Am Em Am Em Am The snows they melt the soonest when the wind begins to sing Em Am D And the corn it ripens fastest when the frosts are settling in Am Em Am D C And when a woman tells me that my face she'll soon forget Am Dm Am Em Am Before we part I'll wage a crown she's fain to follow it yet [Verse 2] Am Em Am Em Am The snows they melt the soonest when the wind begins to sing Em Am D And the swallow flies without a thought as long as it is spring Am Em Am D C But when spring goes and winter blows, my love, then you'll be fain Am Dm Am Em Am For all your pride to follow me across the raging main [Verse 3] Am Em Am Em Am The snows they melt the soonest when the wind begins to sing Em Am D And the bee that flew when summer shone in winter cannot sting Am Em Am D C And I've seen a woman's anger melt between the night and morn Am Dm Am Em Am So it's surely not a harder thing to melt a woman's scorn [Verse 4] Am Em Am Em Am So don't you bid me farewell, you hear, nor farewell I'll receive Em Am D For you will be with me, my love, then you'll kiss and take your leave Am Em Am D C And I'll wait here till the moorcock calls and the marten takes the wing Am Dm Am Em Am For the snows they melt the soonest when the wind begins to sing