The Snow It Melts The Soonest chords by Traditional

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
C minorCm G minorGm C minorCm G minorGm AbAb
C minorCm G minorGm C minorCm G minorGm AbAb

Verse 1:
    C minorCm        G minorGm        Eb MajorEb FF      C majorC
Oh the snow it melts the soonest when the winds begins to sing
    C minorCm       G minorGm        FF
And the corn it ripens fastest when the frost is setting in
  C minorCm          C/EC/E   FF   DmDm      G minorGm
And when a young man tells me that my face he'll soon forget
 C minorCm        G minorGm   AbAb      C minorCm   G minorGm    C minorCm
Before we part I'll bet a crown he'll be fain to follow it yet

Break:
C minorCm G minorGm C minorCm G minorGm AbAb

Verse 2:
  C minorCm          G minorGm        Eb MajorEb FF      C majorC
Oh the snow it melts the soonest when the winds begins to sing
    C minorCm        G minorGm        FF
And the swallow skims without a thought as long as it is spring
  C minorCm          C/EC/E  FF     DmDm         G minorGm
But when spring goes and winter blows, my lad, then you'll be fain
  C minorCm           G minorGm  AbAb     C minorCm     G minorGm   C minorCm
With all your pride for to follow me where it crossed the stormy main

Break:
C minorCm G minorGm C minorCm G minorGm AbAb

Verse 3:
    C minorCm        G minorGm        Eb MajorEb FF      C majorC
Oh the snow it melts the soonest when the winds begins to sing
    C minorCm         G minorGm       FF
And the bee that flew when summer shone in winter can not sting
     C minorCm           C/EC/E  FF    DmDm     G minorGm
And all the flowers in all the land so brightly bear their ghee
    C minorCm         G minorGm   AbAb   C minorCm  G minorGm    C minorCm
And the snow it melts the soonest when my true love's for me

Break:
C minorCm G minorGm C minorCm G minorGm AbAb

Verse 4:
  C minorCm     G minorGm         Eb MajorEb   FF    C majorC
So never say me farewell here, no farewell I'll receive
    C minorCm       G minorGm        FF
You wil meet me at the stile or you'll kiss and take your leave
  C minorCm            C/EC/E   FF      DmDm        G minorGm
And I'll wait here till the woodcock goes and the martle takes his leave
 C# minorC#m             G minorGm   AbAb    C minorCm  G minorGm    C minorCm
Since the snows it melts the soonest when the winds begins to sing

Outro:
C minorCm G minorGm C minorCm G minorGm C minorCm G minorGm C minorCm C majorC