F#m: 244222
C#m: 446654
A: 577655
E: 022100
B: 224442
This tab is based off of a video of Cold War Kids lead singer playing Hospital beds in
Inrocks Sessions at Truskel. It is just him and a guitar. Email me if you would like
see the video or if you have any questions about this tab. Thanks for looking
[Intro]
F#m C#m A E x2
[Verse 1]
F#m C#m
There's nothing to do here
A E
some just whine and complain
F#m C#m
in bed at the hospital
A E
F#m C#m
coming and going
A E
asleep and awake
F#m C#m
in bed at the hospital
A E
F#m C#m A E
[Verse 2]
F#m C#m
tell me the story
A E
of how you ended up here
F#m C#m
I've heard it all in the hospital
A E
F#m C#m
Nurses are fussin'
A E
doctors on tour
F#m C#m
somewhere in India
A E
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m C#m
I've got one friend
A E
laying across from me
F#m C#m
I did not choose him
F#m E
he did not choose me
F#m C#m A E
we've got no chance of recovery
F#m C#m
Sharing hospital
A E
joy and misery
F#m C#m
joy and misery
A E
joy and misery
C#m B E x2
[Chorus]
C#m B
put out the fire boys
E
don't stop don't stop
C#m B E
put out the fire on us
C#m B
put out the fire boys
E
don't stop don't stop
C#m B E
put out the fire on us
C#m
bring the buckets by the dozens
B E
bring your nieces and your cousins
C#m B E
come put out the fire on us
Now I play this part a little differently than he does on the video, it looks like but
is how I play it:
E---------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
B---------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G---------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D-----4---4---4-|----------------|-2--2--2---------|---------------------|
A-----0---0---0-|--4--------4----|-0--0--0---2-----|---------------------|
E-----0---0---0-|--0---------0---|-0--0--0---0-----|---------------------|
x2
[Bridge]
F#m C#m A E
Vietnam and Fishing Trips
F#m C#m A E
Italian opera
x2
F#m C#m
I've got one friend
A E
laying across from me
F#m C#m
I did not choose him
A E
he did not choose me
F#m C#m A E
we've got no chance of recovery
F#m C#m
Sharing hospital
A E
joy and misery
F#m C#m
the joy and misery
A E
the joy and misery
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m
the joy
C#m
the joy
A E
the joy misery
C#m B E x2
[Chorus]
C#m B
put out the fire boys
E
don't stop don't stop
C#m B E
put out the fire on us
C#m B
put out the fire boys
E
don't stop don't stop
C#m B E
put out the fire on us
C#m
bring the buckets by the dozens
B E
bring your nieces and your cousins
C#m B E
come put out the fire on us
C#m B E
C#m B E (12 14 14 13 12 12)
C#m B E
C#m B E (12 14 14 13 12 12)
