[Intro]
D A F#m Em G A
[Verse]
D
They sat at each end of the couch
F#m
And watched as the fire burned down
Em
So quiet on this winter's night
G A
Not a porch light on for miles around
[Verse]
D
Then he said, "I think I'll fill the stove
F#m
It's getting time for bed"
Em
She looked up, "I think I'll have some wine
G A
How 'bout you?" she asked, and he declined
[Verse]
D
"Warren," she said
F#m
"Maybe just for tonight
Em
Let's fill the stove with birches
G A
And watch as the fire burns bright
[Verse]
D
How long has it been?
F#m
It's been quite a while
Em
Pour yourself half a glass and
G A
Stay with me a little while"
[Verse]
D
And Warren, he shook his head
F#m
As if she'd made some kind of joke
Em
"Birches? On a winter night?
G A
No, we'll fill the stove with oak"
[Verse]
D
"Oak will burn as long and hot
F#m
As a July afternoon
Em G
Birch will burn itself out
A
By the rising of the moon"
[Verse]
D
"And you hate a cold house same as me
F#m
Am I right or not?"
Em G
"All right, all right that's true"
A
She said, "It was just a thought"
[Verse]
D
Then she said, "Warren, you do look tired
F#m
Maybe you should go up to bed
Em
I'll take care of the wood tonight"
G A
"Oak", he told her, "Oak", she said
[Verse]
D
She listened to his footsteps
F#m
As he climbed up the stairs
Em
Then she pulled a sweater on her and
G A
Set her wine glass on a chair
[Verse]
D
She walked down the cellar to the wood-box
F#m
It was cold as an ice chest
Em G
Then climbed back up with four logs
A
Each as white as a wedding dress
[Verse]
D
And she filled the stove and poured the wine
F#m
Then she sat down on the floor
Em
She curled her legs beneath her
G A
As the fire sprang to life once more
[Verse]
D
And it filled the room with it's hungry light
F#m
And it cracked as it drew air
Em G
And the shadows danced a jittery waltz
A
Like no one else was there
[Verse]
D
She stood up in the heat, and
F#m
She twirled around the room
Em G
And the shadows, they saw nothing
A
But a young girl on her honeymoon
[Verse]
D
And she knew the time, it would be short
F#m
Soon the fire would start to fade
Em G
She thought of heat, she thought of time
A D
She called it an even trade