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Tabbed by Jon A. and Rosa

The song is entirely built on the four measure riff below.
Strum the chord to fill out the rest of the measure after you play the two notes that start it. 
The outro is the same but with the G/F2 and G/E2 chords instead of the normal versions

G/F:  xx3033
G/E:  xx2033
G:    320033
G/F2: xx3003
G/E2: xx2003

    G/F             G/E             G
e|------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----0---------------0--------------------------------------------
D|-3---------------2---------------0---------------0----------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------3---------------3------------

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G/F G/E G G x3

G/F             G/E             G
I saw it on the bakery carousel, knew i had to have it for my own
G/F G/E              G
       I eased it out and I brought it home
G/F           G/E                G
Why don't you try some, I already had some myself

            G/F                 G/E                     G
Is that the most delicious thing you ever tasted in your life
Is that the most delicious thing you ever tasted in your life

G/F          G/E                           G
And then the cold sorrow gripped me by the throat
G/F                 G/E                   G
And then i felt the colder sadness taking hold
G/F           G/E            G
Knew i had to have it for my own
G/F G/E               G
        Why don't you try some, why don't you try some

Is that the most delicious thing you ever tasted in your life
Is that the most delicious thing you ever tasted in your life

G/F           G/E                     G
And i saw the snow against the window, and i saw the snow hit the window
G/F                G/E                      G
And i saw the snow brush against the window, and then i saw the snow again

G/F2 G/E2 G G x2
G/F  G/E  G G x2