Chris Stapleton – Cold Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Chris Stapleton – Cold Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsC#mBF#mAG#

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[Intro]
C#m B F#m A G#

[Verse 1]
C#m                        B
Girl, the way you broke my heart
It shattered like a rock 
           F#m   G# A G#
through a window
C#m                    B
I thought we had it so good 
Never really saw this
   F#m   G# A G#
 comin'

[Chorus]
C#m                      B
Oh, why you got to be so cold?
                      F#m
Why you got to go and cut me
 like a knife
    A               G#
And put our love on ice?
C#m                  
Oh, girl you know you 
           B
left this hole    
Right here in the middle 
       F#m
of my soul
G#    A    G#            
Oh-oh, oh, why you got to
       C#m
 be so cold?
B F#m G# A G#

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[Verse 2]
C#m                   B
What am I supposed to say
                  F#m
If anybody ask me about you?
I guess I'll tell 'em
         A       G#
 I'm without you
C#m                  B
How am I supposed to live
                    
When I built my life
  F#m
 around you?   
Try to put yourself in
     A     G#
 my shoes

[Chorus]
C#m                       B
Oh, why you got to be so cold?
                      F#m
Why you got to go and cut 
me like a knife
    A                G#
And put our love on ice?
C#m                  
Oh, girl you know you 
           B
left this hole      
Right hеre in the middle 
       F#m
of my soul
G#    A    G#         
Oh-oh, oh, why you got
          A
 to bе so cold?

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[Bridge]     
I can only feel my love 
         B
hangin' on
G#       B             A
I don't feel like it's over
              G#
I'm still on fire
G# 
Why you gotta be so-?
C#m B F#m G# A G#
C#m B F#m G# A G#

[Chorus]
C#m                      B
Oh, why you got to be so cold?
                      F#m
Why you got to go and cut 
me like a knife
    A               G#
And put our love on ice?
C#m                  
Oh, girl you know you
           B
 left this hole 
Right here in the
              F#m
 middle of my soul
G#    A    G#        
Oh-oh, oh, why you got
           C#m   B
 to be so cold?

[Outro]
                     F#m  G# A
Why you got to be so cold?
G#                  C#m    B
Why you got to be so cold?
                 F#m  G# A G#
You got to be so cold
C#m B F#m A G#

How to play Cold: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Cold by Chris Stapleton on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Cold by Chris Stapleton is in the key of C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 5 chords: C#m, B, F#m, A and G#.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – G# – C#m – B (VI – V – i – VII in C♯ minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Am, G, Dm, F, E (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯

Cold chords: questions

What key is Cold in?

Cold by Chris Stapleton is in the key of C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Cold?

Cold uses 5 chords: C#m, B, F#m, A, G#.

What is the chord progression of Cold?

The main progression is A – G# – C#m – B (VI – V – i – VII).

Is Cold easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Am, G, Dm, F, E (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo).

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