These Cold Fingers Chords by Bill Morrissey
Tempo:
86.15 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Fm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
Gina left town with the first snow of the year.
[Eb] He drove her to the airport [F] in his Ford.
[Eb] And he [Fm] tried to propose [Eb] as he ordered one [Fm] more beer.
[Ab] But the PA [Eb] drowned his words and it was time for [Bb] her to board.
[Eb] So he walked her to the gate.
He took his hat off as he kissed her.
[Ab] He needed one more [G] drink to take [Fm] the chill out of his soul.
[Eb] He said a [Fm] quick goodbye, then [Eb] spent two hours in [Fm] the bar.
[Ab] Finally [Cm] paid his tab and kept a dollar [Bb] for the toll.
[Ab] [Bb] Everything slips through these cold fingers.
[Ab] Like trying to hold water.
[Bb]
Trying to hold sang, [Ab] close your eyes and [Bb] make a wish.
[Eb] And listen to the singer, [Ab] one more [Bb] round bartender.
[Cm] Pour a double [Eb] if you can.
[Bb]
[Eb] It's four o'clock and the sun's gone down the drain.
[Ab] It's [Eb] still late winter, [F] but they say it's early [Bb] spring.
[Eb] Lewis [Fm] reads the gas parts.
Rossy counts the oils.
[Ab] But me I'm [Eb] done.
So punch the clock and see [Bb] you in the morning.
[Eb] There's nothing back at home that ain't gone greasy from the stove.
[Ab] I never laughed [Eb] so hard as when that [Fm] typewriter broke.
[Eb] Think I'll stop along [Fm] the river road [Eb] for a half pint [Fm] and some beer.
[Ab] Well everything would [Eb] be okay if those old dreams would [Bb] disappear.
[Ab]
[Bb] Everything slips [Eb] through these [Ab] cold fingers.
Like trying to hold water.
[Bb] Trying to hold sang, [Ab] close your eyes and [Bb] make a wish.
[Eb] And listen [Cm] to the singer, [Ab] one more [Bb] round bartender.
Pour a double [Eb] if you can.
The
[Bb] [Eb] dog can't move no more.
Surprised he made it till the spring.
His pain won't go away [F] and the pills don't [Bb] do a thing.
[Eb] You've known that [Fm] old hound longer [Eb] than you've known any of [Fm] your friends.
[Ab] And no matter [Eb] how you let him down, [F] he'd always take [Bb] you back again.
[Eb] So it's one tall glass of whiskey, one last drink for old times sake.
[Ab] The dog just [Eb] lays in bed [F] and watches every [Bb] move you make.
[Eb] Wrap him in [Fm] his blanket, [Bb] hold him once more [Fm] close to you.
[Ab] Lead him out [Eb] behind the barn with a borrowed [Bb] .22.
[Ab] [Bb] Everything slips [Eb] through these cold [Cm] fingers.
[Ab] Like trying to hold water.
[Bb] Trying to hold sang, [Ab] close your eyes and [Bb] make a wish.
[Eb] And listen [Cm] to the singer, [Ab] one more round [Bb] bartender.
[Ab] Pour a double [Eb] if you can.
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
Gina left town with the first snow of the year.
[Eb] He drove her to the airport [F] in his Ford.
[Eb] And he [Fm] tried to propose [Eb] as he ordered one [Fm] more beer.
[Ab] But the PA [Eb] drowned his words and it was time for [Bb] her to board.
[Eb] So he walked her to the gate.
He took his hat off as he kissed her.
[Ab] He needed one more [G] drink to take [Fm] the chill out of his soul.
[Eb] He said a [Fm] quick goodbye, then [Eb] spent two hours in [Fm] the bar.
[Ab] Finally [Cm] paid his tab and kept a dollar [Bb] for the toll.
[Ab] [Bb] Everything slips through these cold fingers.
[Ab] Like trying to hold water.
[Bb]
Trying to hold sang, [Ab] close your eyes and [Bb] make a wish.
[Eb] And listen to the singer, [Ab] one more [Bb] round bartender.
[Cm] Pour a double [Eb] if you can.
[Bb]
[Eb] It's four o'clock and the sun's gone down the drain.
[Ab] It's [Eb] still late winter, [F] but they say it's early [Bb] spring.
[Eb] Lewis [Fm] reads the gas parts.
Rossy counts the oils.
[Ab] But me I'm [Eb] done.
So punch the clock and see [Bb] you in the morning.
[Eb] There's nothing back at home that ain't gone greasy from the stove.
[Ab] I never laughed [Eb] so hard as when that [Fm] typewriter broke.
[Eb] Think I'll stop along [Fm] the river road [Eb] for a half pint [Fm] and some beer.
[Ab] Well everything would [Eb] be okay if those old dreams would [Bb] disappear.
[Ab]
[Bb] Everything slips [Eb] through these [Ab] cold fingers.
Like trying to hold water.
[Bb] Trying to hold sang, [Ab] close your eyes and [Bb] make a wish.
[Eb] And listen [Cm] to the singer, [Ab] one more [Bb] round bartender.
Pour a double [Eb] if you can.
The
[Bb] [Eb] dog can't move no more.
Surprised he made it till the spring.
His pain won't go away [F] and the pills don't [Bb] do a thing.
[Eb] You've known that [Fm] old hound longer [Eb] than you've known any of [Fm] your friends.
[Ab] And no matter [Eb] how you let him down, [F] he'd always take [Bb] you back again.
[Eb] So it's one tall glass of whiskey, one last drink for old times sake.
[Ab] The dog just [Eb] lays in bed [F] and watches every [Bb] move you make.
[Eb] Wrap him in [Fm] his blanket, [Bb] hold him once more [Fm] close to you.
[Ab] Lead him out [Eb] behind the barn with a borrowed [Bb] .22.
[Ab] [Bb] Everything slips [Eb] through these cold [Cm] fingers.
[Ab] Like trying to hold water.
[Bb] Trying to hold sang, [Ab] close your eyes and [Bb] make a wish.
[Eb] And listen [Cm] to the singer, [Ab] one more round [Bb] bartender.
[Ab] Pour a double [Eb] if you can.
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Fm
F
Eb
Bb
Ab
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Gina left town with the first snow of the year.
[Eb] He drove her to the airport [F] in his Ford.
_ _ [Eb] And he [Fm] tried to propose [Eb] as he ordered one [Fm] more beer.
[Ab] But the PA [Eb] drowned his words and it was time for [Bb] her to board. _
[Eb] So he walked her to the gate.
He took his hat off as he kissed her.
[Ab] He needed one more [G] drink to take [Fm] the chill out of his soul.
[Eb] He said a [Fm] quick goodbye, then [Eb] spent two hours in [Fm] the bar. _
[Ab] Finally [Cm] paid his tab and kept a dollar [Bb] for the toll.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] Everything slips through these cold fingers.
[Ab] Like trying to hold water.
[Bb] _
Trying to hold sang, [Ab] close your eyes and [Bb] make a wish.
[Eb] And listen to the singer, [Ab] one more [Bb] round bartender.
[Cm] Pour a double [Eb] if you can.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] It's four o'clock and the sun's gone down the drain.
[Ab] It's [Eb] still late winter, [F] but they say it's early [Bb] spring.
_ _ [Eb] Lewis [Fm] reads the gas parts.
Rossy counts the oils.
[Ab] But me I'm [Eb] done.
So punch the clock and see [Bb] you in the morning.
_ _ [Eb] There's nothing back at home that ain't gone greasy from the stove.
[Ab] I never laughed [Eb] so hard as when that [Fm] typewriter broke.
_ [Eb] Think I'll stop along [Fm] the river road [Eb] for a half pint [Fm] and some beer.
[Ab] Well everything would [Eb] be okay if those old dreams would [Bb] disappear.
_ _ [Ab] _
[Bb] Everything slips [Eb] through these [Ab] cold fingers.
_ Like trying to hold water.
[Bb] Trying to hold sang, [Ab] close your eyes and [Bb] make a wish.
[Eb] And listen [Cm] to the singer, [Ab] one more [Bb] round bartender.
Pour a double [Eb] if you can.
The _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] dog can't move no more.
Surprised he made it till the spring.
His pain won't go away [F] and the pills don't [Bb] do a thing.
_ _ _ [Eb] You've known that [Fm] old hound longer [Eb] than you've known any of [Fm] your friends.
[Ab] And no matter [Eb] how you let him down, [F] he'd always take [Bb] you back again. _
[Eb] So it's one tall glass of whiskey, one last drink for old times sake.
[Ab] The dog just [Eb] lays in bed [F] and watches every [Bb] move you make.
_ _ [Eb] Wrap him in [Fm] his blanket, [Bb] hold him once more [Fm] close to you.
[Ab] Lead him out [Eb] behind the barn with a borrowed [Bb] .22.
_ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] Everything slips [Eb] through these cold [Cm] fingers.
[Ab] Like trying to hold water.
[Bb] Trying to hold sang, [Ab] close your eyes and [Bb] make a wish.
[Eb] And listen [Cm] to the singer, [Ab] one more round [Bb] bartender.
_ [Ab] Pour a double [Eb] if you can. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Gina left town with the first snow of the year.
[Eb] He drove her to the airport [F] in his Ford.
_ _ [Eb] And he [Fm] tried to propose [Eb] as he ordered one [Fm] more beer.
[Ab] But the PA [Eb] drowned his words and it was time for [Bb] her to board. _
[Eb] So he walked her to the gate.
He took his hat off as he kissed her.
[Ab] He needed one more [G] drink to take [Fm] the chill out of his soul.
[Eb] He said a [Fm] quick goodbye, then [Eb] spent two hours in [Fm] the bar. _
[Ab] Finally [Cm] paid his tab and kept a dollar [Bb] for the toll.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] Everything slips through these cold fingers.
[Ab] Like trying to hold water.
[Bb] _
Trying to hold sang, [Ab] close your eyes and [Bb] make a wish.
[Eb] And listen to the singer, [Ab] one more [Bb] round bartender.
[Cm] Pour a double [Eb] if you can.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] It's four o'clock and the sun's gone down the drain.
[Ab] It's [Eb] still late winter, [F] but they say it's early [Bb] spring.
_ _ [Eb] Lewis [Fm] reads the gas parts.
Rossy counts the oils.
[Ab] But me I'm [Eb] done.
So punch the clock and see [Bb] you in the morning.
_ _ [Eb] There's nothing back at home that ain't gone greasy from the stove.
[Ab] I never laughed [Eb] so hard as when that [Fm] typewriter broke.
_ [Eb] Think I'll stop along [Fm] the river road [Eb] for a half pint [Fm] and some beer.
[Ab] Well everything would [Eb] be okay if those old dreams would [Bb] disappear.
_ _ [Ab] _
[Bb] Everything slips [Eb] through these [Ab] cold fingers.
_ Like trying to hold water.
[Bb] Trying to hold sang, [Ab] close your eyes and [Bb] make a wish.
[Eb] And listen [Cm] to the singer, [Ab] one more [Bb] round bartender.
Pour a double [Eb] if you can.
The _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] dog can't move no more.
Surprised he made it till the spring.
His pain won't go away [F] and the pills don't [Bb] do a thing.
_ _ _ [Eb] You've known that [Fm] old hound longer [Eb] than you've known any of [Fm] your friends.
[Ab] And no matter [Eb] how you let him down, [F] he'd always take [Bb] you back again. _
[Eb] So it's one tall glass of whiskey, one last drink for old times sake.
[Ab] The dog just [Eb] lays in bed [F] and watches every [Bb] move you make.
_ _ [Eb] Wrap him in [Fm] his blanket, [Bb] hold him once more [Fm] close to you.
[Ab] Lead him out [Eb] behind the barn with a borrowed [Bb] .22.
_ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] Everything slips [Eb] through these cold [Cm] fingers.
[Ab] Like trying to hold water.
[Bb] Trying to hold sang, [Ab] close your eyes and [Bb] make a wish.
[Eb] And listen [Cm] to the singer, [Ab] one more round [Bb] bartender.
_ [Ab] Pour a double [Eb] if you can. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _