Intro
F#m C# D C#
F#m C# Bm C#7
[Verse 1]
F#m
Sorrow is my bread
C#
And tears I drink as wine
D C#
Oblivion my happiness
C#7
Ground under teeth of time
F#m
For cold be the stone
C#
When frost be devoured the land
Bm
Consolation is no gift
C#7
Of winter's icy hand
[Chorus]
F#m
Upon a crust of snow
B
I'll lay my broken frame
E
What steel and iron won't take
C#
I'll give in winter's name
F#m D
No good a sullen sout no use a simple knave
C#
No groom for brides of plaited hair
C#7
This man old and lame
[Intro]
F#m C# D C#
F#m C# Bm C#7
[Verse 2]
F#m
If only I could breathe
C#
To see the sun of may
D C#
But still longer are the nights than days
C#7
As I wither away
F#m
Came the man of crown
C#
With sound of war drums beat
Bm
Said no sword arm's strong enough
C#7
Without my two good feet
[Chorus]
F#m
Upon a crust of snow
B
I'll lay my broken frame
E
What steel and iron won't take
C#
I'll give in winter's name
F#m D
No good a sullen soul no use a simple knave
C#
No groom for brides of plaited hair
C#7
This man old and lame
[Interlude]
F#m B E C#
F#m D C# C#7
[Bridge]
Bm C#
No good a sullen soul no use a simple knave
Bm
No groom for brides of plaited hair
C#
This man old and lame
Bm
But not overlooked am I
C#
In eyes of the maid I'll wed
Bm
I'll reap the crops of Tuonela
C# F#m
My bride's wealth in death
[Outro]
F#m C# D C# 4x