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Hot Soft Light

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C#minor

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Standard tuning. Full barre/open chords sound best. I prefer a barre chord E in the verses/interludes,
and an open chord E in the pre-chorus/chorus.
The timing is a little tricky at first, as in the chord changes aren't quite
on the words you would expect, but it's not hard with some practice. 
Any questions or comments, please let me know!
[Intro]
 C#m   E   A   B(x2)
E
[Verse 1]
C#mI was not involved up at the NEorthtown MAall
BAs a matter of fact
I didn't even know that that's where it hC#mappenedE  A  B  E  
C#mI was France Ave. when they cEame out dAancing
I was BLyndale South, I was kicking it with cousins
C#mWe were talking about going Eclubbin'
but iAnstead we just sBtarted drinkin'E  
C#mI've been straight since the CiEnco de MAayo
But befBore that I was blotto
N.C.
I was blacked out, I was cracked out
I was cC#maved in
You shEould’ve seen all these poArtals
That I’Bve powered up inE  
[Pre-Chorus]
F#mStarted recreaAtional
EEnded kinda mBedical
It cF#mame on hot and soft
And then it tAightened up its tentaclesE  B  
[Interlude]
 C#m   E   A   B(x2)
E
[Verse 2]
C#mI wasn't there
I was bElind, high, I wAas scared
I was LBake and Columbus
I was cutting off all my hairC#m  
I was unfurling a fElag of defAiance
aimed at my gBuidance guyE  
C#mSo this is it
This is the eEnd of the sAession
BAnd I ain't gonna be taking any more questions
C#mI think my attoErney's gonna seAcond that nBotionE  
[Pre-Chorus]
F#mStarted recreaAtional
EEnded kinda mBedical
It cF#mame on hot and soft
And then it tAightened up its tentaclesE  B  
And the F#mband played "Screaming for VAengeance"
And we agreed, this wEorld is mostly manacledB  
It started F#mice cream social nice
It Aended up all white and ecumEenicalB  
[Chorus]
C#mThere are guys, G#mthere are guys,
tAhere are guys, tEhere are guys
F#mWith the wild eyes
Awhen they ask tEo get you high
C#mThere are girls, tG#mhere are girls
tAhere are girls, tEhere are girls
F#mThat'll come to yoAu with comfort iEn the night
That's rightC#m  
[Solo]
 C#m   E   A   B(x2)
E
 C#m   E   A   B(x2)
E
[Pre-Chorus]
F#mStarted recreaAtional
EEnded kinda mBedical
It cF#mame on hot and soft
And then it tAightened up its tentaclesE  B  
And the F#mband played "Sabbath Bloody SAabbath"
You thought it was stEormy and adorableB  
It sF#mtarted in the vestibule
It eAnded in the hospitalE  B  
[Chorus]
C#mThere are guys, G#mthere are guys,
tAhere are guys, tEhere are guys
F#mWith the wild eyes
Awhen they ask tEo get you high
C#mThere are girls, tG#mhere are girls
tAhere are girls, tEhere are girls
F#mThat'll come to yoAu with comfort iEn the night
[Outro]
C#mThere are nights, G#mthere are nights
Athere are nights, thEere are nights
F#mWhen it all comes Aon a little bit tEoo bright
F#mThere's a cross, tG#mhere's a cross
Athere's a cross, thEere's a cross
F#mAnd in the center, tAhere is a hot, sEoft light

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Hot Soft Light

by The Hold Steady

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

G#m

Standard tuning. Full barre/open chords sound best. I prefer a barre chord E in the verses/interludes,

and an open chord E in the pre-chorus/chorus.

The timing is a little tricky at first, as in the chord changes aren't quite

on the words you would expect, but it's not hard with some practice.

Any questions or comments, please let me know!

[Intro]

C#m E A B

(x2)

[Verse 1]

C#m E A

I was not involved up at the Northtown Mall

As a matter of fact

C#m E A B E

I didn't even know that that's where it happened

C#m E A

I was France Ave. when they came out dancing

I was Lyndale South, I was kicking it with cousins

C#m E

We were talking about going clubbin'

A B E

but instead we just started drinkin'

C#m E A

I've been straight since the Cinco de Mayo

But before that I was blotto

N.C.

I was blacked out, I was cracked out

C#m

I was caved in

E A

You should’ve seen all these portals

B E

That I’ve powered up in

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m A

Started recreational

E B

Ended kinda medical

F#m

It came on hot and soft

A E B

And then it tightened up its tentacles

[Interlude]

C#m E A B

(x2)

[Verse 2]

C#m

I wasn't there

E A

I was blind, high, I was scared

I was Lake and Columbus

C#m

I was cutting off all my hair

E A

I was unfurling a flag of defiance

B E

aimed at my guidance guy

C#m

So this is it

E A

This is the end of the session

And I ain't gonna be taking any more questions

C#m E A B E

I think my attorney's gonna second that notion

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m A

Started recreational

E B

Ended kinda medical

F#m

It came on hot and soft

A E B

And then it tightened up its tentacles

F#m A

And the band played "Screaming for Vengeance"

E B

And we agreed, this world is mostly manacled

F#m

It started ice cream social nice

A E B

It ended up all white and ecumenical

[Chorus]

C#m G#m

There are guys, there are guys,

A E

there are guys, there are guys

F#m

With the wild eyes

A E

when they ask to get you high

C#m G#m

There are girls, there are girls

A E

there are girls, there are girls

F#m A E

That'll come to you with comfort in the night

C#m

That's right

[Solo]

C#m E A B

(x2)

C#m E A B

(x2)

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m A

Started recreational

E B

Ended kinda medical

F#m

It came on hot and soft

A E B

And then it tightened up its tentacles

F#m A

And the band played "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath"

E B

You thought it was stormy and adorable

F#m

It started in the vestibule

A E B

It ended in the hospital

[Chorus]

C#m G#m

There are guys, there are guys,

A E

there are guys, there are guys

F#m

With the wild eyes

A E

when they ask to get you high

C#m G#m

There are girls, there are girls

A E

there are girls, there are girls

F#m A E

That'll come to you with comfort in the night

[Outro]

C#m G#m

There are nights, there are nights

A E

there are nights, there are nights

F#m A E

When it all comes on a little bit too bright

F#m G#m

There's a cross, there's a cross

A E

there's a cross, there's a cross

F#m A E

And in the center, there is a hot, soft light

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