alt-J - In Cold Blood: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "In Cold Blood" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

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F#m   E      F#m
0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
                 E              F#m
Crying zeros and I'm hearing 1 1 1
             E
Cut my somersaults, Imma backflip
F#m                    E
Pool, summer, summer, pool, pool summer
Bm     G F#m Em D Bm
Kiss me

Hair the way the sun really wants it to be
Whiskey soda please, your G&T is empty
Jeff's inflatables have sunk to the bottom
Pool, summer, summer, pool, pool summer
Kiss me

Bm            A          G  Bm A
Kelly, let's dive, dive down
Bm             A                 G  Bm A
To the pool's bottom where we belong
Bm            A                       G  Bm A
Kelly, we're sinking like a beating stone
Bm           A                 G
All above, crowdin' 'round so fucking loud

Chorus:
       Bm               F#m       D
Mister Caspian's killer told me so
D
Lalalalalala
Bm                  F#m   D
Heard it now on the radio
Lalalalalalala
E
My pool summer, summer, pool, summer vibe scare
In cold blood

Zero one one one zero zero one one
Crying zeros and I'm hearing one one ones
Lifeless back slaps the surface of the pool
Pool killer, killer pool, pool killer
Kiss me

Chorus:
Mr. Caspian's killer told me so (La-la la-la la la)
Heard it down on the radio (La-la la-la la-la la)
Pool, summer, summer, pool, pool, summer vibes
killed
In cold blood

Bm F#m D
         Lalalalalala
Bm             F#m       D
(In cold blood, in cold blood)  Lalalalalala
Bm  F#m D
         Lalalalalala
Bm             F#m D
(In cold blood)      Lalalalalala
Dm                Am         F
(Caspian's killer told me so) Lalalalalala
Dm Am F
       Lalalalalala
Dm                Am         F
(Caspian's killer told me so) Lalalalalala
Dm Am F              E
       Lalalalalala
In cold blood


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "In Cold Blood" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "In Cold Blood" by alt-J.