This tab should be accurate. I've watched how he plays it live in various videos just to
make sure. He changes what fret he capos at, but it's usually at the first or without
a capo. He also changes up which chords he uses in different videos, so this is just one
of the ways that he plays it. There are two ways that you can play it, the first is what
Kris Allen does, and the second is just a simpler variation of the original chords.
Make sure to listen to the song for timing and strumming.
Here is a link to the studio recording: http://www.youtube.com/watch?vYGJGTdhbGEM
Standard Tuning
No capo or capo 1, or wherever suits your voice. I think the studio version is capo 1.
Chords used:
Chords Kris Allen uses
Am7 or Am7 F Dm E7
e|--x--|--0--|--1--|--5--|--x--|
B|--x--|--0--|--1--|--6--|--5--|
G|--5--|--5--|--2--|--5--|--7--|
D|--5--|--5--|--3--|--7--|--6--|
A|--x--|--0--|--3--|--5--|--7--|
E|--5--|--5--|--1--|--x--|--x--|
Simpler chords
Am7 F or F Dm E7
e|--0--|--1--|--1--|--1--|--0--|
B|--1--|--1--|--1--|--3--|--0--|
G|--0--|--2--|--2--|--2--|--1--|
D|--2--|--3--|--3--|--0--|--0--|
A|--0--|--3--|--x--|--x--|--2--|
E|--x--|--1--|--x--|--x--|--0--|
In the n[Am7]ight
I hear 'em talk
Coldest s[F]tory ever told
Somewhere f[Dm]ar along this road
He lost his s[E7]oul
To a woman so heartle[Am7]ss[F]
How could you be so heartl[Dm]ess
[E7]Oh
How could you be so heartle[Am7]ss
How could you be so
Cold[F] as the winter wind when it breeze yo
Just re[Dm]member that you talkin' to me though
You know need to [E7]watch the way you talkin' to me you know
I mean a[Am7]fter all the things that we've been through
I mean a[F]fter all the things we got into
And yo I k[Dm]now of some things that you ain't told me
And yo I d[E7]id some things but that's the old me
And now you w[Am7]anna get me back and you gon' show me
So you w[F]alk around like you don't know me
You got a [Dm]new friend
Well I got homies
But [E7]in the end it's still so lonely
In the[Am7] night
I hear 'em talk
Coldest s[F]tory ever told
Somewhere f[Dm]ar along this road
He lost his s[E7]oul
To a woman so heartle[Am7]ss[F]
How could you be so heartl[Dm]ess
[E7]Oh
How could you be so heartle[Am7]ss
How could be so Dr. Evil
You're br[F]ingin' out a side of me that I don't know
[Dm]I decided we weren't gon' speak so
[E7]Why we up 3 A.M. on the phone
[Am7]Why does she be so mad at me fo'
[F]Homie I dont know she's hot and cold
[Dm]I won't stop I won't mess my groove up
[E7]'Cause I already know how this thing go
You [Am7]run and tell your friends that you're leaving me
They s[F]ay that they don't see what you see in me
You w[Dm]ait a couple months then you gon' see
You'll n[E7]ever find nobody better than me
'Cause in the [Am7]night
I hear 'em talk
Coldest s[F]tory ever told
Somewhere f[Dm]ar along this road
He lost his s[E7]oul
To a woman so heartle[Am7]ss[F]
How could you be so heartl[Dm]ess
[E7]Oh
How could you be so heartle[Am7]ss
Talk and talk and talk and talk
[F]Baby let's just knock it off
[Dm]They don't know what we been through
[E7]They don't know 'bout me and you
So[Am7] I got something new to see
And y[F]ou just gon' keep hatin' me
And [Dm]we just gon' be [E7]enemies
I know you c[Am7]an't believe
I could just l[F]eave it wrong
And you can't [Dm]make it right
I'm gon' take o[E7]ff tonight
Into the night
In the n[Am7]ight
I hear 'em talk
Coldest s[F]tory ever told
Somewhere f[Dm]ar far far
He lost his s[E7]oul
To a woman so heartle[Am7]ss[F][Dm][E7]
How could you be so heartl[Am7]ess
[F]Oh
How could you be so heartl[Dm]ess
[E7]Oh
In the n[Am7]ight
I hear 'em talk
Coldest s[F]tory ever told
Somewhere f[Dm]ar along this road
He lost his s[E7]oul
To a woman so heartle[F]ss
I'm fairly certain he ends with 'F' but it can also be ended with 'Am7'
make sure. He changes what fret he capos at, but it's usually at the first or without
a capo. He also changes up which chords he uses in different videos, so this is just one
of the ways that he plays it. There are two ways that you can play it, the first is what
Kris Allen does, and the second is just a simpler variation of the original chords.
Make sure to listen to the song for timing and strumming.
Here is a link to the studio recording: http://www.youtube.com/watch?vYGJGTdhbGEM
Standard Tuning
No capo or capo 1, or wherever suits your voice. I think the studio version is capo 1.
Chords used:
Chords Kris Allen uses
Am7 or Am7 F Dm E7
e|--x--|--0--|--1--|--5--|--x--|
B|--x--|--0--|--1--|--6--|--5--|
G|--5--|--5--|--2--|--5--|--7--|
D|--5--|--5--|--3--|--7--|--6--|
A|--x--|--0--|--3--|--5--|--7--|
E|--5--|--5--|--1--|--x--|--x--|
Simpler chords
Am7 F or F Dm E7
e|--0--|--1--|--1--|--1--|--0--|
B|--1--|--1--|--1--|--3--|--0--|
G|--0--|--2--|--2--|--2--|--1--|
D|--2--|--3--|--3--|--0--|--0--|
A|--0--|--3--|--x--|--x--|--2--|
E|--x--|--1--|--x--|--x--|--0--|
In the n[Am7]ight
I hear 'em talk
Coldest s[F]tory ever told
Somewhere f[Dm]ar along this road
He lost his s[E7]oul
To a woman so heartle[Am7]ss[F]
How could you be so heartl[Dm]ess
[E7]Oh
How could you be so heartle[Am7]ss
How could you be so
Cold[F] as the winter wind when it breeze yo
Just re[Dm]member that you talkin' to me though
You know need to [E7]watch the way you talkin' to me you know
I mean a[Am7]fter all the things that we've been through
I mean a[F]fter all the things we got into
And yo I k[Dm]now of some things that you ain't told me
And yo I d[E7]id some things but that's the old me
And now you w[Am7]anna get me back and you gon' show me
So you w[F]alk around like you don't know me
You got a [Dm]new friend
Well I got homies
But [E7]in the end it's still so lonely
In the[Am7] night
I hear 'em talk
Coldest s[F]tory ever told
Somewhere f[Dm]ar along this road
He lost his s[E7]oul
To a woman so heartle[Am7]ss[F]
How could you be so heartl[Dm]ess
[E7]Oh
How could you be so heartle[Am7]ss
How could be so Dr. Evil
You're br[F]ingin' out a side of me that I don't know
[Dm]I decided we weren't gon' speak so
[E7]Why we up 3 A.M. on the phone
[Am7]Why does she be so mad at me fo'
[F]Homie I dont know she's hot and cold
[Dm]I won't stop I won't mess my groove up
[E7]'Cause I already know how this thing go
You [Am7]run and tell your friends that you're leaving me
They s[F]ay that they don't see what you see in me
You w[Dm]ait a couple months then you gon' see
You'll n[E7]ever find nobody better than me
'Cause in the [Am7]night
I hear 'em talk
Coldest s[F]tory ever told
Somewhere f[Dm]ar along this road
He lost his s[E7]oul
To a woman so heartle[Am7]ss[F]
How could you be so heartl[Dm]ess
[E7]Oh
How could you be so heartle[Am7]ss
Talk and talk and talk and talk
[F]Baby let's just knock it off
[Dm]They don't know what we been through
[E7]They don't know 'bout me and you
So[Am7] I got something new to see
And y[F]ou just gon' keep hatin' me
And [Dm]we just gon' be [E7]enemies
I know you c[Am7]an't believe
I could just l[F]eave it wrong
And you can't [Dm]make it right
I'm gon' take o[E7]ff tonight
Into the night
In the n[Am7]ight
I hear 'em talk
Coldest s[F]tory ever told
Somewhere f[Dm]ar far far
He lost his s[E7]oul
To a woman so heartle[Am7]ss[F][Dm][E7]
How could you be so heartl[Am7]ess
[F]Oh
How could you be so heartl[Dm]ess
[E7]Oh
In the n[Am7]ight
I hear 'em talk
Coldest s[F]tory ever told
Somewhere f[Dm]ar along this road
He lost his s[E7]oul
To a woman so heartle[F]ss
I'm fairly certain he ends with 'F' but it can also be ended with 'Am7'
