The Blizzard Lyrics

by Judy Collins

Judy Collins The Blizzard Lyrics

I've looked everywhere for this song and can't find it, so I finally gave up and
figured it out myself. She usually plays it on piano, so I figured it out that way
first and then tried it on guitar to see if it still sounded OK. I think it works.
If I missed something, please let me know.
Capo I
Colorado, Colorado
When the world leaves you shivering
And the blizzard blows
When the snow flies and the night falls
There's a light in the window
And a place called home
At the end of the storm
One night on the mountain I was headed for Estes
When the roads turned to ice and it started to snow
Put on the chains in a whirl of white powder
Halfway up to Berthoud near a diner I know
And the light burned inside, shining down through the snowfall
God, it was cold, and the temperature droppin'
Went in for coffee and I shivered as I drank it
Warming my hands in the steam as it rose
Sitting there at the counter was a dark-headed stranger
Me and the owner and him keeping warm
Nodded hello and I said, "It's a cold one.
Looks like there might be a blizzard tonight,"
And "Yes," said the owner, "There's a big storm on the mountain.
Good thing we're open; we could be here for hours.
There's nothing for miles, and it's too late to get to Denver.
Better not try for the summit tonight."
And the snow fell
And the night passed
And I talked to the strangers
As the blizzard blew
Me and the stranger, you know I don't talk to strangers
I'm a private sort of person, but a blizzard is a blizzard
And somehow I found myself saying you'd left me
Telling him everything I wanted to say to you.
You know how it is when you can talk to a stranger
Someone you're quite sure you'll never see again
Soon we were talkin' and laughin' and drinkin'.
He said, "You must know you're too good for him."
And the snow fell
And the night passed
And I talked to the strangers
And the blizzard blew
The stranger said, "Love, it can cry you a river.
Me, I'm a loner, 'cause I can't take the heartache.
Sometimes I'm a fighter when I get too much whiskey.
Here, have a little whiskey; pretend you don't give a damn.
My cabin's up here on the side of the mountain.
You can go up there and sleep through the blizzard."
I put on my parka, said goodbye to the owner,
Followed the stranger through the snow up the mountainside.
Woke in the morning to the sun on the snow
My car was buried in six feet of snowdrift
They dug me out, just the owner and the stranger
Sent me on my way when the snowplow had been by
And the roads were all clear, and the sun on the mountains
Sparkled like diamonds on the Peak-to-Peak Highway
Then I knew that I would get over you
Knew you could leave me, but you'd never break me
Colorado, Colorado
When the world leaves you shivering
And the blizzard blows
When the snow flies and the night falls
There's a light in the window
And a place called home
At the end of the storm

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