Tracy Chapman

^{G G
D C G G}
verse1:
There w ^D as a little boy
^C once upon a time, who in
^G spite of his young age and small s ^G ize, knew his mind. For
^D every copper penny and
^C clover he would find, make a
^G wish for better days, the ^G end of hard times for no more...
chorus:
^C cold feet. C ^D old cold cold cold cold ^G feet... ^G
(now keep playing D C G G for the verses and C D G for
the choruses the whole song...)
verse2:
His c ^D lothes were alway clean,
^C his face was always scrubbed, there was
^G food on the table, enough to ^G fill him up. His
^D house was full of life, his
^C house was full of love, but when
^G winterdays arrived, there was ^G never money enough to shod this
^C cold feet, c ^D old cold cold cold f ^G eet... ^G
verse3:
He grew ^D up to be a worker
^C determined to succeed, he made a
^G life for himself free from
^G worldly wants or needs. But with no-
^D body to share the life he'd made no-
^C body to keep him warm
^G at night, when he'd go to sleep he' ^G d sleep alone with his...
^C cold feet, c ^D old cold cold cold fe ^G et... ^G
verse4:
One n ^D ight he walked the street looking
^C to the heaven above searching
^G for a shooting star, a be ^G nevolved god. When a
^D woman passing by brushed his
^C arm he turned and found love. He then
^G wished for the courage to ask this st ^G ranger who she was to not have...
^G cold feet, ^D cold cold cold cold f ^G eet... ^G
verse5:
One year ^D later he stood beside her. He vowed I'll give you
^C everything you want. She said, "I'll
^G take some love from my heart to k ^G eep your body warm, you won't have...
^C cold feet, c ^D old cold cold cold ^G feet"... ^G
verse6:
He ^D thought she'd like the party life and
^C want the finer things, so he
^G promised more than he could by, He'd
^G promised her the sun and the moon to not have...
^C cold feet, ^D cold cold cold cold f ^G eet... ^G
verse7:
He w ^D orked day and night, his
^C fingers to the bone.
^G His worried mind, guilty conscience drive him on. He can
^D give her what she needs. He wants to
^C give her what he thinks she wants. Her
^G sad eyed face, his empty ^G pockets drive him on ^G __________ ^G _ and his...
^C cold feet, ^D cold cold cold cold ^G feet... ^G
verse8:
He'd ^D struggled all his life to
^C be an honest man, proud that the
^G dirt on his palms was the s ^G oil of the land, but some
^D guys he knew from high school days
^C said they had a plan to get
^G rich real quick and they could co ^G unt him in if he don't have...
^C cold feet, c ^D old cold cold cold f ^G eet... ^G
verse9:
He t ^D hought about their offer,
^C accepted it without qualms.
^G Dreamt about the life he'd buy, the ^G comfort that would come without...
^C cold feet, c ^D old cold cold cold ^G feet... ^G
verse10:
He dec ^D ided to drive the car, he de-
^C cided to carry the gun, to take the
^G biggest risk of all to prove his l ^G oyalty to his friends. He de-
^D cided to tell his wife
^C things would soon turn around. He said,"The
^G little boy is dead, a ^G man stands with you now, without...
^C cold feet, c ^D old cold cold cold fe ^G et... ^G
Without ... ^C cold feet, ^D cold cold cold cold f ^G eet..." ^G
verse11:
He t ^D hought he'd set his clock right. He
^C thought he'd read his wath. He
^G left in such a hurry, he didn't ^G think to wish for luck. Makes no
^D difference if you're early, no
^C difference if you're late,
^G when you're out of time. The ^G flowers have been laid. You're ^G six feet underground with
^C cold feet, co ^D ld cold cold cold fe ^G et...
That's all. The rythm and the malody for each single verse varies...
Hope you enjoy the song, peat...