Cold war
By: Fred Eaglesmith
From: Fallen Stars and Broken Hearts
Contributed by : Donnie Courville

Here is a good one from Fred. It has a heavy dose of pain in it.
My voice varies from time to time so I have to sing it different ways.
I usually put the capo on the 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 7th frets....
Hell, put it were it works best for you...experiment with music..
you might learn something....Hammer on!!!!!

(G) During the cold war
My (Em) daddy sat at the kitchen table
(C) Smokin' cigarettes and (G) starin' out the window

(G) During the cold war
He had (Em) grease on his coveralls 
and (C) lines around his eyes where the (G) bombs would fall
He'd (D) drink a couple a beers
and we'd (C) listen to Johnny Cash on the (G) radio    (D)
During the (G) cold war

We had a (G) one story house on (Em) Mercury and Vine
and the (C) blue glow of the television was (G)on all the time
his (Em) head would nod and he'd fall asleep (C)across the kitchen table
(G)My mother cleared the dishes     (D)
During the (G) cold war

We were (C) ten seconds away from blowing up the world 
and he'd (G) fix those old machines
He'd (Em) worry about his sons and my (C) mother never drove the car
During the (G) cold war

(G) When they finally ended it
there were (Em) no parade of heros 
there was (C) just a quite sigh and (G) life went on
my (Em) mother went away and she (C) never came back again
and (G)things were never the same as they (D) were 
During the (G) cold war