Cold Cold Ground

Cold Cold Ground easy guitar chords by Tom Waits

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  • Intro 1



    Verse 1
    crestfallen 
    sidekick 
    in 
    an 
    old 
    café 

    Never 
    slept 
    with 
    dream 

    before 
    he 
    had 
    to 
    go 
    away 

    There's 
    bell 
    in 
    the 
    tower, 

    Uncle 
    Ray 
    bought 
    round 

    Don't 
    worry 
    about 
    the 
    army 

    in 
    the 
    cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    Cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    Cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    Cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    Verse 2
    Now 
    don't 
    be 
    crybaby 

    when 
    there's 
    wood 
    in 
    the 
    shed 

    There's 
    bird 
    in 
    the 
    chimney 

    and 
    stone 
    in 
    my 
    bed 

    When 
    the 
    road's 
    washed 
    out, 

    we 
    pass 
    the 
    bottle 
    around 

    And 
    wait 
    in 
    the 
    arms 

    of 
    the 
    cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    The 
    cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    The 
    cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    The 
    cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    Verse 3
    There's 
    ribbon 
    in 
    the 
    willow, 

    there's 
    tire-swing 
    rope 

    There's 
    briar 
    patch 
    of 
    berries 

    takin' 
    over 
    the 
    slope 

    The 
    cat'll 
    sleep 
    in 
    the 
    mailbox 

    and 
    we'll 
    never 
    go 
    to 
    town 

    Till 
    we 
    bury 
    every 
    dream 

    in 
    the 
    cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    In 
    the 
    cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    In 
    the 
    cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    In 
    the 
    cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    Solo 1
    In 
    the 
    cold 
    cold 

    (ground) 



    Verse 4
    Give 
    me 
    Winchester 
    rifle 

    and 
    whole 
    box 
    of 
    shells 

    Blow 
    the 
    roof 
    off 
    the 
    goat 
    barn, 

    let 
    it 
    roll 
    down 
    the 
    hill 

    The 
    pi
    ano 
    is 
    firewood, 

    Times 
    Square 
    is 
    dream 

    find 
    we'll 
    lay 
    down 
    together 

    in 
    the 
    cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    In 
    the 
    cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    The 
    cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    In 
    the 
    cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    Verse 5
    We'll 
    call 
    the 
    cops 
    on 
    the 
    Breedloves, 

    bring 
    Bible 
    and 
    rope 

    And 
    whole 
    box 
    of 
    Rebel 

    and 
    bar 
    of 
    soap 

    Make 
    pile 
    of 
    trunk 
    tires 

    and 
    burn 
    'em 
    all 
    down 

    Bring 
    dollar 
    with 
    you, 
    baby, 

    in 
    the 
    cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    In 
    the 
    cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    In 
    the 
    cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    In 
    the 
    cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    Outro 1
    Take 
    weathervane 
    rooster, 

    throw 
    rocks 
    at 
    his 
    head 

    Stop 
    talking 
    to 
    the 
    neighbors 

    until 
    we 
    all 
    go 
    dead 

    Be
    ware 
    of 
    my 
    temper 

    and 
    the 
    dog 
    that 
    I've 
    found 

    Break 
    all 
    the 
    windows 

    in 
    the 
    cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    In 
    the 
    cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    In 
    the 
    cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    In 
    the 
    cold 
    cold 
    ground 

    [Repeat 
    and 
    fade] 
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