Cold On The Shoulder

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Cold On The Shoulder chords
Gordon Lightfoot 1975
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_on_the_Shoulder_(Gordon_Lightfoot_album)
Capo III **
E
A
All you need is time;
A7 A E E7 E
All you need is time, time, time to make me bend
A A7
Give it a try, don t be rude,
A A7 E E7 E
Put it to the test and I ll give it right back to you
B7
*
It s cold on the shoulder,
A A7 E E7 E
And you know that we get a little older every day
A A7
Kick it around, take it to town,
A A7 E
Try to defy what you feel inside
A
You better be strong,
A7 E E7 E
Your love belongs to us
B7
*
It s cold on the shoulder,
A A7 E E7 E
And you know that we get a little older every day
A
All I need is trust;
A7 A E E7 E
All I need is trust, trust, trust to make it show
A A7
I don t want to know everything you done,
A A7 E E7 E
If you get a tip then tell it to the Eskimos
B7
*
It s cold on the shoulder,
A A7 E E7 E
And you know that we get a little older every day
B7
*
It s cold on the shoulder,
A A7 E E7 E
And you know that we get a little older every day
A A7 A E B7 A A7 E
A
All we need is faith;
A7 A E E7 E
All we need is faith, faith, faith to make it nice
A A7
Kick it around, don t be rude,
A A7 E E7 E
If you re gonna make a mistake don t you make it twice
B7
*
It s cold on the shoulder,
A A7 E E7 E
And you know that we get a little older every day 4x
* B7 can also be B
** Alternate:
Open
E G
=
A C
=
A7 C7
=
E7 G7
=
B7 D7
=
B D
=
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Cold On The Shoulder chords
Gordon Lightfoot  1975
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_on_the_Shoulder_(Gordon_Lightfoot_album)
Capo III **
E
A A7 A E   B7 A A7 E
*  B7 can also be B
** Alternate:
Open
E  = G
A  = C
A7 = C7
E7 = G7
B7 = D7
B  = D
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Cold On The Shoulder Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

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