Ten Degrees And Getting chords by Gordon Lightfoot

Chords with lyrics

Ten Degrees and Getting Colder-Gordon Lightfoot

Originally done by Gordon Lightfoot, on "Summer Side of Life"--1971.
Also recorded by bluegrass musicians "JD Crowe and the New South."
Also--Tony Rice's "Tony Rice Sings and Plays Gordon Lightfoot."
Also--Nanci Griffith's "Other Voices, Other Rooms."

This version transcribed from the JD Crowe version, capo on 3rd fret.

INTRO: D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD

D MajorD
He..
D MajorD
with ..
D MajorD
when ..
    E MajorE      A augmentedA
about ..

D MajorD
so he..
D MajorD
so no..
D MajorD
it was..
    A augmentedA        D MajorD
down ..

D MajorD
he ..
D MajorD
though ..
D MajorD
he ..
    E MajorE        A augmentedA
to ..
D MajorD
singing..
D MajorD
the ..
D MajorD
how ..
    A augmentedA        D MajorD
back..

D MajorD
it ..
D MajorD
and ..
D MajorD
to each word that he was singing
    E MajorE         A augmentedA
to ..

D MajorD
so ..
D MajorD
and ..
D MajorD
98.6 ..
    A augmentedA        D MajorD
down..

  G+G           D MajorD
and..
   A augmentedA      C majorC    G+G
for ..
    G+G       A augmentedA
back in..
       A augmentedA        C majorC   G+G
I don't ..

D MajorD
now ..
D MajorD
but ..
D MajorD
his ..
    E MajorE       A augmentedA
and ..

D MajorD
won't..
D MajorD
if ..
D MajorD
please..
     A augmentedA        D MajorD
if ..

D MajorD
it's..
    A augmentedA      D MajorD
down ..


One of these days I'll get around to tabbing the intro.

Questions or comments:

Daniel Albright
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