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Cold Metal

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Album : Instinct (1988)
Tempo : 133
E-mail: [email protected]
Tabbed by: newg    (http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/newg/)
You can easily play the basic riff like this : A Asus4 G
 Bsus4: x2445x
D/F#  : xx423x   can be played as Asus4 : xx223x
G5    : xx503x   can be played as G : 320033
[Intro]
B Bsus4  B Bsus4  B Bsus4  B Bsus4
A D/F# G5  A D/F# G5
A D/F# G5  A D/F# G5
A D/F# G5  A D/F# G5
A D/F# G5  A D/F# G5
[Verse]
AI D/F#played G5tag in the Aauto D/F#graveG5yardA  D/F#  G5  A  D/F#  G5  
AI D/F#looked G5up at the Aradio D/F#toweG5rA  D/F#  G5  A  D/F#  G5  
ARag D/F#tent G5by the ArailD/F#road G5tracks
ACoD/F#ncrete G5poured Aover D/F#steel G5bridge
EPondered my fate, While they Ebuilt the interstateA  D/F#  G5  A  D/F#  G5  A  D/F#  G5  A  D/F#  G5  
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I'm a BprBsus4oduct of AmericaB  Bsus4  
From the BmoBsus4rgue to the BprBsus4isons
[Chorus 1]
Cold AmeD/F#tal, G5when I AstD/F#art mG5y band
Cold AmeD/F#tal, G5in my AgaD/F#rbage G5can
Cold AmeD/F#tal,    G5gets Ain D/F#my bG5lood
GAnd my attiDtude
AYeD/F#ah,      G5    A       D/F#          G5  Aa D/F#huhG5  A  D/F#  G5  
[Verse]
AThD/F#rew my G5hide in an AautomD/F#obileG5  A  D/F#  G5  A  D/F#  G5  
AHeD/F#ard a sG5ong called "ADrive D/F#the G5wheel"A  D/F#  G5  A  D/F#  G5  
ETruckers, trailers, Etractors caught me AwD/F#orkinG5'A  D/F#  G5  A  D/F#  G5  A  D/F#  G5  
[Pre-Chorus 2]
This is the BsoBsus4ng of my heritageB  Bsus4  
From the BbaBsus4d to the BuddhaB  Bsus4  
[Chorus 2]
Cold AmeD/F#tal, G5that's AwhD/F#at it G5be
Cold AmeD/F#tal, G5from AseD/F#a to G5sea
Cold AmeD/F#tal, G5it's AhoD/F#w we G5win
And Galso how we Dsin
A/EHow  A/Gwe  Asin, A/EHow  A/Gwe  Asin, A/EHow  A/Gwe  Asin, A/EHow  A/Gwe  Asin
[Solo]
 A   Gx8
B  B  B  B
[Chorus 3]
Cold AmeD/F#tal, G5in the AafD/F#ternoG5on
Sounds AloD/F#vely G5like a AHeD/F#ndrix G5tune
Cold AmeD/F#tal, G5it's the fAatD/F#her oG5f beat
The Gmother of the Dstreet
Cold AmeD/F#tal,   G5it AroD/F#lls oG5n by
Cold AmeD/F#tal, G5gonna AraD/F#ise iG5t high
Cold AmeD/F#tal,  G5it'll AevD/F#en flG5y
GRust buckets in the Dsky
Cold AmeD/F#tal,      G5  AgoD/F#t to G5be
GSkeleton of the Dfree
Cold AmeD/F#tal,  G5it's AgoD/F#tta bG5e
GBetter save a Dtree
A/ESave A/Ga   Atree, A/ESave A/Ga   Atree, A/ESave A/Ga   Atree, A/ESave A/Ga   Atree
YeahA  

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Cold Metal

by Iggy Pop

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bsus4

D/F#

A/E

A/G

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Album : Instinct (1988)

Tempo : 133

E-mail: [email protected]

Tabbed by: newg (http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/newg/)

You can easily play the basic riff like this : A Asus4 G

Bsus4

: x2445x

D/F# : xx423x can be played as Asus4 : xx223x

G5 : xx503x can be played as G : 320033

[Intro]

B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Bsus4

A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

[Verse]

A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

I played tag in the auto graveyard

A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

I looked up at the radio tower

A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

Rag tent by the railroad tracks

A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

Concrete poured over steel bridge

E E A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

Pondered my fate, While they built the interstate

[Pre-Chorus 1]

B Bsus4 B Bsus4

I'm a product of America

B Bsus4 B Bsus4

From the morgue to the prisons

[Chorus 1]

A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

Cold metal, when I start my band

A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

Cold metal, in my garbage can

A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

Cold metal, gets in my blood

G D

And my attitude

A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

Yeah, a huh

[Verse]

A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

Threw my hide in an automobile

A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

Heard a song called "Drive the wheel"

E E A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

Truckers, trailers, tractors caught me workin'

[Pre-Chorus 2]

B Bsus4 B Bsus4

This is the song of my heritage

B Bsus4 B Bsus4

From the bad to the Buddha

[Chorus 2]

A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

Cold metal, that's what it be

A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

Cold metal, from sea to sea

A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

Cold metal, it's how we win

G D

And also how we sin

A/E A/G A A/E A/G A A/E A/G A A/E A/G A

How we sin, How we sin, How we sin, How we sin

[Solo]

A G

B B B B

[Chorus 3]

A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

Cold metal, in the afternoon

A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

Sounds lovely like a Hendrix tune

A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

Cold metal, it's the father of beat

G D

The mother of the street

A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

Cold metal, it rolls on by

A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

Cold metal, gonna raise it high

A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

Cold metal, it'll even fly

G D

Rust buckets in the sky

A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

Cold metal, got to be

G D

Skeleton of the free

A D/F# G5 A D/F# G5

Cold metal, it's gotta be

G D

Better save a tree

A/E A/G A A/E A/G A A/E A/G A A/E A/G A

Save a tree, Save a tree, Save a tree, Save a tree

Yeah

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