Snow

	  		
C                                           Am 
The branches have traded their leaves for white sleeves 
    C                                                Am 
All warm-blooded creatures make ghosts as they breathe 
    C                                          Am 
Scarves are wrapped tightly like gifts under trees 
  C                                     Am 
Christmas lights tangle in knots annually 

  F 
Our families huddle closely 
  Am                                    (G) 
Betting warmth against the cold 
  F 
But our bruises seem to surface 
  G 
Like mud beneath the snow 

  C                                       Am 
So we sing carols softly as sweet as we know 
  C                                       Am 
A prayer that our burdens will lift as we go 
  C                            C/B                Am        G 
Like young love still waiting under mistletoe 
  Am               Am                    F               C 
We'll welcome december with tireless hope 

           Am 
Let our bells keep on ringing 
             C                   C/B 
Making angels in the snow 
              Am 
May the melody disarm us 
          G 
When cracks begin to show 

             Am 
Like the petals in our pockets 
             C 
May we remember who we are 
          Am 
Unconditionally cared for 
                     G 
By those who share our broken hearts 

       C                               Am 
The table is set and our glasses are full 
           C                                     Am 
Though pieces go missing may we still feel whole 
       Am                                     C         C/B 
We'll build new traditions in place of the old 
            Am             G             F                  C 
Cause life without revision will silence our souls 

           Am 
Let our bells keep on ringing 
             C                   C/B 
Making angels in the snow 
              Am 
May the melody surround us 
          G 
When cracks begin to show 

             Am 
Like the petals in our pockets 
             C 
May we remember who we are 
          Am 
Unconditionally cared for 
                     G 
By those who share our broken hearts 

     C                                  Am 
As gentle as feathers, the snow piles high 
       C                                                   Am 
Our world gets rewritten and retraced every time 
                C                                   Am 
Like fresh plates and clean slates, our future is white 
    Am             G             F            C 
New year's resolutions will reset tonight