{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":383739,"song":"Cold As Christmas In The Middle Of The Year","artist":"Elton John","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/383739-cold-as-christmas-in-the-middle-of-the-year-chords-by-elton-john/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/383739?type=chord","rating":4.47568,"votes":25,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D/E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D/E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nWe still sit at separate tables[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we sleep at different times[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd the warm wind in the palm trees[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHasn't helped to change our minds[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Refrain 1]\r\n[tab][ch]D/C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nIt was the lure of the tropics[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat I thought might heal the scars[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOf a love burned out by silence[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn a marriage minus heart[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bsus4[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAnd I call the kids on the telephone[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSay there's something wrong out here[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's July but it's cold as Christmas[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn the middle of the year[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe temperature's up to ninety five[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut there's a winter look in your mother's eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nAnd to melt the tears there's a heat wave here[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSo how come it's cold as Christmas in the middle of the year[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nI dreamed of love in a better climate[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd for what it's really worth[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI put faith in the star we followed[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo this Caribbean surf[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Refrain 2]\r\n[tab][ch]D/C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\n But there's an icy fringe on everything[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I cannot find the lines[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhere's the beauty in the beast we made[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhy the frost in the summertime[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bsus4[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAnd I call the kids on the telephone[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSay there's something wrong out here[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's July but it's cold as Christmas[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn the middle of the year[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe temperature's up to ninety five[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut there's a winter look in your mother's eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nAnd to melt the tears there's a heat wave here[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSo how come it's cold as Christmas in the middle of the year[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[tab] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe temperature's up to ninety five[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut there's a winter look in your mother's eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nAnd to melt the tears there's a heat wave here[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSo how come it's cold as Christmas in the middle of the year[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Coda]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D/E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D/E[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Outro] (Fade Out)\r\n[tab][ch]D/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nCold as Christmas in the middle of the year[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D/A[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\nCold as Christmas in the middle of the year[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nCold as Christmas in the middle of the year[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D/A[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\nCold as Christmas in the middle of the year[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nF C D/E C\nF C D/E C\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Refrain 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Refrain 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Coda]\nF C D/E C\nF C D/E C\n\n[Outro] (Fade 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