Intro (bass/guitar):
[e-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G----------------------------- } 3 times
D--2~5-4-2-4------------------
A----------2-0---2~5-4-2-4----
E--------------------------0--]
(about 15 times)
[e-----------------------------0-0-...-0-0----
B-----------------------------0-0-...-0-0----
G-----------------------------4-4-...-4-4~~9-
D--2~5-4-2-4------------------4-4-...-4-4~~9-
A----------2-0---2~5-4-2-4----2-2-...-2-2~~7-
E--------------------------0--0-0-----0-0--0-]
verse riff:
. h~p ~p
[e----------------------------------
B----------------------------------
G-9--9-10-9------------------------ } 3 times
D-9-----------8---9--------8-9-----
A-7-----------------10-11------7---
E------------------------------0---]
h~p ~p
[e-----------------------
B-----------------------
G--9-10-9---------------
D---------8-9-------8-9-
A-------------10-11-----
E-----------------------]
"its cold outside..."
G B
[e------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----]
[B--9-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----] (back to
[G--9-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----] riff 2-a
[D--9-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-------9-9-9-9-9-9-9~~14-] or riff
[A----------------------0-9-9-x-x-x-9-9~~14-] 2-c)
[E------------------------7-7-x-x-x-7-7~~12-]
(repeat during verse)

pre-chorus: (chords)
"forcing silence sucking sound..."
(B--G5--B--G5)
"force into this conversation..."
B G5 ~h~p~h~p~h
[e---7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
B---7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-]
[G---8-8-8-8------9-7-9-7-9-7-9-9-9-] (once then play
[D-9--------------9-7-9-7-9-7-9-9-9-] first measure)
[A-9--------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E-7--------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-]
chorus: return to riff 1-a and 1-b
final chorus: "you don't need a reservation...."

[e---------------------------
B---------------------------
G--------------------------- } 4 times
D--5-4-2-4------------------
A----------2-0---5-4-2-4----
E------------------------0--]
"you don't"

outro: (chords) slide between chords
C B C G C5 B5 C5 G5
[e-------------------------------
B--8--------7-------------------
G--7--4--7--4----------4--7--9--
D--5--4--7--2-------5--4--7--9--
A-----2--5----------5--2--5--7--
E-------------------3-----------]

Chords used: C G' B B' G E' C
[e---------7---------------
B----8----7--------9------
G----7----8-4----9-9---7--
D--5-5----9-4----9-9---7--
A--5------9-2----7-----5--
E--3------7---------------]

it's cold outside and my hands are dry
skin is cracked and i realize
that i hate the sound of guitars
a thousand grudging young millionairs
forcing silence, sucking sound
forced into this conversation
so i say shine and let their planets collide
this is the darkening down of my mind
we could be making it - oiling like crime
we could be making it - staking last dimes
if you want to seize the sound
you don't need a reservation
the torch is passed it's yours to return
lay at their feet now use it to burn
for marketing the use of the word generation
a false alliance of money persuading
forcing silence sucking sound
forced into this conversation
now if you want to seize the sound
you don't need a reservation
so open so young so target
i can smell your heart you're a target