Winter Has Me In Its Grip Chords

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Winter Has Me In Its Grip by Don McLean is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Bm, Am, D, F, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro: G 

Chorus 
G              Bm 
 Winter has me in its grip 
Am                  D 
 Think I'll take a summer trip 
Am           D 
 On a sunny sailing ship 
             F                D 
 Where the shells lie in the sand 

G Bm Am D Am D 

Verse 
Em  G       Bm 
 I feel so lonely 
         Am                Bm 
 I'm to young to feel this old 
         G           Bm 
 I need you and you only 
           C                 D 
 When the weather gets this cold 

 
G              Bm 
 Winter has me in its grip 
Am                  D 
 Think I'll take a summer trip 
Am           D 
 On a sunny sailing ship 
             F                D 
 Where the shells lie in the sand 

Verse 
            G      Bm 
There's no use in going 
            Am             D 
Cause it's cold inside my heart 
         G        Bm 
And it's always snowing 
           C             D 
Since the day we broke apart 

G Bm Am D Am D Em 

Verse 
            G        Bm 
I tried to run from winter 
             Am                     D 
Like this spring and summer run to fall 
              G        Bm 
But when the weather's in you 
         Em                 D 
There's no hiding place at all, that's why 

 
G              Bm 
 Winter has me in its grip 
Am                  D 
 Think I'll take a summer trip 
Am           D 
 On a sunny sailing ship 
             F                D 
 Where the shells lie in the sand 

G Bm Am D Am D Em 
    	

Chord diagrams

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