Old Blind Dogs - The snows they melt the soonest

The snows, they melt the soonest when the ^Cwinds be^G/Bgin to ^Amsing The corn, it ripens ^Cfastest ^Dwhen the frosts are ^G/Bsettlin' ^Din ^Am And when a lover ^Ctells me ^Dthat my face she'll soon for^G/Bget ^Am Before we part, I'll wage a ^Fcroon, she's ^Ambound to^G follow ^Amyet

The snows, they melt the soonest when the ^Cwind be^G/Bgins to ^Amsing The swallow flies with^Cout a ^Dthought as long as ^G/Bit is ^Dspring ^Am But when spring goes and ^Cwinter ^Dblows, my love, she will be ^G/Bfain For ^Amall her pride to follow ^Fme, a^Amcross^G the raging ^Ammain

The snows, they melt the soonest when the ^Cwind be^G/Bgins to ^Amsing The bee that flew when ^Csummer ^Dshone, in winter ^G/Bcannot ^Dsting ^Am I've seen a lover's ^Canger ^Dmelt between the night and the ^G/Bmorn But it's ^Amsurely not a harder ^Fthing to ^Ammelt^G a woman's ^Amscorn

So don't you bid me farewell, no ^Cfarewell ^G/BI'll re^Amceive For you will lie with ^Cme, my ^Dlove, then kiss and ^G/Btake your ^Dleave ^Am I'll wait here 'til the ^Cmoorcock ^Dcalls, and the martin takes the ^G/Bwing For the ^Amsnows, they melt the soonest ^Fwhen the ^Amwinds^G begin to ^Amsing

The snows, they melt the soonest when the ^Cwinds be^G/Bgin to ^Amsing The corn, it ripens ^Cfastest ^Dwhen the frosts are ^G/Bsettlin' ^Din ^Am And when a lover ^Ctells me ^Dthat my face she'll soon for^G/Bget ^Am Before we part, I'll wage a ^Fcroon, she's ^Ambound to^G follow ^Amyet