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A Little Colder

Box Set
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 3 times
Once  a poet laid the world  within his hands
 He'd been  around a time or two thought  he'd understand
Once  a woman felt the burning  of a man
 She laid  him in her cross hairs and started  home again
 Where the bottles  sit half empty
 Next to suicide  and sin
 Their hearts  a little darker by design
I'm  not crazy  'bout the world
 I'm not crazy  'bout myself
 I run around  an open book
 Making time  for someone else
 I lay my consciense  on the line
 And I can make the world  a little colder if I try.
Once  a levee lost the might  for standing strong
Shattered  under pressure that water  swept along
Once  the poet found his inspiration gone
 He grabbed  the wheel with both his hands just to keep  him holding
on
 To the bottle  in the bedroom
 And the promise  in the dawn
 His blood  a little thicker over time
 Every evening  with my back against the wall
 Powerless to persecute,  powerless to call
 As the poet grappled  for the meaning of it all
 He rose  a little wiser from the dust

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Readable chord sheet for A Little Colder by Box Set

[C] [Am] [G] 3 times

[C]Once a poet laid the [Am]world within his [G]hands
He'd [C]been around a time or two [Am]thought he'd under[G]stand
[C]Once a woman felt the [Am]burning of a [G]man
She [C]laid him in her cross hairs and [Am]started home a[G]gain
Where the [F]bottles sit half empty
Next to [C]suicide and [G]sin
Their [Am]hearts a little darker by de[D]sign

[G]I'm not [Em]crazy 'bout the [C]world
I'm not [Am]crazy 'bout my[G]self
I run a[Em]round an open [C]book
Making [Am]time for someone [G]else
I lay my [Em]consciense on the [C]line
And I can make the [Am]world a little colder if I [D]try.

[C]Once a levee lost the [Am]might for standing [G]strong
[C]Shattered under pressure that [Am]water swept a[G]long
[C]Once the poet found his [Am]inspiration [G]gone
He [C]grabbed the wheel with both his hands just to [Am]keep him holding
[G]on
To the [F]bottle in the bedroom
And the [C]promise in the [G]dawn
His [Am]blood a little thicker over [D]time

[C] Every [D]evening with my back against the [C]wall
Powerless to [D]persecute, powerless to [C]call
As the poet [D]grappled for the meaning of it [C]all
He [Am]rose a little wiser from the [D]dust

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