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Standing In The Cold Chords

by Drenge
KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays436

Standing In The Cold by Drenge is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, E, F, Fm, E7 and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed 
  			        =verse 1= 

00:00   e-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 
        B-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|  
        G----1-00-0h2p0-----|----1-00-0h2p0-----|----1-00-0h2p0-----|----1-00-0h2p0-----| 
        D----2-22-2---2-----|----2-22-2---2-----|----2-22-2---2-----|----2-22-2---2-----| 
        A----2----------3-2-|----2----------3-2-|----2----------3-2-|----2----------3-2-| 
        E----0--------------|-0--0--------------|-0--0--------------|-0--0--------------| 

        e-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 
        B-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 
        G----1-00-0h2p0-----|----1-00-0h2p0-----|----1-00-0h2p0-----|----1-00-0h2p0-----| 
        D----2-22-2---2-----|----2-22-2---2-----|----2-22-2---2-----|----2-22-2---2-----| 
        A----2----------3-2-|----2----------3-2-|----2----------3-2-|----2----------3-2-| 
        E-0--0--------------|-0--0--------------|-0--0--------------|-0--0--------------| 


        =Pre-Chorus= 

00:29   e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
        B-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-|-----------------| 
        G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-----------------| 
        D-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|-----------------| 
        A-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|-----------------| 
        E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
                                                                        C   C   G  G 
                                                                       But you had my.. 
        e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| 
        B-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-|-------------------| 
        G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|---------0-0-------| 
        D-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|---------2-2-0-0---| 
        A-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|---------3-3-2-2---| 
        E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-3-0-| 


        =Chorus= 
                       E 
00:56   But you had my soul 
         C              E 
        Standing in the cold 
        C                 E 
        Trying to get back home 
        C              E 
        Frozen to the bone 
          C         E 
        I wanted to know 
          G         E 
        I wanted to know 


        =verse 2= 

01:20   e-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 
        B-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|  
        G----1-00-0h2p0-----|----1-00-0h2p0-----|----1-00-0h2p0-----|----1-00-0h2p0-----| 
        D----2-22-2---2-----|----2-22-2---2-----|----2-22-2---2-----|----2-22-2---2-----| 
        A----2----------3-2-|----2----------3-2-|----2----------3-2-|----2----------3-2-| 
        E----0--------------|-0--0--------------|-0--0--------------|-0--0--------------| 

        e-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 
        B-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 
        G----1-00-0h2p0-----|----1-00-0h2p0-----|----1-00-0h2p0-----|----1-00-0h2p0-----| 
        D----2-22-2---2-----|----2-22-2---2-----|----2-22-2---2-----|----2-22-2---2-----| 
        A----2----------3-2-|----2----------3-2-|----2----------3-2-|----2----------3-2-| 
        E-0--0--------------|-0--0--------------|-0--0--------------|-0--0--------------| 


        =Pre-Chorus= 

01:50   e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
        B-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-|-----------------| 
        G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-----------------| 
        D-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|-----------------| 
        A-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|-----------------| 
        E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
                                                                        C   C   G  G 
                                                                       But you had my.. 
        e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| 
        B-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-|-------------------| 
        G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|---------0-0-------| 
        D-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|---------2-2-0-0---| 
        A-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|---------3-3-2-2---| 
        E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-3-0-| 


        =Chorus= 
                       E 
02:18   But you had my soul 
         C              E 
        Standing in the cold 
        C                 E 
        Trying to get back home 
        C              E 
        Frozen to the bone 
          C         E 
        I wanted to know 
          G         E 
        I wanted to know 


        =Solo= 
       ...know 
02:37   e-------------------------------|-----------12-----------------| 
        B-------------------------------|--------12-12----------13-12--| 
        G-------------------------------|--9--12--------5--9/12--------| 
        D-------------5--7--7h8p7-5-----|-10------------7--------------| 
        A---------5-7---------------7-0-|-10------------7--------------| 
        E-0-----------------------------|--8------------5--------------| 

        e----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------| 
        B----------------------|------8p7-0-------5\3/5-0--|-------------------------| 
        G----------------------|--9---------0--5-----------|--------------4h5-7-5-4--| 
        D----------5~~----4----|-10------------7-----------|----------5h7------------| 
        A-7----5/7----------0--|-10------------7-----------|-7----5h7----------------| 
        E-0--------------------|--8------------5-----------|-0-----------------------|| 

        e----------------|-----------------------|----------------------| 
        B----------------|-----------------------|----------------------| 
        G--9------5------|-----------------------|----------------------| 
        D-10------7------|-----------------------|----------------------| 
        A-10------7------|------5h7-5------------|-------------5---5-7--| 
        E--8------5------|-0-----------7-5-5h7-5-|-3----3/5h7---h7------| 


        =verse 3= 
              I wait...                                  My skin...       
03:08   e-----------------|------------------------|------------------|----------------------| 
        B-----------------|------------------------|------------------|----------------------| 
        G-----------------|------------------------|------------------|----------------------| 
        D-----------------|------------------------|------------------|----------------------| 
        A-7---------------|----------7b(8)-(8)-(8)-|-7----------------|----------7b(8)-(8)---| 
        E-0---------------|----------0------0---0--|-0----------------|----------0------0--0-| 


        =Pre-Chorus= 
                you wanted...                     I was half..    
03:37   e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
        B-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-|-----------------| 
        G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-----------------| 
        D-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|-----------------| 
        A-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|-----------------| 
        E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
                                                                         
              Then I found...                  It was covered..  someone got there first      
        e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| 
        B-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-|-----------------|-1---------------|-1-----------------| 
        G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-----------------|-1---------------|-3-----------------| 
        D-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|-----------------|-2---------------|-2-----------------| 
        A-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|-----------------|-3---------------|-3-----------------| 
        E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| 


        =Bridge= 
      F                    Fm                              E      E7 
04:07   I was running away   Because I thought we were in love           
      Am                C             G          E 
        Then I saw your eyes but they said it in awe 


        =Chorus= 
         C              E 
04:30   Standing in the cold 
        C                 E 
        Trying to get back home 
        C              E 
        Frozen to the bone 
          G         E 
        I wanted to know 
                 C                E 
        Why I'm screaming in the dark 
        C                  E             
        My boyfriend won't call 
         C              E 
        Standing in the cold 
          C         E 
        I wanted to know 
          G         E    
        I wanted to know

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