Chords for Roky Erickson - It's a Cold Night for Alligators
Tempo:
118.2 bpm
Chords used:
C#
B
C#m
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [F#]
[D#] [F#] [A#]
[A] [E]
[C#]
It's a cold night for alligators.
[B] It's a cold night for [C#] dogs.
[E] The [C#] dogs choke on their barking
when they [B] see alligator persons in a barking [C#m] cross.
[A]
[B] [C#]
It's a cold night for [C#m]
[B] alligators.
The men turn into them in the night.
[C#]
[C#m] It's a cold night for alligators.
[B] It's a cold night for their [C#m] might.
[A] [C#]
[C#m] [C#]
[E] [B]
[C#] [C#m]
[C#]
[E] [C#]
[E] [A] [B]
[C#]
It's a cold night for alligators.
[B] They hide behind the trees with [C#] moss.
[C#m] [C#] Whenever you hear the swamp birds screaming,
they're [B] forever at loss.
[C#] [C#m]
[A] [E]
[B] [C#]
It's a cold night for alligators [B] in the [C#] blind.
It's a cold night for [C#m] alligators.
[B] A perfect monster has [F#] no end.
[C#] [A] [B]
[C#]
[A] [B]
[C#]
[A] [C#m]
[B] [C#]
[D#] [F#] [A#]
[A] [E]
[C#]
It's a cold night for alligators.
[B] It's a cold night for [C#] dogs.
[E] The [C#] dogs choke on their barking
when they [B] see alligator persons in a barking [C#m] cross.
[A]
[B] [C#]
It's a cold night for [C#m]
[B] alligators.
The men turn into them in the night.
[C#]
[C#m] It's a cold night for alligators.
[B] It's a cold night for their [C#m] might.
[A] [C#]
[C#m] [C#]
[E] [B]
[C#] [C#m]
[C#]
[E] [C#]
[E] [A] [B]
[C#]
It's a cold night for alligators.
[B] They hide behind the trees with [C#] moss.
[C#m] [C#] Whenever you hear the swamp birds screaming,
they're [B] forever at loss.
[C#] [C#m]
[A] [E]
[B] [C#]
It's a cold night for alligators [B] in the [C#] blind.
It's a cold night for [C#m] alligators.
[B] A perfect monster has [F#] no end.
[C#] [A] [B]
[C#]
[A] [B]
[C#]
[A] [C#m]
[B] [C#]
Key:
C#
B
C#m
A
E
C#
B
C#m
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _
[D#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [A#] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's a cold night for alligators. _ _
[B] It's a cold night for [C#] dogs. _ _
_ _ _ [E] The [C#] _ dogs choke on their barking
_ when they [B] see alligator persons in a barking [C#m] cross. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's a cold night for _ [C#m] _
[B] alligators.
The men turn into them in the night.
[C#] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ It's a cold night for alligators.
_ [B] It's a cold night for their [C#m] might. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It's a cold night for alligators.
[B] They hide behind the trees with [C#] moss. _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] Whenever you hear the swamp birds screaming,
they're [B] forever at loss.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's a cold night for alligators [B] in _ _ _ the [C#] blind.
It's _ _ _ _ _ a cold night for [C#m] alligators.
[B] A perfect monster has [F#] no end.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[B] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _
[D#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [A#] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's a cold night for alligators. _ _
[B] It's a cold night for [C#] dogs. _ _
_ _ _ [E] The [C#] _ dogs choke on their barking
_ when they [B] see alligator persons in a barking [C#m] cross. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's a cold night for _ [C#m] _
[B] alligators.
The men turn into them in the night.
[C#] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ It's a cold night for alligators.
_ [B] It's a cold night for their [C#m] might. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It's a cold night for alligators.
[B] They hide behind the trees with [C#] moss. _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] Whenever you hear the swamp birds screaming,
they're [B] forever at loss.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's a cold night for alligators [B] in _ _ _ the [C#] blind.
It's _ _ _ _ _ a cold night for [C#m] alligators.
[B] A perfect monster has [F#] no end.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[B] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _