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Cold Hands from New York chords by
Gordon Lightfoot
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Key: D major
Intro 1
A
A

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Verse 1
A
A

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I came down through Albany

to New York
G
G

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To find what I'd been missin'
A
A

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I looked across the river to the city
G
G

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Where the windows all stood glistenin'
F#m
F#m
2

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I stood listenin'
Verse 2
A
A

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Into a tunnel I did rise, like a grave inside
G
G

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But I was young and able
A
A

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When I came out the other end

Ah through the smoke,
G
G

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the winter light was feeble
F#m
F#m
2

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Unreadable
Verse 3
A
A

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I was optimistic though,

a cabbie told me where to go
G
G

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I thanked him
A
A

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A face of white, a face of brown
G
G

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Ah here a smile and there a look of danger
F#m
F#m
2

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For a stranger
Verse 4
Em
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It was too unreal for me
F#m
F#m
2

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I found no one who trusted me
G
G

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There was no man could offer me
A
A

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A cold hand from New York
Verse 5
G
G

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F#m
F#m
2

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A
A

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Cold hands from New York
G
G

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A voice within you cries,
A
A

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"Won't someone please help me

I'll do the same for you one day
G
G

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If you should ever pass my way
A
A

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and need me"
Interlude 1
F#m
F#m
2

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B
B
2

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Verse 6

A
A

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I came down to live alone

in New York
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G

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The city of the living
A
A

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There were fortunes at my

feet but most of men
G
G

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Were taking, none we giving
F#m
F#m
2

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Or forgiving
Verse 7
A
A

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Children ran and children played

and roses grew in alleyways
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G

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I saw them
A
A

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There were men who lived in style

and others who had died
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G

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Where no one knew them
F#m
F#m
2

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Beause they couldn't win
Verse 8
A
A

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There were parks where old men

slept and dingy rooms
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G

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Where babies crept unwanted
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A

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Till I began to ask myself

if there were hope
G
G

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Or if it mattered what they did
F#m
F#m
2

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Or if they lived
Verse 9
Em
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It was too unreal for me
F#m
F#m
2

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I found no one who trusted me
G
G

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There was no man could offer me
A
A

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A cold hand from New York
Verse 10
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F#m
F#m
2

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A
A

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Cold hands from New York
G
G

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A voice within you cries,
A
A

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"Won't someone please help me

I'll do the same for you one day
G
G

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If you should ever pass my way
A
A

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and need me"
Interlude 2
F#m
F#m
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B
B
2

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G
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E
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Verse 11

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A

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I came down through Albany

to New York
G
G

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To find what I'd been missin'
A
A

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I looked across the river to the city
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G

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Where the windows all stood glistenin'
F#m
F#m
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I stood listenin'
Verse 12
A
A

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And there were prophets in the squares

And people there who smiled and said,
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G

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"Forget it"
A
A

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There were lovers in the park
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G

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And there was danger in the dark, I felt it
F#m
F#m
2

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So afraid of it
Verse 13
A
A

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And there were preachers

of the Word and poets
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G

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Who were never heard, I heard them
A
A

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There were those who would

not try to learn
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G

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The measure of the lie they're livin'
Verse 14
A
A

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I heard a young musician play in a place
G
G

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Where they paid you not to listen
A
A

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I heard a woman scream for help

while men stood by
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G

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And offered their best wishes
F#m
F#m
2

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That's how it is
Verse 15
Em
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It was too unreal for me
F#m
F#m
2

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I found no one who trusted me
G
G

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There was no man could offer me
A
A

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A cold hand from New York
Verse 16
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F#m
F#m
2

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A
A

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Cold hands from New York
G
G

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A voice within you cries,
A
A

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"Won't someone please help me

I'll do the same for you one day
G
G

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If you should ever pass
A
A

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my way and need me"
Verse 17
A
A

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Cold hands from New York
G
G

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A voice within you cries,
A
A

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"Won't someone please help me

I'll do the same for you one day
G
G

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If you should ever pass
A
A

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my way and need me"
Verse 18
A
A

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Cold hands from New York
G
G

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A voice within you cries,
A
A

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"Won't someone please help me

I'll do the same for you one day
G
G

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If you should ever pass my way
A
A

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and need me"
Outro 1
F#m
F#m
2

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B
B
2

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G
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E
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Chords
  • A

  • G

  • F#m

    2
  • Em

  • B

    2
  • E

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Cold Hands from New York by Gordon Lightfoot is D major.

The primary chords used in Cold Hands from New York are A, G, F#m, Em, B, E.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, G, F#m, Em, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Cold Hands from New York is approximately 105 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Cold Hands from New York using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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