C, A, E
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a cold December morning woke me from the window so I rose to see the frozen glow
F C F C
I could see you standing outside with Rufus at your heels
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staring at the dawn light falling pink upon the snowy fields
Am C
and I remember what you said
F Em Am C G
comforts the first thing we forget once the light of day has passed
F C
You said we've come to love the oak grove
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because the oaks are what we know and when we watched their growth we watch our own
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when I close my eye lids deep into the night
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I still can see the shape of light that shown around you all my life
Am C
like when the co-o-old autumn rain
Am Em
so-o-oaked our skin for days
Dm C G
you walked us out into the ominous graves
Dm Am F Em
to baaaaaptize our young eyes so we know that we make little ourselves
Am Dm Am F Em
though tiiiiiiired and freezing and the photo we remember it well
Dm Am G C
though the pressure makes our bodies ache
Dm Am Em E
when the darkness swallows up the day
Dm Am C
our tiny mouths have only thanks to say