birches chords by Bill Morrissey

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
G 
They sat at each end of the couch,
A 
Bm 
watched as the fire burned down,
A 
So quiet on this winter's night,
Bm 
C 
D 
not a house light on for miles around.
G 
Then he said, "I think I'll fill the stove.
Bm 
it's getting time for bed."
A 
She looked up, "I think I'll have
Bm 
some wine. how 'bout you?"
C 
D 
G 
She asked and he declined.

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Verse 2

"Warren," she said,

"maybe just for tonight,

Let's fill the stove with birches

and watch as the fire burns bright.

How long has it been? I know

it's quite a while.

Pour yourself half a glass.

Stay with me a little while."

Verse 3
G 
And Warren, he shis head,
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Bm 
as if she'd made some kind of joke.
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Bm 
"Birches on a winter night? no,
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D 
we'll fill the stove with oak.
G 
A 
Oak will burn as long and hot
Bm 
as a July afternoon,
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Bm 
And birch will burn itself out by
C 
D 
the rising of the moon.

Verse 4
D 
G 
"And you hate a cold house,
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Bm 
B 
Bm 
same as me. Am I right or not?"
A 
"All right, all right, that's true," she said.
Bm 
C 
D 
"It was just a thought,
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'Cause," she said, "Warren,
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Bm 
you do look tired. Maybe you should go up to bed.
A 
Bm 
C 
I'll look after the fire tonight." "Oak," he told
D 
her. "Oak," she said.

Interlude 1

Verse 5
G 
A 
She listened to his footsteps as
Bm 
he climbed up the stairs,
A 
And she pulled a sweater on her,
Bm 
C 
D 
set her wineglass on a chair.
G 
She walked down cellar to the wood box - - it
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Bm 
was as cold as an ice chest - -
A 
And climbed back up with four logs,
Bm 
C 
D 
each as white as a wedding dress.

Verse 6
G 
And she filled the stove
and poured the wine
A 
Bm 
and then she sat down on the floor.
A 
G 
She curled her legs beneath her as
C 
D 
the fire sprang to life once more.
G 
And it filled the room with a hungry
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Bm 
light and it cracked as it drew air,
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Bm 
And the shadows danced a jittery waltz
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D 
like no one else was there.

Verse 7
G 
And she stood up in the heat.
Bm 
She twirled around the room.
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Bm 
And the shadows they saw nothing but
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D 
a young girl on her honeymoon.
G 
A 
And she knew the time it would be short; the fire
Bm 
would start to fade.
A 
Bm 
G 
C 
She thought of heat. She thought of time. She
D 
called it an even trade.