Cool by Colin Vearncombe - Easy Chords for Ukulele
Verse 1
[A]It’s just a trick of the night
How you [Dm]set me alight
[A]On the edge of the shadows [Dm]curve
I’ve been [A]longing to be
Like the [Dm]people you see
Who [A]get all the love I de- Dm]serve
You won’t be [C]so- [Dm]rry
I want you to [C]feel [Dm]me
Chorus
It would be [F]so cool to [C]be your girl
It would be, [Dm] so cool to [Bb]rule your world
I will be [F]so cool when [C]I’m your girl, I will be, [Dm] so cool… yeah…
Instrumental A Dm (x2)
Verse 2
[A]Don’t be scared, you [Dm]won’t have to care
I [A]never leave a hair out of [Dm]place
I’ll be [A]shaving you bare, [Dm]tied to the chair
[A]Licking the sweat off your [Dm]face
You give me [C]hun- [Dm]ger
I want you to [C]feed [Dm]me
Chorus
It would be [F]so cool to [C]be your girl
It would be, [Dm] so cool to [Bb]rule your world
I will be [F]so cool when [C]I’m your girl, I will be, [Dm] so cool… yeah…
Instrumental A Dm (x2)
Verse 3
I’ll only [C]live to [A]please you, make you [C]so, [A]happy
And we could play [C]blessings and curses, doctors and nurses
I’ll [Bb]let you be king for a [A]day
[A]Anything you make it is [Dm]fine by me
[A]Anyway you like it is [Dm]fine
Take [A]anything you see that you [Dm]think you might need
[A]Anything as long as it’s mine
Chorus
It would be [F]so cool to [C]be your girl
It would be, [Dm] so cool to [Bb]rule your world
I will be [F]so cool when [C]I’m your girl, I will be, [Dm] so cool… yeah…
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The Story Behind the Song
“Cool” by Colin Vearncombe (who also performed under the name Black) comes from his early career in the mid-1980s, when he was emerging as a thoughtful pop songwriter after years of struggling to break through.
The song was written during a period when Vearncombe was reflecting on identity, emotional distance, and how people present themselves socially.
In short, “Cool” is about the quiet complexity behind emotional restraint and how people project calm or detachment while still experiencing vulnerability underneath.