The Hounds Of Winter - by Sting

from the album "Mercury Falling"
transcribed by Roland Kalus (roland.kalus@mainz.netsurf.de)

The Hounds Of Winter - transcribed by Roland Kalus

Intro(2x):
f#-7    c#-7
b-7     f#-7
D7/13   b-7 
E7      F#-7

Verse:

f#-7    c#-7
Mercury falling
b-7     f#-7
I rise from my bed.
D7/13      b-7 
Collect my thoughts together
E7         F#-7
I have to hold my head

It seems that she's gone
and somehow I am pinned by
the hounds of winter
howling in the wind

I walk through the day
my coat around my ears
I look for my companion
I have to dry my tears

it seems that she's gone
leaving me too soon
I'm as dark as december
I'm as cold as the man in the moon

Chrous:
F#-7        B9
I still see her face
F#-7        G#-7
as beautiful as day
B-7         F#-7
it's easy to remember
B9          F#-7
remember my love that way

F#-7    B9
all I hear 
F#-7    G#-7
is that lonesome sound
B-7     F#-7
the hounds of winter
E7      F'-7
they follow me down

Verse:
I can't make up the fire
the way that she could
I spend all my days
in the search for dry wood
board all the windows and close
the front door
I can't believe she won't here anymore

Chorus:
I still see her face
as beautiful as day
it's easy to remember
remember my love that way
all I hear is that lonesome sound
the hounds of winter
they follow me down

Bridge:
E7    B9
F#-7  B9
A   G#-7
E7   (F#-7) Lick: e:-----5~7~5------
                  b:-5/7-------7/5~7

Verse:
A season for joy
a season for sorrow
where she's gone
I will surely, surely follow
she brightened my day
she warmed the coldest night
the hounds of winter
they got me in their sights

Chorus:

I still see her face
as beautiful as day
it's easy to remember
remember my love that way
all I hear is that lonesome sound
the hounds of winter
they harry me down

2xBridge: 
Guitar-Solo over Bridge (2x) -> E7     F#-7 apprx. 9x