Not the usual SFnal fare, this is about skiing. Or sitting around in the bar talking about skiing, which probably makes it more like Coarse Skiing. Or something like. Of course, I am an excellent skier, and my views on the matter are completely trustworthy. Stop laughing in the back there!
Apologies to Tom Smith, since the tune owes more than a little to "307 Ale". Mind you, it's his fault for writing a tune that I couldn't get out of my head!
A MIDI file (2Kb) and GIF of the manuscript (5Kb) of this song are available.
I have a low voice; you may want to capo up a bit!
G C D G
Now hear me all you lads and lasses playing in the snow,
G A D
For there are certain facts of which you really ought to know.
C G C D
The first is this; now listen well all you who wish to ski,
G C D G
You'll never find a better place to get advice than me.
Em Bm C G
So hail to the ski slopes, and hail to the brave, brave few,
C G C D G
The ones who ski so sweetly and the ones who talk to you.
(Your) instructor is a sadist, as I think you should be told.
He does amazing stunts that make him seem both brave and bold,
But think of it a moment; you must follow in his track,
And when he heads straight off the cliff there is no turning back.
So...
Now powder snow is tricky stuff for showing your prowess.
There's no good way to handle it, you simply have to guess.
So take it slow and careful if you go off-piste to pass,
There's nothing you can do if you get buried to your... backside.
So...
Remember my advice all you who want to learn to ski,
I try to make my methods just as plain as plain can be.
But this is most important; if you want your fame spread far,
It's not your skiing prowess, it's performance in the bar!
So...
Yes, hail to the ski slopes, and hail to the brave, brave few,
The ones who ski so sweetly and the ones who lie completely
And the ones who pay the bar bill for the ones who talk to you!
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Key G
Time 4/4
@ Verse
d' | g b d' e' | d' b g b | c' a g f | G.
d' | g b d' e' | d' b g b | a b #c' a | D'.
d' | e' d' c' e' | d' c' b d' | c' b a g | D'.
d' | g b d' e' | d' b g b | c' a g f | G
@ Chorus
D' | G' g'. g'- | f' D' d' | e' e'- d'- c' e' | D'.
d' | e' d' c' e' | d' c' b d' | c' a g f | G. ||