the moon"
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"DAnd you hate a cold house same as me
F#mAm I right or not?"
"EmAll right, all right that's Gtrue"
She said, "AIt was just a thought"
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Then she said, "DWarren, you do look tired
Maybe F#myou should go up to bed
EmI'll take care of the wood tonight"
"GOak", he told her, "AOak", she said
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DShe listened to his footsteps
As he F#mclimbed up the stairs
Then she Empulled a sweater on her and
GSet her wine glass Aon a chair
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She Dwalked down the cellar to the wood-box
It was F#mcold as an ice chest
Then Emclimbed back up with Gfour logs
Each as white as a Awedding dress
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And she Dfilled the stove and poured the wine
Then she F#msat down on the floor
EmShe curled her legs beneath her
GAs the fire sprang to Alife once more
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And it Dfilled the room with it's hungry light
And it F#mcracked as it drew air
And the Emshadows danced a Gjittery waltz
Like no one else was Athere
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She Dstood up in the heat, and
She F#mtwirled around the room
And the Emshadows, they saw Gnothing
But a young girl on her Ahoneymoon
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And she Dknew the time, it would be short
Soon the F#mfire would start to fade
She Emthought of heat, she Gthought of time
She Acalled it an even Dtrade