Eb a winter's day Ab Eb In a deep and dark December; Fm Bb Ab Eb I am alone, Fm Bb Fm Bb Gazing from my window to the streets below Fm Ab Bb On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow. Eb I am a rock, Bb Eb I am an is-land. Eb I've built walls, Ab Eb a fortress deep and mighty, Fm Bb Ab Eb That none may penetrate. Fm Bb Fm Bb I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain. Fm Ab Bb It's laughter and it's loving I disdain. Eb I am a rock, Bb Eb I am an is-land. Eb Don't talk of love, Ab Eb I've heard the words before; Fm Bb Ab Eb It's sleeping in my memory. Fm Bb Fm Bb And I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died. Fm Ab Bb If I never loved I never would have cried. Eb I am a rock, Bb Eb I am an is-land. Eb I have my books Ab Eb And my poetry to protect me; Fm Bb Ab Eb I am shielded in my armor, Fm Bb Fm Bb Hiding in my room, safe within my womb. Fm Ab Bb I touch no one and no one touches me. Eb I am a rock, Bb Eb I am an is-land. Ab Gm Eb And a rock feels no pain; Ab Gm Eb And an island never cries.
If you have a hard time with Bb you can try F and instead of using C I use Am. Just flows better in my opinion.
This is super great. I wish this site would tell about the strum pattern, but even so. Very helpful. Absolutely love this song.
I keep envisioning Darth Vader…..
Thanks for posting! Also, thanks for the comment about the C chord. After giving it a few go’s, I’m working out where to skip it and go directly from A to Dm.
Surprised no ones pointed out instead of finishing with A C or am(which is just plain wrong) go A A7. A is the 5th of D so the A7 leads smooth back into the dm
+2 is easy and sounds good
I so love this song lots of feeling, I am enjoying playing again,
Thanks John
Replacing A and C with Am is closer to how it was originally written and IMO sounds better.
Do dm7 if you can instead of dm, gm7 instead of gm and
switch a and c for bbmaj7 (3-2-1-0) and am7 (0-0-0-0). Trust me, MUCH better
try dm> g7> cmaj7> a. It sounds different but slightly better than the original and also allows the hand to flow between chords.