Winter Coats

	  		
Intro B 

verse 1 
         B 
I saw my sister lay in bed 

Chain-smoking cigarettes 
E               C#m              B 
Window open, November spilling in 
         B 
I made a cross over my head 

I dipped my fingertips 
       E               C#m           B 
In the calcified green holy water dish 

N.C.   E            F# 
I took pity on your battered soul 
    G#m            C#m 
And never let you in 
  E                F# 
I feel like a lost winter coat 
     G#m              C#m 
In a county church's basement 
         E 
Where I wept 
                         F# 
I can't believe that I'm here again 


Interlude 
B 

verse 2 
            B 
Waited till everybody left 

I sat at the organ 
    E               C#m               B 
And played myself a slow and quiet hymn 
             B 
And then you sat up from the bench 

You scared me half to death 
  E               C#m                 B 
I hadn't seen you since you were a kid 

N.C.   E            F# 
I took pity on your battered soul 
    G#m            C#m 
And never let you in 
  E                F# 
I feel like a lost winter coat 
     G#m              C#m 
In a county church's basement 
   E 
I get it 
   F# 
I get it 


Bridge 
             C#m 
Christ, you got tall 
                         E 
You've got your grandfather's chin 
               G#m 
I guess you're mom's been pretty busy 
               F# 
Why don't you sit with me a bit 
             C#m 
If you like that song 
              E 
Then I can teach you it 
        G#m 
Come on over to the organ 
     F# 
It's easy, I promise, I promise 

verse 3 
         B                         E  B 
Put your left hand here like that 

Line up your right and then 
     E       C#m                  B 
It's B to E, C Sharp Minor and back 
             B                    E  B 
And hey I'm sorry about your dad 

I watched you during mass 
        E                C#m            B 
He'd be so damn proud of  how brave you've been 

Outro 
          E             F# 
You took pity on their battered souls 
    B               C#m 
And never let them in 
       E               F# 
But if I'm just a lost winter coat 
     G#m               C#m 
In a county church's basement 
         E 
I could be of use 
                       F# 
If you're cold I could shelter you 
          G#m             C#m              E 
And maybe I could stick around a bit you know 
         F#             B 
If you want someone to talk to