Song Help - Floyd Tilman's Cold, Cold War

was wondering if anyone could give me some chords for this version of the song
This Cold War with You?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEfqMXvNH3Y

Here's how we do it. The kick is shown first, starting on 2. The D FM7 BbM7 A7 is like the Nightlife kick. We use it between verses 1 and 2, as shown. m7 is minor seventh chord and M7 means major seventh chord. I think I have it right so there is a / for every beat a chord is repeated.

Cold Cold War – D

1234 1D#dim// Em7/// A7/// DM7/FM7/ BbM7/ A7/

1. D/D7/ G/Gm/ D/Em7/ F#m7/Fm7/ Em7/// A7/// DM7/FM7/ BbM7/A7/

2. D/D7/ G/Gm/ D/Em7/ F#m7/Fm7/ Em7/// A7/// D/G/ D/// to bridge

Bridge: D7/// D7/// G/// G/// B7/// B7/// E7/// A7///

wow, thank you!! will work on that tonight!

Glad to help. One of my favorite tunes to play. Let me know if you want suggestions on chord forms or anything.

when you say D/Em7 for example... you mean D to Em7th or Em7th with a D bass note?

when you say D/Em7 for example... you mean D to Em7th or Em7th with a D bass note?

No. All the /s mean a beat repeating the last chord.

So D/Em7/ F#m7/Fm7/ Em7/// means:

D D Em7 Em7 F#m7 F#m7 Fm7 Fm7 Em7 Em7 Em7 Em7,

which I play all dowstrokes; one downstroke per chord as I have written in out in full.

Ok thats what I thought but wasnt sure :)

thanks again :)

I had this on my home computer, if you're having trouble figuring out the chord chart I posted.


Cold Cold War

The [D] sun goes down and [G] leaves me [Gm] sad and [D] blue [Em7 F#m7 Fm7]
The old Iron [Em7] Curtain falls on [A7] this cold war with [DM7] you [FM7 BbM7 A7]
[D]You won't speak and [G] I won't [Gm]speak it's [D]true [Em7 F#m7 Fm7]
Two stubborn [Em7] people with a [A7] cold war to go [D] through [G D]

[D7]Why oh why does love ever come to [G] couples like you and me
Whose [B7] cold cold wars are never won and whose [E7] hearts just can't be [A7] free


So [D] lets do right or [G] let's just[Gm] say we’re [D] through [Em7 F#m7 Fm7]
I just can't [Em7] stand another [A7] cold, cold war with [D] you

great thanks,

I was messing around with this last night, do you use barr chords for these?

great thanks,

I was messing around with this last night, do you use barr chords for these?

Yes. I'll post you some forms after work, or in the morning.

I usually play this with the D chord up around the 10th fret, although I usually think that it is a little high up there. Here's the kick chords, and I use that Em7 form for the F#m7 and Fm7 at the 14th and 13 fret respectively for the "Stormy Monday" chords in the verse.

D#dim Em7 A7
---------------
-10----12--10--
-11----12--12--
-10----12--11--
---------------
-11----12--12—



DM7 FM7 BbM7 A7
-----------------
-10--13---10--10-
-11--14---10--12-
-11--14---12--11-
----------13-----
-10--13-------12-



For the D D7 G Gm, you can use the regular bar chords. I use these:

D D7 G Gm
-----------------
-10------12--12--
-11--11----------
-----10--9---8---
-12--------------
-10--10--10--10—




Then the D Em7 F#m7 Fm7 etc. using the appropriate forms above.

To end the verse, the D and G forms used above. For the bridge, the D and D7 form used above, and on the G, since it is of fairly long duration, I put a little motion in it with a vamp move:


G / GM7 / G6 / / /
-------------------
-----------8-------
-12--11----9--------
-9---9-----9--------
--------------------
-10--10----10--------


For the B7 and E7 these, and then walk up from the A7 back to the D chord at the 10th fret:

B7 E7
-------
----5--
-8--7--
-7--6--
-------
-7--7--


A7 G Cdim A7
¬-----------------
--------7-----8--
-7---7--8-----9--
-5---5--7-----7--
-----------------
-5---7--8-----9--


I know there are some tab errors in there I haven't caught, but I haven't caught them. I'll do some forms for playing a little lower on the neck tomorrow.

Here's chord forms for playing it down a little further.

Here's the kick, Nightlife turnaround and first chords on the verse:

D#dim Em7 A7
---------------
-7------8-------
-5------7---6-----
-7------5---5-----
-6------7--------
------------5---

DM7 FM7 BbM7 A7
-----------------
-7---10--6-------
-6---9---7----6--
-7---10--7----5--
-5---8-----------
---------6----5--

D D7 G Gm
--------3---2--
-3--3---3---3--
-2--5---4---3--
-4--4---5---5--
-5------5---5--
----5---3---3--



For the D Em7 F#m7 Fm7 chords, I would use one of these forms:


D Em7
-------------
-3---8--------
-2---7--------
-4---5----------
-5---7----------
-------------

D Em7
-----7--------
-7---8--------
-7---7--------
-7---9----------
-5---7----------
-------------



On the bridge, the D and D7 above, and for the G/ GM7/ G6/// on the long G chord (Micky Baker, Book One, by the way):


G GM7 G6
-3---------
-3--3---3--
-4--4---4--
-5--4---2--
-5---------
-3--3---3--


Then that same B7 E7 and A7 walk up like I showed in the previous post:

B7 E7
-------
----5--
-8--7--
-7--6--
-------
-7--7--


A7 G Cdim A7
¬-----------------
--------7-----8--
-7---7--8-----9--
-5---5--7-----7--
-----------------
-5---7--8-----9--

I first heard that song played over the credits of the cult film classic "The Atomic Cafe." Has been one of my favorites ever since.

Major Thanks to LG for his hard work!!

THank you!!

Frank