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Katy Perry - Hot n Cold Chords

Chord reference G, D, Am, C, Em
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G]You change your [D]mind, like a [Am]girl changes [C]clothes Yeah [G]you, [D]PMS, like a [Am]bitch I would [C]know, and [G]you over [D]think Always [Am]speak, [C]cryptically I should [G]know, that [D]you’re no good for [Am]me [C]

‘Cause you’re [G]hot then you’re cold, you’re [D]yes then you’re no You’re [Am]in then you’re out, you’re [C]up then you’re down You’re [G]wrong when it’s right, it’s [D]black and it’s white We [Am]fight, we break up, we [C]kiss, we make up (You) [G]You don’t really want to [D]stay, no (But you) [Am]But you don’t really want to [C]go-o You’re [G]hot then you’re cold, you’re [D]yes then you’re no You’re [Am]in and you’re out, you’re [C]up and you’re down

[G] [D] [Am] [C] [G]We used to [D]be, just like [Am]twins So in [C]sync, the [G]same [D]energy Now’s a [Am]dead [C]battery, used to [G]laugh bout [D]nothing Now your [Am]plain [C]boring, I should [G]know that [D]You’re not gonna [Am]change [C]

‘Cause you’re [G]hot then you’re cold, you’re [D]yes then you’re no You’re [Am]in then you’re out, you’re [C]up then you’re down You’re [G]wrong when it’s right, it’s [D]black and it’s white We [Am]fight, we break up, we [C]kiss, we make up (You) [G]You don’t really want to [D]stay, no (But you) [Am]But you don’t really want to [C]go You’re [G]hot then you’re cold, you’re [D]yes then you’re no You’re [Am]in and you’re out, you’re [C]up and you’re down

[Em] [C] [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [Em]Someone [C]call the doctor, [G]got a [D]case of a love bi-polar [Em]Stuck on a [C]roller coaster, [G]can’t get off [D]this ride [G]You change your [D]mind, like a [Am]girl changes [C]clothes

Cause you’re [G]hot then you’re cold, you’re [D]yes then you’re no You’re [Am]in then you’re out, you’re [C]up then you’re down You’re [G]wrong when it’s right, it’s [D]black and it’s white We [Am]fight, we break up, we [C]kiss, we make up (You) [G]You don’t really want to [D]stay, no (But you) [Am]But you don’t really want to [C]go-o You’re [G]hot then you’re cold, you’re [D]yes then you’re no You’re [Am]in and you’re out, you’re [C]up and you’re down

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Artist Katy Perry
Album One of the Boys
Genres Pop
Year 2008
Key G

How to Play Hot n Cold on Guitar?

Katy Perry - Hot n Cold can be played in the key of G using the G, D, Am, C, Em chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Hot n Cold with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.