"Footprints" (capo: 5th. fret)
____Intro: Em7---Em9---Am/E---Bm7
B7---Em7---D---A
____Verse: 1
Em7---Em9
It's beautiful outside
Am/E------
An old hand gathers wood________
Bm7
Can he see me sitting here?
Em7DA
His mind is somewhere else
____Verse: 2
Em7Bm7Em7---Em9
His friend have flown away
Am/E------
He's left out in the cold________
Bm7
He won't sit by my fire
Em7DA
He says he likes it in the snow
Em7Bm7G
Where footprints never go
AEm7A
He likes it in the snow
____Verse: 3
Em7Em9
It's getting dark outside
Am/E------
The old hand's going home________
Bm7
Has he someone waiting there?
Em7DA
Is he living on his own?
Em7Bm7G
Where footprints never go
AEm7A
He likes it in the snow
____Chorus: 1
GABm
White blanket, hiding the traces
Em7Bm
Of tears she didn't see
GABm
Oh, white blanket covers the memory
Em7BmEm7Bm
Of all that used to be,____all that used to be
____Coda:
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F#Bm
But his heart keeps aching
Em7A
In the same old way
F#Bm
He can't help feeling that
Em7 A Em7---Em9---Am/E---Bm7---B7---Em---D---A
She might come back someday
____Verse: 4
Em7---Em9
It's beautiful outside
Am/E------
A magpie looks for food________
Bm7
The old hand throws a crumb
Em7DA
Do you think he's found a friend?
Em7Bm7G
Where footprints never go
AEm7A
He likes it in the snow
____Chorus: 2
GABm
White blanket, hiding the traces
Em7Bm
Of paths he didn't take
GABm
Oh white blanket covers the memory
Em7Bm
Of moves he didn't make
____Chorus: 1 (w/ changes)
GABm
Oh white blanket, hiding the traces
Em7Bm
Of tears he didn't see
GABm
Snow white blanket simply covers the memory
Em7Bm
Of all that used to be
____Coda:
F#Bm
But his heart keeps aching
Em7A
In the same old way
F#Bm
He can't help feeling that
Em7 A Em7---Em9---Am/E---Bm7---B7---Em7---D---A
She might come back someday