Tom: Am7 Intro: Am7 - Dm/A - Em7 - E7 - Am7 - G - D Am7 Dm/A It`s beautiful outside, an old hand gathers wood Em7 Am7 G D Can he see me sitting here? His mind is somewhere else Am7 Em7 Am7 Dm/A His friends have flown away, he`s left out in the cold Em7 Am7 G D He won`t sit by my fire, he says he likes it in the snow Am7 Em7 C D Am7 D Where footprints never go, he likes it in the snow Am7 Dm/A It`s getting dark outside, the old hand`s going home Em7 Am7 G D Has he someone waiting there? Or is he living on his own? Am7 Em7 C D Am7 D Where footprints never go, he likes it in the snow..... C D Em Am7 Em White blanket, hiding the traces of tears she didn`t see C D Em Am7 Em Oh white blanket covers the mem`ry of all that used to be Am7 Em7 All that used to be B Em Am7 D But his heart keeps aching in the same old way B Em Am D Am7 He can`t help feeling that she might come back someday Solo: Am7 - Dm/A - Em7 - E7 - Am - G - D Am7 Dm/A It`s beautiful outside, a magpie looks for food Em7 The old hand throws a crumb Am7 G D Do you think he`s found a friend? Am7 Em7 C D Am7 D Where footprints never go, he likes it in the snow C D Em Am7 Em White blanket hiding the traces of paths he didn`t take C D Em Am7 Em Oh white blanket covers the mem`ry of moves he didn`t make C D Em Am7 Em Oh White blanket, hiding the traces of tears she didn`t see C D Em Am7 Em Snow white blanket simply covers the mem`ry of all that used to be B Em Am7 D But his heart keeps aching in the same old way B Em Am7 D Am7 He can`t help feeling that she might come back someday Ending: Am7 - Dm/A - Em7 - E7 - Am7 - G - D