Elton John - Cold Highway: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Cold Highway" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Cold Highway Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Elton John

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Cold Highway" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Am                                Dm    C
Your life stepped lightly out our hands
     A#                C             F  Em E/G# Am
When no one's looking out you understand
                                             Dm  C
Your world was a wheel but the cog ceased to turn
     A#                      F/A         Gm7  C
The bottom fell out and our fingers got burned

Chorus:
              A#7                         Dm7
And there's a cold, cold highway that the wind whistles down
          A#7                          Dm7
Where the corners turn blind like the graveyard ground
         Gm7                               Dm
Oh your black icy stare once cut down my friend
         F                           A#             F/A Gm7
In the deepest dark winter when the world seemed to end

Every new version of the way of life
Leaves you reckless and searching for stars in the night
But whose kid are you when they finally decide
The lifestyle you led and the way that you died

Chorus:
And there's a cold, cold highway that the wind whistles down
Where the corners turn blind like the graveyard ground
Oh your black icy stare once cut down my friend
In the deepest dark winter when the world seemed to end

But they're oh so simple, they're still trying to tell
The difference for you between heaven and hell
To glorify something, your legends are found
But all they bought you was a hole in the ground

Years rolling by just like a dream (ooh)
I'm partly human and I'm partly machine
They've lost you and fate put your name on a stone (ahh)
Perhaps now my friend they might leave you alone (ahh)

Chorus:
And there's a cold, cold highway that the wind whistles down
Where the corners turn blind like the graveyard ground
Oh your black icy stare once cut down my friend
In the deepest dark winter when the world seemed to end


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#7

Guitar chord A#7

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G#

Guitar chord G#

Gm7

Guitar chord Gm7

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 "Cold Highway" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Cold Highway" by Elton John.

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