Cold At Night chords by The Mountain Goats

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: A

Intro:

A A A A E x4


Verse 1:
D          E            A
Let yourself go in the current
D          E            A
Only rise and fall as the angles allow
D                       F#m
Finally make a break for the surface
D                                E
Breathe in the sweet air of the here and now
C#m                           A
Wake up in the arms of the earth
D                            E
Fully present at the second birth

Chorus:
  A             E                     F#m              E            D
Well the first thing you learn is how strong you can be if you have to
A             E                    F#m             E        D
And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night


Verse 2:
D               E                  A
Let the waves break where they have to break
D               E                  A
Let the people make ready to approach the throne
D                           F#m
Two are going to stumble along the way
D                        E
One is going to go up alone
C#m                         A
Fires gathering on a distant peak
D                                E
Let me get some sleep before I speak


Chorus:
        A                 E           F#m            E                  D
Well the first thing you learn is how far you can go with no gas in the tank
A             E                    F#m             E        D
And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night


Interlude:
A        D                    A
Lightly row, but this much I know
 E                                     D            A
The first thing you learn will be the last thing to go


Instrumental:
A A A A E


Verse 3:
D                  E               A
Sharpen sticks and stab at the tide pools
D                  E               A
Pitch a camp as close as we can to shore
D                         F#m
Nobody thought to carry a compass
D                   E
It's not the 19th century any more
C#m                              A
On the third day you said you felt sick
D                       E
I could hear the clock tick


Chorus:
A             E                       F#m            E                  D
The first thing you learn is there's always a clock ticking somewhere
A             E                    F#m             E        D
And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night
A             E                    F#m             E        D
The first thing you learn is how strong you can be if you have to, so strong

A             E                    F#m             E        D
And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night
A             E                    F#m             E        D
And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night
A             E                    F#m             E        D
And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night


Outro:
A A A A E  x4