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Cold Tea
by
The Korgis
From the 2014 unplugged version on YouTube.
Original version pitch is a partial tone higher
(Em chord after "dim" on album is a Cmaj7)
 Fmaj7/C= X33210
   Dmaj9= XX0220
  Em[3x]A6  
Em
   A6The Emshoe-shine was cool
   A6He'd Emsussed out the scene
   A6Scratch was Emnobody's fool
   A6He'd Emalways come cleanA6  
If F#m7this was a frame-upB7  
F#m7Who built the frame?B7  
Was F#m7this the big pay-offB7  
Or some F#m7crapulous gameB7  
 DI know Ayou think EmI'm going thru' it
 DBut babe Adon't weep   EmI didn't do it
 DThe light Awas dimEm, I never knew it's a Fmaj7/Csin
To Dmaj9drink ....cold EmteaA6  
Em
  A6That Empig he was rough
  A6Trailed us Emright round the block
  A6Enid Emstashed all her stuff
  A6Behind the Emgrandfather clockA6  
If F#m7this was the show-downB7  
F#m7Who wrote the show?B7  
Was F#m7he the big con-manB7  
Or some caF#m7daverous crowB7  
 DI know Ayou think EmI'm going thru' it
 DBut babe Adon't weep   EmI didn't do it
 DThe light Awas dimEm, I never knew it's a Fmaj7/Csin
To Dmaj9drink ....cold EmteaA6  
Em[AcousA6tic solEmo]A6  Em  A6  
 DI know Ayou think EmI'm going thru' it
 DBut babe Adon't weep   EmI didn't do it
 DThe light Awas dimEm, I never knew it's a Fmaj7/Csin
To Dmaj9drink ....cold Emtea
  A6I never Emknew its a sin
  A6You know the Emlight was so dim
  A6I never Emknew its a sin
  A6You know the Emlight was so dimA6  
D  A  Emadd9

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Cold Tea

by The Korgis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7/C

Dmaj9

F#m7

Emadd9

Cold Tea

The Korgis

From the 2014 unplugged version on YouTube.

Original version pitch is a partial tone higher

(Em chord after "dim" on album is a Cmaj7)

Fmaj7/C

= X33210

Dmaj9

= XX0220

Em A6

[3x]

A6 Em

The shoe-shine was cool

A6 Em

He'd sussed out the scene

A6 Em

Scratch was nobody's fool

A6 Em A6

He'd always come clean

F#m7 B7

If this was a frame-up

F#m7 B7

Who built the frame?

F#m7 B7

Was this the big pay-off

F#m7 B7

Or some crapulous game

D A Em

I know you think I'm going thru' it

D A Em

But babe don't weep I didn't do it

D A Em Fmaj7/C

The light was dim, I never knew it's a sin

Dmaj9 Em A6

To drink ....cold tea

A6 Em

That pig he was rough

A6 Em

Trailed us right round the block

A6 Em

Enid stashed all her stuff

A6 Em A6

Behind the grandfather clock

F#m7 B7

If this was the show-down

F#m7 B7

Who wrote the show?

F#m7 B7

Was he the big con-man

F#m7 B7

Or some cadaverous crow

D A Em

I know you think I'm going thru' it

D A Em

But babe don't weep I didn't do it

D A Em Fmaj7/C

The light was dim, I never knew it's a sin

Dmaj9 Em A6

To drink ....cold tea

Em A6 Em A6 Em A6

[Acoustic solo]

D A Em

I know you think I'm going thru' it

D A Em

But babe don't weep I didn't do it

D A Em Fmaj7/C

The light was dim, I never knew it's a sin

Dmaj9 Em

To drink ....cold tea

A6 Em

I never knew its a sin

A6 Em

You know the light was so dim

A6 Em

I never knew its a sin

A6 Em A6

You know the light was so dim

D A Emadd9

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