The Deepening Snow chords by Margo

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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It's snowing out
there in the gloaming
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I've sat here and watched it all night
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The kids will be thrilled when they waken
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And look at the fields deep and white
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But the snow makes
me think of my darlin'
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For he hated the snow and the cold
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Now he lies in a grave here in Ireland
With a headstone that's
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just one year old
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Won't you please make
the winter go quick -lord
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So the flowers around them can grow
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For I can't stand the
thought of my darling
Lying there in the deepening
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snow
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Little Jimmy climbs
up on my knee now
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Saying, Mommy, what causes the snow?
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Then I tell of the wonderful Father
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Who cares for us all here below
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Then I hold him so close and I kiss him
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And he kissin' back doesn't know
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That my kiss is meant for his daddy
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Lying there in the deepening snow
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Won't you please make
the winter go quick, Lord
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So the flowers around him can grow
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For I can't stand the
thought of my darling
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Lying there in the deepening snow
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No, I can't stand the
thought of my darling
Out there in the deepening snow
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