Purple Mountains - Snow is falling in manhattan

^CSnow is falling in Manhattan^{F C}In a slow diagonal fashion^{F C}On the Sabbath, as it happens^{F G}Snow is falling in Manhattan If it ^Clooks like it might be a bad one^F The g^Cood caretaker springs to action^{F C}Salts the stoop and scoops the cat in^{F G}Tests an icy patch for traction

^CSnow ^F Snow, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, wh^Coa ^F Snow, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, wh^Coa ^F Snow, oh, whoa,^F Snow, oh, whoa Snow, oh, whoa,^F oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa

^CLevels rising on the island^{F C}Shows no sign of soon subsiding^{F C}Drifting deeply down in Brooklyn^{F G}So much joy in merely looking In^Cside he's got a fire crackling^F And ^Con the couch, beneath an afghan^{F C}Lies an old friend he just took in^{F G}Seeking shelter from the cold wind

^CComing down in smithereens^F On ^CStaten Island, Bronx and Queens^F It's ^Cblanketing the city streets^F And the ^Gstreets beneath are fast asleep ^CSongs build little rooms in time^F And ^Choused within the song's design^F Is the ^Cghost the host has left behind^F To ^Ggreet and sweep the guest inside S^Gtoke the fire and sing his lines

^CSnow ^F Snow, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, wh^Coa ^F Snow, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, wh^Coa ^F Snow, oh, whoa,^F Snow, oh, whoa Snow, oh, whoa,^F oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa

^CSnow is falling in Manhattan^F Ins^Cide I've got a fire crackling^F And ^Con the couch, beneath an afghan^{F G}You're the old friend I just took in