mad as the mist and snow by the waterboys
album : an appointment with mr . yeats
tabbed by michiel buis

verse 1 :
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bolt and bar the shutter ,
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for the foul winds blow :
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our minds are at their best this night ,
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and i seem to know

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that everything outside us is
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mad as the mist and snow . ( 2x )

verse 2 :
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horace by homer stands ,
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plato stands below ,
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and here is tully’s open page .
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how many years ago

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were you and i lads
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mad as the mist and snow? ( 2x )

instrumental :
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verse 3 :
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what makes me sigh
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what makes me shudder so?
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i shudder and i sigh to think
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that even cicero
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and many – minded homer were
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mad as the mist and snow .

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and cicero and homer were
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mad as the mist and snow ( 3x )

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mad as the mist and snow!

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