Coat On A Hook
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Intro: C G Am G
[Verso 1]
C G
Don't leave me here at this party
Am G
Like a coat on a hook
C Dm
Two days, we're still not talking
Am G
You're the opposite of an open book
C G Am
Come back for me
G C Dm
Everyone's nervous and looking at their feet
Am
I ask the same questions
G
To everyone I see
[Refrão]
Dm Am F G
What am I missing? Where have you been?
Dm Am F G
What if they ask me about it? Where would I begin?
Dm F C G
Friendships are melting, nothing is helping
Dm F C G
Nothing's worth keeping, promises cheapen
[Verso 2]
C G
From the beginning, I've had you
Am G
In my mind
C Dm Am
Been dеad slow swimming to you
G
In the dead low tide
Dm Am
This isn't your problеm, believe me
F G
I know how I sound
Dm Am
Don't feel like myself anymore
F G
When you're not around
[Refrão]
Dm F C G
Friendships are melting, nothing is helping
Dm F C G
Nothing's worth keeping, promises cheapen
Dm F C
Two years since I saw you last curling your
G Dm F
Hair with your pistol, telling me not to be
C G
So melodramatic
Dm F C
I'll be waving red flashlights on a roof on an island
G
You always come back from things like this
[Verso 3]
C G
Don't leave me here at this party
Am G
Like a coat on a hook
C Dm
Two days, we're still not talking
Am G
You're the opposite of an open book
C G Am
Come back for me
G C Dm
Everyone's nervous and looking at their feet
Am
I ask the same questions
G
To everyone I see
[Refrão]
Dm F C G
Where are the ninety-nines? Everyone's missing
Dm F C G
It's like a confession with nobody listening
Dm F C G
Friendships are melting, nothing is helping
Dm F C G
Nothing's worth keeping, promises cheapen
Dm F C
Two years since I saw you last curling your
G Dm F
Hair with your pistol, telling me not to be
C G
So melodramatic
Dm F C
It warms my face and gets my hands to open
G Dm F
Snakes in the water paths of our silverware soften
C G
Like it says on the prescription
Final:
Dm F C
Don't leave me here at this party
G C
Like a coat on a hook
How to play Coat On A Hook
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.