Ice On Her Lashes
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Capo 1
Intro: D5 Dsus D (3x)
D5 Dsus D
The lone woman stands in the turning December
D5
She's got ice on her lashes
Dsus D
White at her winter coat
D5 Dsus
The trees stand like soldiers around her
D
Dutiful wooden curse
D5
And the heart she feared frozen
Dsus D
Still beats and still marches on
G D/F# Em
Oh, Annie
D Dsus D
I will think of you each time I see the sun
Em D/F#
Didn't want a day without you
G D5 Dsus D
But somehow I've lived through another one
D5 Dsus
A gentlemen waits on a platform
D
In a haze of gray and grief
D5
Now he's sold up his assets
Dsus D
Starting over at 70
D5 Dsus
The steam blasts like trumpets around him
D
Salutes on the colonnade
D5 Dsus
As he thinks to himself:
D
"We're all waiting for our train to come"
G D/F# Em
Oh, Annie
D Dsus D
I will think of you each time I see the sun
Em D/F#
Didn't want a year without you
G Gsus G Gsus G D
But somehow I've lived through another one
Instrumental: Gsus G Gsus G D (3x)
G
Did you find it hard to breathe at first?
Em
Were you wounded and in disbelief
At how much it hurt?
G
Now the ache's still burning
F
But the world's still turning
A
Isn't it?
G D/F# Em
Oh, Annie
D Dsus D
I still think of you each time I see the sun
Em D/F#
Didn't want a life without you
G D5 Dsus D
But here I am living one
Ending (x3): D5 Dsus D
How to play Ice On Her Lashes
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D5. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.