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