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Cold Little Heart - Michael Kiwanuka, 2016
Key: G Minor
Tempo: 105
[Intro]
Bbm    Ab     Eb    Gb
Bbm    Ab     Eb    Gb
Eb Dm7 Cm  F
Gm F   Cm  F
[Verse]
   GmDid you ever want it?
   FDid you want it bad?
Ohhh, Cmmy
It tears me Fapart
   GmDid you ever fight it?
   FAll of the pain, so much priCmde
Running through my Fveins
GmBleeding, I'm bleeding
  FMy cold little heart
Oh CmI, I can't stand Fmyself
[Chorus]
And I Ebknow
In my heart, in this cold heartGm  
I can live or I can dieEb  
I believe if I just tryCm  
You believe in you and IGm  
In you and IF  
In you and ICm  
In you and IF  
[Verse 2]
   GmDid you ever notice
   FI've been ashamed
All my lifCme
I've been playing Fgames
   GmWe can try and hide it
   FIt's all the same
I've been loCmsing you
One day at a timFe
   GmBleeding, I'm bleeding
   FMy cold little heart
Oh CmI, I can't stand Fmyself
[Chorus]
And I Ebknow
In my heart, in this cold heartGm  
I can live or I can dieEb  
I believe if I just tryCm  
You believe in you and IEb  
In my heart, in this cold heartGm  
I can live or I can dieEb  
I believe if I just tryCm  
You believe in you and IGm  
In you and IF  
In you and ICm  
In you and IF  
In you and IGm  
In you and IF  
In you and ICm  
In you and IF  
[Outro]
BbmMaybe this time I can be Abstrong
But since I know Ebwho I am
I'm probably Gbwrong
BbmMaybe this time I can go Abfar
But thinking about Ebwhere I've been
Ain't helping me Gbstart
Bbm  Ab  Eb  Gb
Bbm  Ab  Eb  Gb
(Michael plays the Eb as a "C" shape barre on fret 3)

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The story behind the song

"Cold Little Heart" opens Michael Kiwanuka's album Love & Hate with a deep, searching mood. The song explores feelings of vulnerability and a longing for connection, asking "Did you ever want it?" as it delves into a sense of being exposed, "bleeding." Its expansive sound, noted for its blend of soul and rock with orchestral elements, creates a powerful emotional landscape. The track gained wider recognition when it was used in the opening credits of the series Big Little Lies, further cementing its evocative atmosphere. It's a song that speaks to the quiet ache within, a journey into the heart's hidden corners.

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Cold Little Heart

by Michael Kiwanuka

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Bbm

Dm7

Cold Little Heart - Michael Kiwanuka, 2016

Key: G Minor

Tempo: 105

[Intro]

Bbm Ab Eb Gb

Eb Dm7 Cm F

Gm F Cm F

[Verse]

Did you ever want it?

Did you want it bad?

Ohhh, my

It tears me apart

Did you ever fight it?

F Cm

All of the pain, so much pride

Running through my veins

Bleeding, I'm bleeding

My cold little heart

Cm F

Oh I, I can't stand myself

[Chorus]

And I know

In my heart, in this cold heart

I can live or I can die

I believe if I just try

You believe in you and I

In you and I

[Verse 2]

Did you ever notice

I've been ashamed

All my life

I've been playing games

We can try and hide it

It's all the same

I've been losing you

One day at a time

Bleeding, I'm bleeding

My cold little heart

Cm F

Oh I, I can't stand myself

[Chorus]

And I know

In my heart, in this cold heart

I can live or I can die

I believe if I just try

You believe in you and I

In my heart, in this cold heart

I can live or I can die

I believe if I just try

You believe in you and I

In you and I

[Outro]

Bbm Ab

Maybe this time I can be strong

But since I know who I am

I'm probably wrong

Bbm Ab

Maybe this time I can go far

But thinking about where I've been

Ain't helping me start

Bbm Ab Eb Gb

(Michael plays the Eb as a "C" shape barre on fret 3)

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