Cold Water Chords by Tom Waits

Tempo:
87.4 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

Am

D

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Cold Water - Tom Waits chords
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[Am]
And I woke up this morning with a [F#] cold water, [E] with a cold water, [A] with a cold water.
Woke up this morning with a [E] cold water, with a cold water, [Am] with a cold.
[A] Well the police at the station in there don't look friendly, [E] don't look friendly, [A]
don't look friendly.
Police at the station in there don't [E] look friendly, don't look [Am] friendly with that long [D] line of cripples.
[A]
[D]
[A] I [F#m] ain't [A] [E]
got no money, well I ain't got no money.
So I'm gonna go out and get some money.
Cause I'm [A] hoping but I ain't got [E] no money, ain't got no money, well I ain't.
[A] Found an old dog and it seems to like me, [E] seems to like me, [A] well it [E] seems to like me.
Found an old [Am] dog and it seems to like me, [E] seems to like me, well [A] it seems to like me.
[D] Seen him fell in the cardboard sand.
[A] Scraped up a little bit of my father's land.
[D] Pregnant women in the Vietnam Vets.
[G] I sat down on the [F#m] freeway, about as high as it [A] gets.
Well I slept in the crib, God it was cool and still, [E] cool and still, it [A] was cool and still.
[E]
[Am] [E]
[A] [D] Slept all night in a cedar grove.
I [A] was born to ramble, born to [D] roam.
Some man was searching for the holy grave.
Well there ain't nothing sweet or old, nothing sweet or old.
[F#m] Well then I ride in the [Am] rails, I [A]
[F#] [Em] [E]
[A] [Em] [A]
[E]
[A] [Am]
[F#] [E]
[A]
[E]
[A] [D] look for the cell phone.
24, [A] well they shoot me away from me the time before.
[D] Turn them backs and they lock their doors.
I'm [A#] watching TV in the window [F#m] of a furniture store.
And [A] I woke up this [Am] morning with a [E] cold water, cold water, with [A] a cold water.
I woke up this morning with a cold water, [E] with a cold water, with [A] a cold water.
Well then I woke up this [Am] morning with a [E] cold water, cold water, with a cold [A] water.
Woke [E] up this morning with a cold water, cold water, with a cold water.
[E]
[G#] [D#]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
Am
2311
D
1321
F#m
123111112
A
1231
E
2311
Am
2311
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Let's start jamming Tom Waits - Cold Water chords, practice the chord sequence Am, E, A, E and E. Start with a comfortable 43 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 87. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: A Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ And I woke up this morning with a [F#] cold water, [E] with a cold water, [A] with a cold water. _
Woke up this morning with a [E] cold water, with a cold water, [Am] with a cold.
_ _ [A] Well _ _ the police at the station in there don't look friendly, [E] don't look friendly, [A] _
don't look friendly.
Police at the station in there don't [E] look friendly, _ don't look [Am] friendly with that long _ _ [D] _ line of cripples.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ I [F#m] ain't _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
got no money, well _ _ I ain't got no money.
_ So I'm gonna go out and get some money.
Cause I'm [A] hoping but I ain't got [E] no money, ain't got no money, well I ain't.
_ _ [A] Found an old dog and it seems to like me, [E] seems to like me, [A] well it [E] seems to like me.
Found an old [Am] dog and it seems to like me, [E] _ seems to like me, well [A] it seems to like me.
[D] Seen him fell in the cardboard sand.
[A] Scraped up a little bit of my father's land.
[D] _ Pregnant women in the Vietnam Vets.
[G] I sat down on the [F#m] freeway, about as high as it [A] gets.
Well I slept in the crib, God it was cool and still, [E] cool and still, it [A] was cool and still.
_ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Slept all night in a cedar grove.
I [A] was born to ramble, born to [D] roam.
Some man was searching for the holy grave.
Well there ain't nothing sweet or old, nothing sweet or old.
[F#m] Well then I ride in the [Am] rails, I [A] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ look for the cell phone.
24, [A] well they shoot me away from me the time before.
[D] _ Turn them backs and they lock their doors.
I'm [A#] watching TV in the window [F#m] of a furniture store.
And [A] I woke up this [Am] morning with a [E] cold water, _ cold water, with [A] a cold water.
I woke up this morning with a cold water, [E] with a cold water, with [A] a cold water.
Well then I woke up this [Am] morning with a [E] cold water, cold water, with a cold _ _ [A] water.
Woke [E] up this morning with a cold water, cold water, with a cold water.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song, written by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, is featured on the album Mule Variations.

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