Greg Graffin:
Cold As The Clay Chords, from the album Cold As The Clay.
Tabbed by Ricky Horror (mrrickyhorror@yahoo.com for questions or errors)
I can't believe no one has posted this one yet. A great song by one of the best artists around.
Intro/Riff1: E5 - A5 - Ab5 - F#5 - E5
verse: E5 - A5 - B5 - C#5 - B-{R1} - E5
chorus: {R2} - A5 - B5 - C#5 - B5 - A5 , B5 - A-{R3} - F#5 - E5
Riff2: E5 - F#5 - Ab5 - A5 (Basically riff1 inverted)
Riff3: A5 - Ab5 - E5 - F#5
*note: I think the F#m's might simply be F#5 , but it sounds more accurate to me as
a minor chord when I play it.
Intro: E5 - A5 - Ab5 - F#5 - E5 {rpt}
E5 A5
Whispers of ancients buried by dust,
B5 C#5
Echoes of ages in canyons of rust,
B5 {Riff1: A5 Ab5 F#m}E5 {rpt riff1}
Is heaven so lonely? I'll know soon enough
{Riff2}
E5 F#5 Ab5 A5 B5
Cold as the clay, dark as a mine,
C#5 B5 A5
Wasting away blood, sweat, and grime
B5 A5 {Riff3: A5 Ab5 E5 F#m} E5 {Rpt R1}
Panning for gold, picking for dimes, ly-in' & waiting for better times
{Verse} E5 - A5 - B5 - C#5 - B-{R1} - E5
The tools of the trade lie shopworn and old
The skills of the master done died with his soul
And the worklike routine is so lonely and cold
{Chorus} {R2} - A5 - B5 - C#5 - B5 - A5 , B5 - A-{R3} - F#5 - E5
Cold as the clay, dark as a mine,
Wasting away blood, sweat, and grime
Panning for gold, picking for dimes, ly-in' & waiting for better times
{Verse} E5 - A5 - B5 - C#5 - B-{R1} - E5
The land was converted, the river was moved,
The village expanded, some say it's improved,
But the lingering feature is a grim attitude
{Chorus} {R2} - A5 - B5 - C#5 - B5 - A5 , B5 - A-{R3} - F#5 - E5
Cold as the clay, dark as a mine,
Wasting away blood, sweat, and grime
Panning for gold, picking for dimes, ly-in' & waiting for better times