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Like A Coat From The Cold

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[Intro]
|     C     G/B|  Am   Am/G   D/F#   G|          F|   G    C/E       G7|
[Verse]
I found cComfC/Bort and cAmouragAm/Ge and bFottles of wChiskeyG  
I Amswear tAm/Go you frFiend that that lD/F#ife is some riskGy
I have Cbacked C/Baway AmquicklAm/Gy from Fthose that would Cburn me
And Amstopped uAm/Gp my eaFrs that nD/F#o one should learGn me
[Chorus] 
But the FlaGdy beCside me
is the Fone GI have Cchosen
to Dmwalk thDm/Crough liGfe
like a Fcoat Gfrom the Ccold
| (C)       G/B|  Am   Am/G   D/F#   G|          F|   G    C/E       G7|
[Verse]
I have fClown C/Blike a Ambird Am/Gfrom evFery cage that cConfined Gme
anAmd brokeAm/Gn every onFe of the tieD/F#s that bind Gme
I have Cdanced C/Bme arAmound sAm/Gome sad Fol' sad ol situaCtions
and Amtaken Am/Gmy shaFre of thoD/F#se sweet invitatiGons
[Chorus] 
But the FlaGdy beCside me
is the Fone GI have Cchosen
to Dmwalk thDm/Crough liGfe
like a Fcoat Gfrom the Ccold
| (C)     G/B|  Am   Am/G   D/F#   G| 
to Dmwalk thDm/Crough liGfe
like a Fcoat Gfrom the Ccold
| (C)     G/B|  Am   Am/G   D/F#   G|      F| C  

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Like A Coat From The Cold

by Guy Clark

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Am/G

D/F#

C/E

C/B

Dm/C

[Intro]

C G/B Am Am/G D/F# G F G C/E G7

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[Verse]

C C/B Am Am/G F C G

I found comfort and courage and bottles of whiskey

Am Am/G F D/F# G

I swear to you friend that that life is some risky

C C/B Am Am/G F C

I have backed away quickly from those that would burn me

Am Am/G F D/F# G

And stopped up my ears that no one should learn me

[Chorus]

F G C

But the lady beside me

F G C

is the one I have chosen

Dm Dm/C G

to walk through life

F G C

like a coat from the cold

C G/B Am Am/G D/F# G F G C/E G7

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[Verse]

C C/B Am Am/G F C G

I have flown like a bird from every cage that confined me

Am Am/G F D/F# G

and broken every one of the ties that bind me

C C/B Am Am/G F C

I have danced me around some sad ol' sad ol situations

Am Am/G F D/F# G

and taken my share of those sweet invitations

[Chorus]

F G C

But the lady beside me

F G C

is the one I have chosen

Dm Dm/C G

to walk through life

F G C

like a coat from the cold

C G/B Am Am/G D/F# G

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Dm Dm/C G

to walk through life

F G C

like a coat from the cold

C G/B Am Am/G D/F# G F C

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