January Man Chords & Lyrics - Christy Moore

[Am]The January[C] man he walks the [G] road
In woollen coat and boots of [Am] leather
The [C]February man still shakes the [Am] snow
From off his [G] hair and blows his [Am] hands
The [Am] man of March he sees the Spring and [C]
Wonders what the year will [G] bring
And hopes for better [Am] weather

[Am]Through April rains the [C]man comes down
To [G] watch the birds come in to share the [Am] summer
The [C] man of May stands very still [Am]
Watching the children [G] dance away the day [Am]
In [Am] June the man [C] inside the man is young
And wants to lend a hand [G]
And grins at each new [Am] comer

[Am] And in July the [C] man in cotton [G] shirt
He sits and thinks on being [Am] idle
The [C] August man in thousands take the [Am] road
To watch the [G] sea and find the [Am] sun
[Am] September man is standing near
[C] To saddle up another [G] year
And Autumn is his [Am] bridle

[Am] The man of new [C] October takes the [G] rains
And early frost is on his [Am] shoulder
The [C] poor November man sees fire and [Am] rain
And snow and [G] mist and wintery [Am] gale
[Am] December man looks through the snow
[C] To let eleven brothers [G] know
They’re all a little [Am] older

[Am] And the January [C] man comes round [G] again
In woollen coat and boots of [Am] leather
To [C] take another and walk [Am] along
the icy [G] road he knows so [Am] well
[Am] The January man is here for
[C] Starting each and every [G] year
Along the road for [Am] ever