Barenaked Ladies - Footprints

one of my personal favorites from bnl’s christmas album , “barenaked for the holidays” .

– standard tuning –

– no capo –

– chords played as follows : –
C : x32010
D : xx0232
Gsus4 : 3×0013
G : 320033
F : 133211
Em7 : 022033
D/F# : 200230
A : x02220
G/B : x20033

[ intro ]
C , D , Gsus4 , G ( x2 )

[ verse 1 ]
C D
i followed footprints in the snow ,
Gsus4 G
never knowing if i was right behind you ,
C D
looking down no one would know ,
Gsus4 G
i wasn’t walking hand in hand beside you .

[ chorus ]
C D
for your footprints lead the way ,
Gsus4 G
to a hearth where hearts we made surround you ,
C D
you’re awash in all its glow ,
Gsus4 G
and i’m still standing in the snow .

[ verse 2 ]
i stood and watched the lights go out ,
while the snowflakes settled all around me ,
and though it filled my heart with doubt ,
couldn’t move and this is where you found me .

[ chorus ]
as our footprints disappear ,
snow erasing how i came to be here ,
i’ve got nowhere else to go ,
F Em7
now you’re standing in the snow .

[ bridge ]
D/F# G A G/B F Em7
look for un – – der – – – standing in the snow ,
D/F# G A G/B F Em7
you look just out – – – standing in the snow ,
Gsus4 G
standing in the snow .

[ instrumental ]
C , D , Gsus4 , G ( x4 )

[ verse 3 ]
now it’s almost christmas eve ,
and i’m surrounded with the sound of laughter ,
to give is better than to deceive ,
for i received a happy ever after .

[ chorus ]
you might have left me in the cold ,
a fitting ending for the fool that i was ,
but you’d be cuddled up alone ,
and i’d still be standing in the snow .

[ outro ]
C , D , Gsus4 , G