Cold Chords
Cold by Matchbox Twenty is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, G, D/F#, F, C, E7/G#, D, A, Bm and F#7/Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
intro riff, however this riff is common throughout
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b--------------------------------------|
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d----5-7-5-7-7-5-7-5-7-----5-7---------|
a----------------------5-7-------------|
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g--------------------------5-5-5-5-----|
d----5-7-5-7-7-5-7----5-7--------------|
a-------------------7------------------|
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d----5-7-5-7-7-5-7-5-7-----5-7---------|
a----------------------5-7-------------|
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g--------------------------5-5-5-------|
d----5-7-5-7-7-5-7----5-7--------------|
a-------------------7------------------|
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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
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b--------------------------------------|
g------------------------5-5-5---------|
d----5-7-5-7-5-7----5-7----------------|
a-----------------7--------------------|
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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
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b--------------------------------------|
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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--------------------------------------|
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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--------------------------------------|
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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
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b-------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------|
d-----7-9-7-9-7-9-7-9--7-7-9--7-9--7-9-9-7-9------|
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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--------|