The Ballad Of Jeff

A B E C#m
A B E G#

[Verse 1]

A         G#           C#m
The noble pine stands alone
F#                B
No one to see how tall it’s grown
       E
In its frozen home
      A             B
So it stands in the snow
        E           C#m
And the north winds blow
       A           B            C#m  G#
It’s a cold little life here in Winters

[Verse 2]

A             G#       C#m
And there’s a boy all alone
F#                 B
No one to care how tall he’s grown
       E
In his frozen home
      A             B            Esus4
So he stands on his own like the pine

[Chorus 1]

           D
And as the snow falls down
         A
It never makes a sound
         F#m           B
Sure, it seems to fly around
         E              A
But it’s headed for the ground
C             B        E
This winter’s gonna be long, yeah
C             B        E  G#
This winter’s gonna be long

[Verse 3]

A          G#             C#m
And in his dreams, he can fly
F#              B
A daring genius hero guy
       E
With a dad nearby
       A
But he wakes,
            B
And there’s snow
        E           C#m
And the north winds blow
       A           B            C#m  G#
It’s a cold little life here in Winters

[Verse 4]

A          G#            C#m
So will he live like the pine?
F#                    B
Perfectly still, just killing time,
     E
In a slow decline
           A       B            Esus4
Or will he come to be something more?

[Chorus 2]

                D
Maybe adventure lies
           A
Beyond the snowy skies

F#m                  B
With a purpose and a friend
        E               A
Waiting just around the bend
C              B        E
Till then he’s gotta be strong, yeah
C               B        E
‘Cause winter’s gonna be long