Chords for Cold War Kids - First
Tempo:
77.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A] [F#m]
[G] Cheating and lying, [D] broken so bad, [A] you made a vow, never get mad.
[G] We play the game, [D] oh it's unfair, [A] we're all the same, what can compare?
[G] First you lose [D] trust, and you get [A] worried.
[G] Night after night, [D] bar after club, [A] drunken like flies, who woke you up?
[G] On the front lawn, [D] sprinklers turn on, [A] it's not your house when you go wrong.
[G] First you get [D] hurt, then you feel [A] sorry.
[G] Riding like a kid from [D] one to the other, [A] heavy as a feather when you hit the dirt.
[G] I'm about to knock you out, [D] I did not deserve, [A] hang around forever when you were there first.
[G] First you get [D] hurt, then you feel [A] sorry.
There [G] comes a time, in [D] a short light, [A] turn it around, get a rewrite.
[G] Running a dog, [D] out of the soul, [A] ticking the clocks, gravity's pull.
[G] First you get [D] hurt, then you get [A] worried.
[G] Riding like a kid from one [D] to the other, [A] heavy as a feather when you hit the dirt.
[G] I'm about to knock you out, I [D] did not deserve, hang [A] around forever when you were there [F#m] first.
[G] First you get [D] hurt, then you feel [A] sorry.
[F#m]
[Bm] You go inside, the silent [F#m] treatment, it's not invited, now you don't deny [G] what you made.
You get [D] excited, you get [A] excited, you gotta feel [F#m] it for, and if you [G] can pretend.
You wanna [D] light it, you wanna [A] light it, you wanna light it, now the candle from [G] both ends.
You get [D] excited, you get [A] excited.
[G] Riding a dog, [D] out of the soul, [A] ticking the clocks, gravity's pull.
First you get hurt, then you get [F#m] worried.
Riding [G] [D] [A] like [G] a kid from one [D] to the other, heavy [A] as a feather when you hit the [F#m] dirt.
I'm [G] about to knock you out, I [D] did not deserve, hang [A] around forever when you were there first.
[G] But you get [D] close
[A]
[G] But you get [D] close
And you get [A] high
[G] But you get
[D] [A]
[G] But you get [D] high
And you get high
[A] [F#m] [G] [D] [A] [F#m]
[G] [D] [A] [F#m]
[D] [G#]
[G] [D] [A] [F#m]
[G] Cheating and lying, [D] broken so bad, [A] you made a vow, never get mad.
[G] We play the game, [D] oh it's unfair, [A] we're all the same, what can compare?
[G] First you lose [D] trust, and you get [A] worried.
[G] Night after night, [D] bar after club, [A] drunken like flies, who woke you up?
[G] On the front lawn, [D] sprinklers turn on, [A] it's not your house when you go wrong.
[G] First you get [D] hurt, then you feel [A] sorry.
[G] Riding like a kid from [D] one to the other, [A] heavy as a feather when you hit the dirt.
[G] I'm about to knock you out, [D] I did not deserve, [A] hang around forever when you were there first.
[G] First you get [D] hurt, then you feel [A] sorry.
There [G] comes a time, in [D] a short light, [A] turn it around, get a rewrite.
[G] Running a dog, [D] out of the soul, [A] ticking the clocks, gravity's pull.
[G] First you get [D] hurt, then you get [A] worried.
[G] Riding like a kid from one [D] to the other, [A] heavy as a feather when you hit the dirt.
[G] I'm about to knock you out, I [D] did not deserve, hang [A] around forever when you were there [F#m] first.
[G] First you get [D] hurt, then you feel [A] sorry.
[F#m]
[Bm] You go inside, the silent [F#m] treatment, it's not invited, now you don't deny [G] what you made.
You get [D] excited, you get [A] excited, you gotta feel [F#m] it for, and if you [G] can pretend.
You wanna [D] light it, you wanna [A] light it, you wanna light it, now the candle from [G] both ends.
You get [D] excited, you get [A] excited.
[G] Riding a dog, [D] out of the soul, [A] ticking the clocks, gravity's pull.
First you get hurt, then you get [F#m] worried.
Riding [G] [D] [A] like [G] a kid from one [D] to the other, heavy [A] as a feather when you hit the [F#m] dirt.
I'm [G] about to knock you out, I [D] did not deserve, hang [A] around forever when you were there first.
[G] But you get [D] close
[A]
[G] But you get [D] close
And you get [A] high
[G] But you get
[D] [A]
[G] But you get [D] high
And you get high
[A] [F#m] [G] [D] [A] [F#m]
[G] [D] [A] [F#m]
[D] [G#]
Key:
D
G
A
F#m
Bm
D
G
A
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m]
[G] Cheating and lying, [D] broken so bad, [A] you made a vow, never get mad.
[G] We play the game, [D] oh it's unfair, [A] we're all the same, what can compare?
[G] First you lose [D] trust, and you get [A] worried. _ _
[G] Night after night, [D] bar after club, [A] drunken like flies, who woke you up?
[G] On the front lawn, [D] sprinklers turn on, [A] it's not your house when you go wrong.
[G] First you get [D] hurt, then you feel [A] sorry. _ _
[G] Riding like a kid from [D] one to the other, [A] heavy as a feather when you hit the dirt.
[G] I'm about to knock you out, [D] I did not deserve, [A] hang around forever when you were there first.
[G] First you get [D] hurt, then you feel [A] sorry.
There _ [G] comes a time, in [D] a short light, [A] turn it around, get a rewrite.
[G] Running a dog, [D] out of the soul, [A] ticking the clocks, gravity's pull.
[G] First you get [D] hurt, then you get [A] worried. _ _
[G] Riding like a kid from one [D] to the other, [A] heavy as a feather when you hit the dirt.
[G] I'm about to knock you out, I [D] did not deserve, hang [A] around forever when you were there [F#m] first.
[G] First you get [D] hurt, then you feel [A] sorry.
_ _ [F#m] _
[Bm] You go inside, the silent [F#m] treatment, it's not invited, now you don't deny [G] what you made.
You get [D] excited, you get [A] excited, you gotta feel [F#m] it for, and if you [G] can pretend.
You wanna [D] light it, you wanna [A] light it, you wanna light it, now the candle from [G] both ends.
You get [D] excited, you get [A] excited. _ _
[G] Riding a dog, [D] out of the soul, [A] ticking the clocks, gravity's pull.
First you get hurt, then you get [F#m] worried.
Riding [G] _ _ [D] _ [A] like _ _ [G] a kid from one [D] to the other, heavy [A] as a feather when you hit the [F#m] dirt.
I'm [G] about to knock you out, I [D] did not deserve, hang [A] around forever when you were there first.
[G] But you get [D] close_
_ _ [A] _ _
[G] But you get [D] close_
And you get [A] high_ _
[G] But you get_
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] But you get [D] high_
And you get high_
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[D] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m]
[G] Cheating and lying, [D] broken so bad, [A] you made a vow, never get mad.
[G] We play the game, [D] oh it's unfair, [A] we're all the same, what can compare?
[G] First you lose [D] trust, and you get [A] worried. _ _
[G] Night after night, [D] bar after club, [A] drunken like flies, who woke you up?
[G] On the front lawn, [D] sprinklers turn on, [A] it's not your house when you go wrong.
[G] First you get [D] hurt, then you feel [A] sorry. _ _
[G] Riding like a kid from [D] one to the other, [A] heavy as a feather when you hit the dirt.
[G] I'm about to knock you out, [D] I did not deserve, [A] hang around forever when you were there first.
[G] First you get [D] hurt, then you feel [A] sorry.
There _ [G] comes a time, in [D] a short light, [A] turn it around, get a rewrite.
[G] Running a dog, [D] out of the soul, [A] ticking the clocks, gravity's pull.
[G] First you get [D] hurt, then you get [A] worried. _ _
[G] Riding like a kid from one [D] to the other, [A] heavy as a feather when you hit the dirt.
[G] I'm about to knock you out, I [D] did not deserve, hang [A] around forever when you were there [F#m] first.
[G] First you get [D] hurt, then you feel [A] sorry.
_ _ [F#m] _
[Bm] You go inside, the silent [F#m] treatment, it's not invited, now you don't deny [G] what you made.
You get [D] excited, you get [A] excited, you gotta feel [F#m] it for, and if you [G] can pretend.
You wanna [D] light it, you wanna [A] light it, you wanna light it, now the candle from [G] both ends.
You get [D] excited, you get [A] excited. _ _
[G] Riding a dog, [D] out of the soul, [A] ticking the clocks, gravity's pull.
First you get hurt, then you get [F#m] worried.
Riding [G] _ _ [D] _ [A] like _ _ [G] a kid from one [D] to the other, heavy [A] as a feather when you hit the [F#m] dirt.
I'm [G] about to knock you out, I [D] did not deserve, hang [A] around forever when you were there first.
[G] But you get [D] close_
_ _ [A] _ _
[G] But you get [D] close_
And you get [A] high_ _
[G] But you get_
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] But you get [D] high_
And you get high_
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[D] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _