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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
♫ Intro:
Bb F
Dm7 Bbsus2
♫ Verse 1:
Bb
I'm the tall glass of water
you lost in your kitchen
F
I'm casually cruel like a senior prediction
Dm7
Most likely to leave at the
Bbsus2
Sign of a fork in the road
Bb
You looked just like your father
As the news was delivered
F
Cut a hole in my heart that bled into my liver
Dm7
I miss bein' alone
Bbsus2
When it didn't mean bein' alone
♫ Verse 2:
Bb
And if love was contagious,
I might be immune to it
F
Pain's like cold water,
Your brain just gets used to it
Dm7
I try to keep swimmin' and keep
Bbsus2
Dad's good word in my mouth
Bb
But they're fightin' like dogs
In thе town 'cross the river
F
Over a brand new crosswalk
That won't matter come winter
Dm7
Oh sometimes folks just need
Bbsus2
Something to be angry about
Bb
What you angry about?
♫ Chorus 1:
F F/A
I ain't bitter 'bout much these days
Bb F
In some ways, I'm damn lucky to be here
F F/A
Where all the miners stayed in them good old days
Bb F
Yes, real men used to sleep here
Dm C5
All those roadside graves where my friends still lay
Bb F
I walk by just to weep here
Dm A/C#
They say killin' time ain't a homicide
Bb
But a prayer for a leap year
Bb F
Bb F
♫ Verse 3:
Bb
I'm the roach in your drawer,
I lived here long before you
F
I'm the rumble of war,
It gets hard to ignore you
Dm7
Well love, sometimes folks
Just need something they can scream at
Bbsus2
Scream at
Bb
I'm the hills in the distance,
You see me, can't be me
F
You need me in half, Lord,
I need you completely
Dm7
Oh sometimes folks just need
Bb
Something they can scream at
♫ Chorus 2:
F F/A
I ain't bitter 'bout much these days
Bb F
In some ways, I'm damn lucky to be here
F F/A
Where all the miners stayed in them good old days
Bb F
Yes, real men used to sleep here
Dm
All those roadside graves
C5
Where my friends still lay
Bb F
I walk by just to weep here
Dm A/C#
They say killin' time ain't a homicide
Bb
But a prayer for a leap year
Dm7 A/C#
They say killin' time ain't a homicide
Bb
But a prayer for a leap year
♫ Instrumental:
Bb F
Bb F Dm7 Bbsus2
♫ Outro:
F Bb
I'm on any ground, I'm in Bordertown
Dm Bb
I'm a college kid with my windows down
Bb C5
I'm an astronaut, you're the moon
Dm7 Bbsus2
I stare at you, I sing to you
F Bb
I'm in Bordertown, I'm on any ground
Dm C6
I'm a college kid with my windows down
Bb C6
I'm an astronaut, you're the moon
Dm7 Bbsus2
I sing to you, I scream at you
Dm7 Bbsus2
I'll stare at you, I'll sting at you
Chords used in Pain Is Cold Water
by Noah Kahan
:
F, F/A, A/C#, Bb, Bbsus2, C5, C6, Dm, Dm7
Song History
Published: September 3, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025