Cold

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This will attempt to provide both tabs and chords
intro riff, however this riff is common throughout
e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------|
d----5-7-5-7-7-5-7-5-7-----5-7---------|
a----------------------5-7-------------|
e--------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g--------------------------5-5-5-5-----|
d----5-7-5-7-7-5-7----5-7--------------|
a-------------------7------------------|
e--------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------|
d----5-7-5-7-7-5-7-5-7-----5-7---------|
a----------------------5-7-------------|
e--------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g--------------------------5-5-5-------|
d----5-7-5-7-7-5-7----5-7--------------|
a-------------------7------------------|
e--------------------------------------|
Am G
I will do without
D/F# F
The spaces in between
Am G
If you can tell me now
D/F# F
What it means to be
Am G
You have been found out
D/F# F
I have been deceived, by the one that I need
C
Tell me why you gotta be so cold
G
How'd you get so high while you're keeping me low
Am F
You don't know, you don't know
C
Tell me how we're gonna make it last
G
You're ready to fly
E7/G#
I'm ready to crash
Am
Don't go........ don't go, no
e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g------------------------5-5-5---------|
d----5-7-5-7-5-7----5-7----------------|
a-----------------7--------------------|
e--------------------------------------|
Am G
You will go without
D/F# F
A better part of me
Am G
There will be no doubt
D/F# F
What this all could mean
Am G
You will be found out
D/F# F
I can not believe, in the one that I need
C
Tell me why you gotta be so cold
G
How'd you get so high while you're keeping me low
Am F
You don't know, you don't know, you don't know
C
Tell me how we're gonna make it last
G
You're ready to fly
E7/G#
I'm ready to crash
Am F
Don't go, don't go away
chords played over riff below
Am x4
Am G D/F# F C<---- to transition to the key change
e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------|
d----5-7-5-7-7-5-7-5-7-----5-7---------|
a----------------------5-7-------------|
e--------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g--------------------------5-5-5-5-----|
d----5-7-5-7-7-5-7----5-7--------------|
a-------------------7------------------|
e--------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------|
d----5-7-5-7-7-5-7-5-7-----5-7---------|
a----------------------5-7-------------|
e--------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g--------------------------5-5-5-5-----|
d----5-7-5-7-7-5-7----5-7--------------|
a-------------------7------------------|
e--------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------|
d----5-7-5-7-7-5-7-5-7-----5-7---------|
a----------------------5-7-------------|
e--------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g--------------------------5-5-5-5-----|
d----5-7-5-7-7-5-7----5-7--------------|
a-------------------7------------------|
e--------------------------------------|
D
Tell me why you gotta be so cold
A
How'd you get so high while you're keeping me low
Bm G
You don't know, you don't know, you don't know
D
And tell me how we're gonna make it last
A
You're ready to fly
F#7/Bb
I'm ready to crash
Bm
Don't go
G
Yeah, don't go
D
Tell me why you gotta be so cold
A F#7/Bb Bm
Tell me anything about you I don't know
G
I don't know by now, know by now
D
Tell me how we're gonna make it last
A
You're ready to fly
F#7/Bb
I'm ready to crash
Bm
Don't go
Bm
Yeah, don't go
e-------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------|
d-----7-9-7-9-7-9-7-9--7-7-9--7-9--7-9-9-7-9------|
a-------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------|
chords
Am G D/F# F C D A Bm E7/G# F#7/Bb
e--0---3---2-----1--0--2--0--2---4------6--------|
b--1---3---3-----1--1--3--2--3---3------5--------|
g--2---0---2-----2--0--2--2--4---4------6--------|
d--2---0---------3--2--0--2--4-------------------|
a--0---2---------3--3--0--0--2-------------------|
e------3---2---------------------4------6--------|

Cold chords and lyrics

Free chords for Cold by Matchbox Twenty. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

This will attempt to provide both tabs and chords
chords played over riff below
Am x4
Am G D/F# F  C<---- to transition to the key change
chords

Cold Chords by Matchbox Twenty

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