When They're Cold Chords
When They're Cold by Matty Charles is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords C, G, Am, Em and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO
C G Am Em F G C
verse 1
C G Am F
I hear the girl downstairs are, singing in the rain
C G Am F
A stranger in the crowd that came to, talk to me again
F G C F
My my the moon is high, won't you video phone farewell
C G Am Em F G C
Kicking the car, won't get you far, you better keep that dollar bill
verse 2
C G Am F
My own machine is running clean, as the morning starts to cry
C G Am F
Sunlight falls and and raise of gold, just like money from the sky
F G C F
But don't forget the cigarettes, in the ashtray by the door
C G Am Em F G C
Cause when the fire burns out, all hope is lost, you can't smoke'em when they're cold
INTERLUDE
C G Am F F G C F
C G Am Em F G C
verse 3
C G Am F
Some folks condescend, to try to see my point of view
C G Am F
And some folks understand me, or at least they think they do
F G C F
But you and I, we just wasted time, till there was nothing left to show
C G Am Em F G C
And I was glad when you came buy, but I was, twice as glad to go
verse 4
C G Am F
In every roads I diner, the coffee is just the same
C G Am F
And the waitress smiles politely, when I call her by her name
F G C F
But it's never quite as good, as I imagined that it would be
C G Am Em F G C
One of these days, I'm gonna change my ways, so honey just you wait and see
INTERLUDE
C G Am F F G C F
C G Am Em F G C