Cold Snap, by Weeping Tile -- written by Sarah Harmer
from the album "Cold Snap" (1995)
intro riff:
G# E G# E
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e-----------------|-----------------|
B---4-4-4-7-4---0-|---4-4-4-7-4---5-| x2
G-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|
G#(on 1, 1+ and 2) E(on 3, 3+ and 4) x4
verse 1
G# E G# E G# E
Someone always leaves that light on
G# E G# E G# E
I have dreams that little boys burn the house
G# E G# E G#
Set afire the i-vy in the window pane
E G# E
Up from the ground
G# E
Fire drills unskilled
G# E
They're uniformed
G# E
Wall paper's warm
G# E
Wall paper's warm
B A
He's gone up, he's gone up, he's gone up to
G# E G# E
Lie down
B A G# E G# E
I stay and I wait I go quietly
B A
And watch the minute hand, how could it be
G# E G# E
Stolen from you?
B
Cold snap
A E
Dentalfreeze
during the chorus, when the G# E progression comes in the lead guitar
plays this
first time: second time:
G# E G# E
1 2 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e--------------------| E-------------------------|
B-7b9--7b9-----------| x2 B---7b9-7b9r7-------------| x2
G-----------7b9--7b9-| G---------------7b9-7b9r7-|
D--------------------| D-------------------------|
A--------------------| A-------------------------|
E--------------------| E-------------------------|
third time:
G# E G# E
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e-------------------|----------------------|
B-7b9--7b9----------|-7b9--7b9-10b12-10b12-|
G-----------7b9-7b9-|----------------------|
D-------------------|----------------------|
A-------------------|----------------------|
E-------------------|----------------------|
intro riff x2
verse 2
G# E G# E G# E
I hope you weren't offended
G# E G# E G# E
What I said about the mausoleum
G# E G# E G#
And we live rent-free on loyalist land
E G# E
Better crank the heat
Fire drills...
second chorus:
He's gone up, he's gone up, he's gone up to
Lie down
I stay and I wait at the end of the stairs
And watch the minute hand, how could it be
Stolen from you?
Cold snap
Frigid air
verse 3 (I'm not too sure about the lyrics)
G# E
Watch the minute hand
G# E
How could it be still
G# E
Little bird is caught
G# E
In a deep thought
G# E G#
I don't wanna seem unkeen
E G#
You seem unkeen (last line x4)
transcribed by Annie Lord
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