Cold War Kids

Hot Coals

Cold War Kids


Tom: Bm

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                           Hot Coals - Cold War Kids
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tabbed by: adslam3

This tab is from a video of Nathan singing and playing acoustic on "A-Sides Presents" at this link:

Make sure your doing mostly barre chords until the end. Chord chart at bottom.


INTRO
G - Em - Bm - Bm (2 times)

VERSE
               G
I don't feel a thing
        Em       Bm
Walking on hot coals
            G       Em     Bm
No sensitivity in a fog of war
         G
Try to unwind
     Em           Bm
To enjoy the good life
                        G
But the pressure that I hold
      Em         Bm
On my shoulders goes

CHORUS (If you don't want to play this riff then it's same as verse)
Riff played over the chorus (2 times) riff starts on "reason"
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-11-9-9/12\7\4-4-4--4--6-7--4--|
D|-x--x--x--x-x/x-\x\x-x-x--x--x-x--x--|
A|-10-10-9--7-7/10\5\2-2-2--2--4-5--2--|
E|-------------------------------------|
              G      Em   Bm
I suspect the reason I am loved
              G             Em      Bm
Is because of how tight I'm holding on

VERSE
                            G
Nowadays you're supposed to talk
         Em     Bm
Problems on and on
                         G
Whatever happened to the old -fashioned
Em         Bm
Strong and silent type
                 G                Em
What they didn't know is once you get us in
Bm
Touch with our feelings
          G              Em
You would never hear the end
     Bm
Once you pull the pin

CHORUS
Riff played 4 times
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-11-9-9/12\7\4-4-4--4--6-7--4--|
D|-x--x--x--x-x/x-\x\x-x-x--x--x-x--x--|
A|-10-10-9--7-7/10\5\2-2-2--2--4-5--2--|
E|-------------------------------------|
              G      Em   Bm
I suspect the reason I am loved
              G             Em      Bm
Is because of how tight I'm holding on
             G        Em    Bm
If I set you free, If I let go
                G            Em      Bm
Tell me would I still be the one you want

BRIDGE
   A            D  Bm
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5--7b-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6--7b-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7b-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(5)-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

A    D
Bm                   A    D
Even a broken clock
Bm                   A    D
Is right twice a day
Bm                   A    D
Even a busted lock
Bm  (On this part on the album, one guitar hold the Bm and the other goes back to verse)
Can keep a thief away

VERSE
             G
He's not the type and soldiers
Em          Bm
Don't go to hell
       G
It's a place reserved for the
Em          Bm
Twisted and evil
        G           Em
Now you ask how I'm feeling
   Bm
I told you then
             G          Em          Bm
You're gonna torture me slowly with it

CHORUS
Riff played 4 times
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-11-9-9/12\7\4-4-4--4--6-7--4--|
D|-x--x--x--x-x/x-\x\x-x-x--x--x-x--x--|
A|-10-10-9--7-7/10\5\2-2-2--2--4-5--2--|
E|-------------------------------------|
              G      Em   Bm
I suspect the reason I am loved
              G             Em      Bm
Is because of how tight I'm holding on
             G        Em    Bm
If I set you free, If I let go
                G            Em      Bm
Tell me would I still be the one you want

ENDING (From here out, play open chords)
G - Em - Bm - Bm
               G     Em   Bm    Bm
I am falling behind
               G     Em   Bm    Bm
I am falling behind
                      G      Em  Bm   Bm
I'm falling falling behind
              G      Em   Bm
I suspect the reason I am loved
              G      Em   Bm
I suspect the reason I am loved
             G        Em    Bm
If I set you free, If I let go
                G            Em      Bm
Tell me would I still be the one you want

CHORDS
VERSE
     E  A  D  G  B  e
G:   -  10 12 12 12 10
Em:  -  7  9  9  8  7
Bm:  7  9  9  7  7  7
A:   5  7  7  6  7  7
D:   -  5  7  7  7  5
ENDING
G    3  2  0  0  3  3
Em   0  2  2  0  0  0
Bm   -  2  4  4  3  2