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[Intro]
| Bm|  Bm|  E|  E|  x2
[Verse 1]
Hot Bmcoals laying on my mEotorcade
Jewelry Bmgone, eyes sEtill blue
DThin memories in lAmove with you,
My hCoary fire in lGove with you.
EGet the fuck out my sight.
[Chourus]
BmCold eats the flesh of broken hearts
Bmtender the strike of tinder gods.
EHot coals.
BmEmbers across a rayless sky
Bmstill warm my soul, I often cry.
EHot coals.
[Verse 2]
SDlag reveries in lAmove with you
My Choary fire, in Glove with you.
EStay the fuck in my heart.
ABmhip, ahip, ahip, ahamE  
ABmhip, ahip, ahip, ahamE  
GHot coals tDonight, CEimmerian.
GHot coals tDo die, CEimmerian.
[Instrumental]
Abm B Gb Abm
Abm B Gb Abm
Bm E Bm E
[Verse 3]
BmHeavy the tongue of tinder ray
Bmshot by the road, a slow decay.
EHot coals.
BmHeady, the musk of cinder love
Bmashes beneath her tender rug.
EHot coals.
[Verse 4]
SDlag reveries in lAmove with you
my Choary fire, dGrip from the skies.
EStay the fuck in my heart.
GHot coals tDo die, CiEmmerian.
GHot coals aDlive, CiEmmerian.
[Instrumental]
Abm B Gb Abm
Abm B Gb Abm
Abm B Gb Abm
[Outro]
AbmFreedom oBf
the dGbying man is AbmGod.
AbmFreedom oBf
the dGbying man is AbmGod.
Abm B Gb Abm
Abm(mmmBmmGbhhhAbmmmmm)

All chords in this song (9)

The story behind the song

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, led by singer Alex Ebert, craft a sound that draws from folk, gospel, and psychedelic music, evoking the spirit of the hippie movement. The band's name itself comes from a story Ebert wrote in his youth about a messianic figure. "Hot Coals" emerges from this world, a song that plays like a smoldering reflection on enduring feelings.

AI-written from these sources:Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Hot Coals

by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

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Abm

[Intro]

Bm Bm E E

| | | | | x2

[Verse 1]

Bm E

Hot coals laying on my motorcade

Bm E

Jewelry gone, eyes still blue

D Am

Thin memories in love with you,

C G

My hoary fire in love with you.

Get the fuck out my sight.

[Chourus]

Cold eats the flesh of broken hearts

tender the strike of tinder gods.

Hot coals.

Embers across a rayless sky

still warm my soul, I often cry.

Hot coals.

[Verse 2]

D Am

Slag reveries in love with you

C G

My hoary fire, in love with you.

Stay the fuck in my heart.

Bm E

Ahip, ahip, ahip, aham

Bm E

Ahip, ahip, ahip, aham

G D E

Hot coals tonight, Cimmerian.

G D E

Hot coals to die, Cimmerian.

[Instrumental]

Abm B Gb Abm

Bm E Bm E

[Verse 3]

Heavy the tongue of tinder ray

shot by the road, a slow decay.

Hot coals.

Heady, the musk of cinder love

ashes beneath her tender rug.

Hot coals.

[Verse 4]

D Am

Slag reveries in love with you

C G

my hoary fire, drip from the skies.

Stay the fuck in my heart.

G D E

Hot coals to die, Cimmerian.

G D E

Hot coals alive, Cimmerian.

[Instrumental]

Abm B Gb Abm

[Outro]

Abm B

Freedom of

Gb Abm

the dying man is God.

Abm B

Freedom of

Gb Abm

the dying man is God.

Abm B Gb Abm

(mmmmmhhhmmmm)

About Hot Coals Chords by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

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FAQ — Hot Coals by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

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