boygenius - Cool About It: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Cool About It" 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.

D                                         G
Met you at the dive bar to go shoot some pool
    F#m              G                D       A
And make fun of the cowboys with the neck tattoos
D                                        G
Ask you easy questions about work and school

Chorus:
      D    A/C#   Em
I'm trying to be cool about it
 A                        D
Feeling like an absolute fool about it
 A/C#   Bm                          Em
Wishing you were kind enough to be cruel about it
 A                           D           A/C#
Telling myself I can always do without it
  Bm                            Em A
Knowing that it probably isn't true

I came prepared for absolution, if you'd only ask
So I take some offense when you say, "No regrets"
I remember it's impossible to pass your test

Chorus:
But I'm trying to forget about it
Feelin' like I'm breaking a sweat about it
Wishin' you would kindly get out of my head about it
Tellin' myself one day, I'll forget about it
Knowing that it probably isn't true

Once, I took your medication to know what it's like
And now I have to act like I can't read your mind
I ask you how you're doing and I let you lie

Chorus:
But we don't have to talk about it
I can walk you home and practice method acting
I'll pretend bein' with you doesn't feel like
drowning
Tellin' you it's nice to see how good you're doing
Even though we know it isn't true


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "Cool About It" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Cool About It" by boygenius.