Maroon 5 - Cold Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram
[Opening]
[F]Cold enough to chill my [G]bones
It feels like I don’t [Am]know you anymore
[Em]I don’t understand why you’re so [F]cold to me
With every [G]breath you breathe
[Em]I see there’s [Am]something going on
[Em]I don’t understand why you’re so [F]cold.
[verse 2]
[F]Are we taking time or a time out?
[G]I can’t take the in between
[Am]Asking me for space here in my house
[Em]You know how to fuck with me
[F]Acting like we’re not together
[G]After everything that we’ve been through
[Am]Sleeping up under the covers
[Em]How am I so far away from you?
[chorus]
[F]Distant when we’re [G]kissing, feel so [Am]different
Baby, [Em]tell me how did you get so
[verse 3]
[F]Cold enough to chill my [G]bones
It feels like I don’t [Am]know you anymore
[Em]I don’t understand why you’re so [F]cold to me
With every [G]breath you breathe
[Em]I see there’s [Am]something going on
[Em]I don’t understand why you’re so [F]cold, yeah.
[chorus]
[G]Ooh, yeah, [Am]ooh, yeah
[Em]I don’t understand why you’re so [F]cold.
[verse 4]
[F]What you holding on, holding on for?
[G]If you wanna leave just leave
[Am]Why you wanna bite your tongue for?
[Em]The silence is killing me
[F]Acting like we’re not together
[verse 5]
[G]If you don’t want this, then what’s the use?
[Am]Sleeping up under the covers
[Em]How am I so far away from you?
[chorus]
[F]Distant when we’re [G]kissing, feel so [Am]different
Baby, [Em]tell me how did you get so
[verse 6]
[F]Cold enough to chill my [G]bones
It feels like I don’t [Am]know you anymore
[Em]I don’t understand why you’re so [F]cold to me
With every [G]breath you breathe
[Em]I see there’s [Am]something going on
[Em]I don’t understand why you’re so [F]cold.
[chorus]
[G]Ooh, yeah, [Am]ooh, yeah
[Em]I don’t understand why you’re so [F]cold, yeah
[G]Ooh, yeah, [Am]ooh, yeah
[Em]I don’t understand why you’re so [F]cold.
[verse 7]
[F]Never thought that you were like this
[G]I took the tag off of and made you priceless
[Am]I just spent half a mill’ on a chandelier
[Em]Now you tryna cut me [F]off like a light switch, yeah
[verse 8]
[F]Trying to stay, and I leave
[G]Saying that you need some time to breath
[Am]Thinking that I’m sleeping on the [Em]four letter word
[Em]But the four letter word don’t sleep
[verse 9]
[F]We going two separate ways
[G]You ain’t been acting the same
[Am]You gotta go, but the [Em]way your
ass used to be you gold dig every day
[F]I switched the [G]four door to the two door
[Am]’Cause I can’t let my driver hear what you say
[Em]Girl, I tried to give you space
[Am]Baby tell me how did you [Em]get so cold
[Closing]
[F]Cold enough to chill my [G]bones
It feels like I don’t [Am]know you anymore
[Em]I don’t understand why you’re so [F]cold to me
With every [G]breath you breathe
[Em]I see there’s [Am]something going on
[Em]I don’t understand why you’re so [F]cold, yeah.
[chorus]
[G]Ooh, yeah, [Am]ooh, yeah
[Em]I don’t understand why you’re so [F]cold, yeah
[G]Ooh, yeah, [Am]ooh, yeah
[Em]I don’t understand why you’re so [F]cold.
How to play Cold on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Maroon 5 - Cold on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Cold uses these transitions most often: Am → Em (24), Em → F (23), and F → G (23). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with F - G chord transition.
1. F → G chord transition
To move from F to G;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
2. G → Am chord transition
To move from G to Am;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
3. Am → Em chord transition
To move from Am to Em;
- While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
4. Em → F chord transition
To move from Em to F;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
5. G → Em chord transition
To move from G to Em;
- While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
Cold chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Cold.
- Cold includes 98 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Cold contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Cold connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
- Em → Am: 12%
- Em → F: 8%
After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).- F → G: 21%