Snowtime Chords & Lyrics - James Taylor

[INTRO]
[Eb]O -[Bb/D]le - [Cm]a - [Bb]na, [Ab] [Bb]via Del [Eb]Nor[G7+]te, [Cm] [Bb] [Ab] O [Eb/G]Cana-[Fm7]da


[VERSE I]
It was [Bb]snowtime, it was [Dm7]showtime, it [EbM7]was no time
To be [F]lost in [D/F#]downtown [Gm]Toro[F/A]nto
It was [Bb]wintertime, ‘round [Dm7]dinnertime
I’m [Db]beginning to see that the sunshine [Eb/G]just doesn’t [Ab]want t[Fm7]o

From a [Bb]side street come a [Dm7]backbeat
P[EbM7]ulling on me like the [F]moon pullin’ [D/F#]on the [Gm]tide[F/A]
Ay [Bb]caramba, one-note [Dm7]samba, la la la la [Db]bamba
Lighting me [Eb/G]up in[Ab]side

[CHORUS]
They had the [F]heat of the sun in the [BbM7]beat of the [C]talking [Dm]drum[Eb] [Gm7]
The [F]light of a tropical [BbM7]moon on a [C]night to [Dm]remembe[Eb]r [Gm7]
Someone [F]summoned up summer just [BbM7]strumming on an [C]old gui[Dm]tar [Eb] [Gm7]
And [F]every note was the [BbM7]anti-[C]dote to [Dm]December[Eb] [Gm7] [Fm7]

[VERSE II]
[Bb]My first impression[Dm7] , some kind of [EbM7]procession
Pulling on a [F]long line of [D/F#]fancy [Gm]dance[F/A]rs
And a [Bb]band stuck up on a [Dm7]flatbed truck
They were [Db]raising a ruckus swinging [Eb/G]for the [Ab]fence[Fm7]s

[Bb]Exiled Mexican [Dm7]textile working
[EbM7]Punching two clocks, [F]sending two [D/F#]paychecks [Gm]home, [F/A]boys
[Bb]Hard working law ‘biding bus[Dm7] riding people
[Db]Celebration on wheels [Eb/G]destination [Ab]unknown

[CHORUS]
They had the [F]heat of the sun in the [BbM7]beat of the [C]talking [Dm]drum[Eb] [Gm7]
The [F]light of a tropical [BbM7]moon on a [C]night to [Dm]remembe[Eb]r [Gm7]
Someone [F]summoned up summer just [BbM7]strumming on an [C]old gui[Dm]tar [Eb] [Gm7]
And [F]every note was the [BbM7]anti-[C]dote to [Dm]December[Eb]

[INTERLUDE]
[Eb]Ri- [Bb/D]o [Cm]Gran[Bb]de
[Ab]O- [Bb]le-[Eb]a- [G7+]na
[Cm]Vi-[Bb]a Del [Ab]Nor[Eb/G]te
[Fm7]Oh C[Bb]anada[C]

[C] [Em] [F] [G7] [E/G#] [Am] [G/B]
[C] [Em] [Eb] [F/A] [Bb] [C/D]

[CHORUS]
[G]There was a lifeline south in the [CM7]song coming [D]from her [Em]mout[F]h [Am7]
It [G]swallowed me up and I [CM7]followed it [D]on down[Em]town[F] [Am7]
In the [G]light of dawn the [CM7]message that [D]life goes [Em]on [F] [Am7]
For the [G]frozen man an invi[CM7]tation to [D]live [Em]agai[F]n
It was the [G]heat of the sun in the [CM7]beat of that [D]talking [Em]drum[F] [Am7]
The [G]light of a tropical [CM7]moon on a [D]night to [Em]remember[F] [Am7]
Someone [G]summoned up summer just [CM7]strumming on an [D]old gui[Em]tar [F] [Am7]
And [G]every note, the [CM7]anti[D]dote to [Em]December[F] [C]
They were [G]shakin’ it loose with the [CM7]juice from the [D]mambo [Em]man [F] [Am7]
[G]Long lanky Yankee boy, [CM7]Buckwheat and [D]Spanky, my-[Em]my [F] [Am7]

[OUTRO]
Santi[G]ago de Cuba
[CM7]Belo [D]Horizonte
[Em] Cartagena
[F]Guaguancó [Am7]Canada[G]
[CM7]Guaguan[D]có [Em]Canad[F]a [Am7]
Santi[G]ago de Cuba
[CM7]Belo [D]Horizonte
[Em] Cartagena
[F]Guaguancó [Am7]Canada[G]
[CM7]Guaguan[D]có [Em]Canad[F]a [Am7]
[G] [CM7] [D] [Em]
[F]Guagu[Am7]ancó [G]Canada...