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Winter Sun

by Snorri Helgason

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1.
River 03:02
D D/C# Bm Bm/A Down, down, down G G/F# Em Em7/B We’re floating down a river D D/C# Am Am7 G Em and the river’s wild and cold. But on we go In a vessel made of silver With oars of shiny gold. The wind blows hard and the rain just keeps a-pouring But our boats warm and dry Just keep keeping on I hear the wind a-calling you’ve got to live before you die F#m Let’s find a way Bm To kill the cold and gray A A7 Let’s just walk and don’t look back G Em D Walk and don’t look back So down, down, down, We’re floating down a river And the river is wide and deep. But time, time, time Is all it’s gonna take And you know that time is cheap.
2.
Mockingbird 03:59
Mockingbird E C#m Mockingbird Sitting on my windowsill The whole wide world B in his eyes but he tells me lies I close my eyes, think of her and count to three Broken smiles broken mind words I can’t find. Stomach pain Oh I’d give the heavens just to see you smile I wash in the rain. Burn my clothes Free us both.
3.
Esus A/C# A Standing on that old dusty road in the land I know all too well. Where it leads and how its rivers have flowed Here it’s easy to dwell. Bm7 D A But I will lay me another road To somewhere I’ve never been before F#m C#m And I won’t let you down, my friend Bm D A I hope I won’t let you down. There’s a new sun rising in the wild blue yonder. And its rays will soon hit my face. I’ll make a spell to put you under And then we’ll get out of this place All I need is another road And a pair of brand new shoes I can’t let myself down. Can’t let myself down.
4.
Julie 03:01
F C Dm Shut the door and kill the lights, Gm C this is where we’re meant to be. I know it’s late and you are tired but just sit down and hear my plea. There’s a box in my old room. One loose floorboard beneath the bed There’s something in it meant for you. You’re green eyes, lips cherry red. Bb Am So won’t you take this trip for me? Bb F G C C7 And I will be here when the morning light shines and you will see..... F Bbmaj7 Julie don’t you know F F/E Dm There’s something waiting behind that door. Gm Eb But soon the tide will turn Gm Bb And then you better run Am Dm But we can run together. Gm C Burning up the streets towards the dawn. And in your purse you’ll find the key to that old forgotten box. Take what you want and leave the rest Then I’ll be waiting at the docks. So won’t you take this trip for me? And I will be here when the morning light shines and you will see..... Julie don’t you know There’s something waiting behind that door. But soon the tide will turn And then you better run But we can run together. Burning up the streets towards the dawn.
5.
Boredom 05:08
C#maj7 Evening has come G#7sus4 G#7 a day is done C#maj7 Fm Em Ebm And I haven’t done a thing Ebm7b5 G#7 G# C#maj7 not a thing Stayed up too late plotting my fate And I couldn’t drag my ass out of bed. (C#7 C7+5) F#maj7 F#m7 I pray the night F#m7/B B E Will slap me in the face E+ Bb7b5 Eb7 G#7sus4 G# G#7sus4 G# and tell me there’s no time to waste ::C#maj7 G#7sus4 G#7:: Boredom A million and one ways to have fun and I sit here and watch the rain I’ll go insane. It’s so very strange what one little change can do if only you see it through. I hope the light that shines on the ones who do will find it’s way to my bald head ::C#maj7 G#7sus4 G#:: ::Boredom::
6.
G C/G Dsus/G G Who’s gonna be your lover? Who’s gonna warm your bed? Who will hold you underneath the covers and say the things I never said? C Bm We’re like the leaves that fall from the trees Am Bm and float with the wind. C Bm And when it rains we’ll fall to the ground Am G and slowly rot and be joined once again in the dirt.
7.
A F#m A F#m If she thinks my love won’t wait Don’t tell her it’s not so. For if our souls are going to mate She can’t ever know. G Em Caroline knows G D C#dim A Caroline knows I know. If she found out how deep it goes She’d feel too much at ease That’s why I have to keep her on her toes Then she’ll stay next to me. Caroline knows Caroline knows I know. I still recall that fateful night The smell of sweat and beer. Two renegades of that relentless fight United against all fears. Caroline knows Caroline knows I know.
8.
Winter's Day 03:21
E6 A6 A A+ There aint nothing like a sunset over the park B B7 E6 coming down on a winter’s day B A E6 coming down on a winter’s day Shades of pink and purple, the sky drawing dark You feel so small on a winter’s day Makes you feel so small on a winter’s day F# And if I promised not to leave you B B7 would you do the same for me? E F#m E I’d get on my knees F#m E begging you, please C#m A B C6, B6, E Put my heart at ease. There are diamonds on the water, shimmering blue I watch the birds go fly on high Oh wish I was a bird sometimes. And if I promised not to leave you would you do the same for me? I’d get on my knees begging you, please Put my heart at ease.
9.
99 Songs 01:54
F 99 songs up in my head gotta get ‘em out before I’m dead F Bb Laying in bed in the late afternoon F Bb with death on my mind and hung over too Eb Bb ooo hoo I’m not getting younger and I’m going bald. All the progress I’ve made seem so very small all in all. Eb What am I supposed to do? Bb What am I supposed to say? F I do not know. There’s hope in the future or that’s what I’m told At least I’m not starving, at least I’m not cold Oh no oh no What am I supposed to do? What am I supposed to say? I do not know. 99 songs up in my head gotta get ‘em out before I’m dead
10.
Dm Dm/Bb F She went upstairs to make her bed And not one word to her mother said Her mother she went upstairs too Saying, "Daughter, oh daughter, what troubles you?" "Oh mother, oh mother, I cannot tell That butcher's boy I love so well He courted me my life away And now at home he will not stay" "There is a place in London town Where that butcher's boy goes and sits down He takes that strange girl on his knee He tells her things he don't tell me" Her father he comes home from work Saying, "Where is my daughter, she looks so hurt" He went upstairs to give her hope Found her hanging from a rope He took his knife and he cut her down In her bosom these words were found "Go dig my grave both wide and deep Place a marble slab at my head and my feet And on my stone, place a snow white dove To warn this world I died for love"
11.
G F#m F# Bm Once I knew your heart C E7 E7/G# Am And I knew when we were apart C Bm G Am D D7 G You missed me about as much as I missed you I'll be good, I know I can change Though it may never be the same again But I don't mind, I'll take it with a smile What we have others crave And I just know it can still be saved Though I'm sure you'd be fine without my love

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Winter Sun is Snorri Helgason's sophomore solo album and his most daring work yet. It is produced by indie pop wunderkind Sindri Már Sigfússon (of Sin Fang and Seabear) and presents Snorri not only as a sincere songwriter but also as a musician willing to experiment with his soundscape. A few notable Icelandic musicians lend their talent on Winter Sun, Mr. Silla sings backing vocals, Sóley plays piano and Guðmundur Óskar of Hjaltalín plays bass.

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released August 4, 2011

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Snorri Helgason’s music is heartfelt and introspective, yet universal, a highly relatable exploration of his personal struggles and emotions. An avid student of pop history, Snorri keeps a firm foot in the past and a clear eye on the future, bringing forth a constant stream of timeless folk-tinged melodies and carefully constructed songs that are very much of the time. ... more

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