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Last thing I remember is the freezing cold D G D, Em /F# /G Asus
Water reaching up just to swallow me whole D G, Em D A D
Ice in the rigging and the howling wind D G D, Em /F# /G Asus
Shock to my body as we tumbled in D G, Em D A D
My brothers and the others are lost at sea Bm A
I alone am returned to tell thee G D
Hidden in ice for a century G D
To walk the world again E7sus E7 A7sus A7
Lord have mercy on the frozen man Gmaj7 A Gmaj7, D G D, Em D A D
Next words that were spoken to me D G D, Em /F# /G Asus
Nurse asked me what my name might be D G, Em D A D
She was all in white at the foot of my bed D G D, Em /F# /G Asus
I said angel of mercy I'm alive or am I dead D G, Em D A D
My name is William James McPhee Bm A
I was born in 1843 G D
Raised in Liverpool by the sea G D
But that ain't who I am E7sus E7 A7sus A7
Lord have mercy I'm the frozen man Gmaj7 D
It took a lot of money to start my heart G Em C F
To peg my leg and to buy my eye G Em F D
The newspapers call me state of the art G Em C F
And the children, when they see me, cry G Em F D
I thought it would be nice just to visit my grave D G D, Em /F# /G Asus
See what kind of tombstone I might have D G, Em D A D
I saw my wife and my daughter and it seemed so strange D G D, Em F# /G
Asus
Both of them dead and gone from extreme old age D G, Em D A D
See here, when I die make sure I'm gone D G D, Em /F# /G Asus
Don't leave 'em nothing to work on D G, Em D A D
You can raise your arm, you can wiggle your hand D G D, Em /F# /G Asus
And you can wave good-bye to the frozen man D G, Em D A D
I know what it means to freeze to death Bm A
To lose a little life with every breath G D
To say good-bye to life on earth G D
To come around again E7sus E7 A7sus A7
Lord have mercy on the frozen man Gmaj7 D D D G D
Lord have mercy on the frozen man Gmaj7 D
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The rhythms on this one are pretty tricky; he starts off the beat on a lot of
the lyrics.
Steve Johnson
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