Birches - Bill Morrissey Chords
Chords: Bill, G,, Bm,, Am,, C, D], Birch
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Genre: folk, acoustic, singer-songwriter
Birches
Bill Morrissey
Key=Bb [Capo 3 - Play like G, Bm, Am, C D]
[These]
[G]They sat at each end of the couch,
and [Bm]watched as the fire burned down.
So [Am]quiet on this winter's night,
[walk] Not a [C]house-light on for [D]miles around.
Then he [G]said, "I think I'll fill the stove.
[Bm]It's getting time for bed."
[Am]She looked up. "I think I'll have some wine.
How 'bout [C]you?" she asked, and [D] he declined.
[G] "Warren," she said, "Maybe just [Bm]for tonight,
let's [Am] fill the stove with birches
and [C] watch as the fire [D] burns bright.
[G] How long has it been?
It's [Bm] been quite a while.
[Am] Pour yourself half a glass and
[C] stay with me a [D] little while."
And [G] Warren, he shook his head
as if [Bm] she'd made some kind of joke.
[Am]"Birches? On a winter night?
[C] No, we'll fill the [D] stove with oak.
[G]Oak will burn as long and hot
as a [Bm] July afternoon.
[Am] Birch will burn [C] itself out
by the [D] rising of the moon.
[G] And you hate a cold house same as me.
[Bm] Am I right or not?"
[Am]"All right, all right that's [C]true,"
she said [D]"It was just a thought."
Then she said,[G]"Warren, you do look tired.
Maybe [Bm] you should go up to bed.
[Am] I'll take care of the wood tonight."
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