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Cold Gin

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                              Cold Gin
                         Words and Music by
                             Ace Frhley
To match recording, tune gtr. down 1/2 step:
Verse:
        A5                   G5         A5  G5 D5 G5 D5 G5 A5
1. My heater's broke and I'm so tired.
   It's time to leave and get another quart.
                       G5             A5  G5 D5 G5 D5 G5 A5
   I need some fuel to build a fire.
   Around the corner at the liquor store.
                            G5                  A5  G5 D5 G5 D5 G5 A5
   The girl next door, her lights are out, yeah.
   The cheapest stuff is all I need,
                             G5            A5  G5 D5 G5 D5 G5 A5
   The landlord's gone, I'm down and out.
   To get me back on my feet again.
G5 D5 G5 D5 G5 A5    E5
   Oo, It' cold gin time again.
G5 D5  E5                     G5 D5
   You know it'll always win.
    E5                G5 D5  E5
   Cold gin time again. You know it's the only thing that keeps us together.
   AE7AE7    AE7 A E7AE7
                               _____________
                                              |1.
              AE7A     E7AE7AE7A      E7AE7
   ___________                   |    
  |           |2.
    A  E7A    E7A E7  A E7
  |       |             
                      2.it's
     G5       G      C                               G       C
   |-------|---------0-0--|------------------------|--------0-0----|
   |-------|--0-0----1-1--|------------------------|-0-0----1-1----|
   |-------|--0-0----0-0--|------------------------|-0-0----0-0----|
   |-------|--0-0---------|------------------------|-0-0-----------|
   |-------|---------3-3--|-3--3-2-3-2--3--3-2-3---|--------3-3----|
   |-------|--3-3---------|----------------------2-|-3-3-----------|
  _____________________________________________________________
  |1.                           |2.
                                                                   A    D
  |                             |                                       
  |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------2-2-|
  |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---2-2--3-3-|
  |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---2-2--2-2-|
  |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---2-2--0-0-|
  |-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3---|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-5-|---0-0------|
  |---------------------------1-|---------------------------3-|------------|
                                      ____________________________________
                                      |1.
                             A    D
                                    |
  |------------------------|------2-2-|-----------------------------------|
  |------------------------|-2-2--3-3-|-----------------------------------|
  |------------------------|-2-2--2-2-|-----------------------------------|
  |------------------------|-2-2--0-0-|-----------------------------------|
  |-5--5-4-5-4--5--5-4-5---|-0-0------|-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5---------|
  |----------------------3-|----------|---------------------------3-------|
___________________________________
|2.                               |
                                     E
|                                 |  
|---------------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------|-9-9-------10--------|-9-9-------10-----|
|---------------------------------|-9-9--9-------9----9-|-9-9--9------9----9
|---------------------------------|-9-9--9-11----9-11-9-|-9-9--9-11---9-11-9
|-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-|-7-7-----------------|-7-7--------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
                            D A
  |---------------------|---2----|-----------------------------------------|
  |-9-9-------10--------|-9-3-2--|-----------------------------------------|
  |-9-9---9------9----9-|-9-2-2--|-----------------------------------------|
  |-9-9---9-11---9-11-9-|-9-0-2--|-----------------------------------------|
  |-7-7-----------------|-7---0--|-----------------------------------------|
  |---------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------|
                                                    Oo, It's
    A E7 A         E7  A  E7  A E7 A
    E7 A E7     A E7 A

Cold Gin chords and lyrics

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

Cold Gin
                         Words and Music by
                             Ace Frhley
To match recording, tune gtr. down 1/2 step:
Verse:
   It's time to leave and get another quart.
   Around the corner at the liquor store.
   The cheapest stuff is all I need,
   To get me back on my feet again.
     G5       G      C                               G       C
    A E7 A         E7  A  E7  A E7 A
    E7 A E7     A E7 A

Cold Gin Chords by KISS

Learn how to play Cold Gin by KISS with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Cold Gin chords”, “Cold Gin guitar chords”, or “KISS Cold Gin chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Cold Gin chords and for experienced players who want accurate Cold Gin lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A5, G5, D5, E5, A, E7.

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Is "Cold Gin" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "Cold Gin" in?

The chords for "Cold Gin" show the original chord names (including A5, G5, D5, E5, A, E7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.