[Intro] Am G F E
Am G
Time, time, time, see what's become of me
F
While I looked around
Em G
For my possibilities I was so hard to please
Am G
But look around, leaves are brown
F E7 Am
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter
G
Hear the salvation army band
F
Down by the riverside, it's bound to be a better ride
Em G
Than what you've got planned Carry your cup in your hand
Am G
And look around you, leaves are brown now
F E7 Am
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter
G
Hang on to your hopes, my friend
F
That's an easy thing to say, but if your hopes should pass away
Em
Then simply pretend
G
That you can build them again
Am G
Look around, the grass is high
F E7 Am
The fields are ripe, it's the springtime of my life
F C
Ahhh, seasons change with the scenery
Gadd9
Weaving time in a tapestry
Am A7sus2 Am
Won't you stop and remember me
G
At any convenient time
F
Funny how my memory slips while looking over manuscripts
Em G
Of unpublished rhyme Drinking my vodka and lime
Am G
I look around, leaves are brown now
F E7 Am
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter
G F
Look around, leaves are brown
E7 Am
There's a patch of snow on the ground x3
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\"A Hazy Shade of Winter\" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel, released on October 22, 1966, initially as a stand-alone single, but subsequently included on the duo's fourth studio album, Bookends (1968). It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 1987, the Bangles recorded a cover version for the Less Than Zero soundtrack, which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song follows a more rock-tinged sound, with a fairly straightforward verse-refrain structure. The song dates back to Simon's days in England in 1965; it follows a hopeless poet, with \"manuscripts of unpublished rhyme\", unsure of his achievements in life. The lyrics recall the transition from fall to winter, as suggested by the repetition of the final chorus of the song.
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uthor and disc jockey Pete Fornatale considered the lyrics evocative of, and standing in contrast with, those of John Phillips' \"California Dreamin'.
