Band: Cold War Kids
Song: Royal Blue
Album: Mine is Yours
Vers:
Why would I make that face? oh, why would I?
Why would I test my faith? oh, why would I?
Oh, whoa, I see that rain cloud coming right for me
Guitar comes in with a funky G#m and its basically just
e|--4--|
B|--4--|
G|--4--|
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|-----|
G#m
Why would I say my name? oh why would I?
When I'm so far away? oh why would I?
F# E
Oh whoaa I guess I've always been a bit of a fighter
Chorus:
Chorus-Riff:
G#m B E B E B F#
e|---4--4--4--4---7----7--7--7--7---7---|---7--7--7--7---7----2--2--2--2---2---|
B|---4--4--4--4---7----9--9--9--9---7---|---9--9--9--9---7----2--2--2--2---2---|
G|---4--4--4--4---8----9--9--9--9---8---|---9--9--9--9---8----3--3--3--3---3---|
D|---6--6--6--6---9----9--9--9--9---9---|---9--9--9--9---9----4--4--4--4---4---|
A|---6--6--6--6---9----7--7--7--7---9---|---7--7--7--7---9----4--4--4--4---4---|
E|---4--4--4--4---7-----------------7---|----------------7----2--2--2--2---2---|
From now on wear my love for you loose
From now on I am just passing through
From now on just my feeling is true
From now on call me Royal Blue
Vers:
G#m
Why would I stick around? oh why would I?
Why would I get burned out? oh why would I?
F# E G#m
Oh, whoa for me I'm always waiting in shadows
F# E B F#
Oh, whoa for me I'm always looking for a way out
Chorus
Chorus-Riff:
G#m B E B E B F#
e|---4--4--4--4---7----7--7--7--7---7---|---7--7--7--7---7----2--2--2--2---2---|
B|---4--4--4--4---7----9--9--9--9---7---|---9--9--9--9---7----2--2--2--2---2---|
G|---4--4--4--4---8----9--9--9--9---8---|---9--9--9--9---8----3--3--3--3---3---|
D|---6--6--6--6---9----9--9--9--9---9---|---9--9--9--9---9----4--4--4--4---4---|
A|---6--6--6--6---9----7--7--7--7---9---|---7--7--7--7---9----4--4--4--4---4---|
E|---4--4--4--4---7-----------------7---|----------------7----2--2--2--2---2---|
From now on with the sky as my roof
From now on let the risk lead me, too
From now on somewhere I never knew
From now on call me Royal Blue
Solo: Guitar 1 continues playing the chorus
Guitar 2:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cold_war_kids/royal_blue_tab.html ]
e|-------------------------7--7h9p7------7--7h11p7----14-14-14-14-14--11--9-|
B|------7--------7----7h9-------------7h9-----------------------------------|
G|--6h8---6--6h8------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
play this part twice
Hey .. yeah yeah yeah yeah
B F#
Chorus:
Chorus-Riff:
G#m B E B E B F#
e|---4--4--4--4---7----7--7--7--7---7---|---7--7--7--7---7----2--2--2--2---2---|
B|---4--4--4--4---7----9--9--9--9---7---|---9--9--9--9---7----2--2--2--2---2---|
G|---4--4--4--4---8----9--9--9--9---8---|---9--9--9--9---8----3--3--3--3---3---|
D|---6--6--6--6---9----9--9--9--9---9---|---9--9--9--9---9----4--4--4--4---4---|
A|---6--6--6--6---9----7--7--7--7---9---|---7--7--7--7---9----4--4--4--4---4---|
E|---4--4--4--4---7-----------------7---|----------------7----2--2--2--2---2---|
From now on fly as high as I want
From now on I'll show my weak spot
From now on in all that I do
From now on call me Royal Blue
Guitar 2:
e|--14-14-14--12--11~------16-16-16--12--14~-----14-14-14--12--11~---9---9---9----11---9~-----|
B|--12-12-12--12--12~------12-12-12--12--12~-----12-12-12--12--12~---11--11--11---12---11~----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
From now on wear my love for you loose
From now on I am just passing through
From now on just my feeling is true
From now on call me Royal Blue
End for Guitar 2:
e|--14-14-14--12--11~------16-16-16--12--14~-----14-14-14--12--11~---9---9---9----11---9---7--6~-|
B|--12-12-12--12--12~------12-12-12--12--12~-----12-12-12--12--12~---11--11--11---12---11--9--7~-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Guitar on F#
