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Key: G
♫ Intro:
G D G G
♫ Verse 1:
G G
Country summer 'round mid-July
G G
Weather man’s callin' for record highs
C C G G
Sun sure is cookin' tonight’s kinda lookin' a little chilly
G G
She packed her things, she took her heart
G G C
Loaded it up in a little red car, up 'n' left
C G G D D
Headed west to Albuquerque, in a hurry
♫ Chorus:
C C G G
The only thing that darlin' left behind
G D D
Is a twenty-four pack in the fridge of blue Coors light
G G C C
She must have known I would need it to survive
G C G G D
This cold cold cold cold night
♫ Verse 2:
G G
Well my heart is achin', the tops are breakin'
G G
Each one down is a mem'ry erased ’n’
C C
Ain't nothin’ left round here in sight
D D
But I got a feelin' it'll be alright
♫ Chorus:
C C G G
'Cause the only thing that darlin’ left behind
G D D
Is that twenty-four pack in the fridge of blue Coors light
G G C C
She must have known I would need it to survive
G C G G D
This cold cold cold cold night
♫ Instrumental:
G G C C G G D D G G C C G D G G
♫ Chorus:
C C G G
The only thing that darlin' left behind
G D D
Is that twenty-four pack in the fridge of blue Coors light
G G C C
She must have known I would need it to survive
C
She was right
G C G G
This cold cold cold cold night
G G C
The best thing that I got out of her goodbye
G C G G D G
Is this cold cold cold cold night
Song History
Published: March 30, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025