Artist: Coldplay
Album: Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
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Life In Technicolor
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(1:03)
F#m D A | repeat
A |
(1:54)
E
A
F#m D A/C# A/C# x3
F#m D A/C#
F#m D A A/G# F#m E
A
Cemeteries of London
====================
Capo 1
D5 D5/C D5
At night they would go walking till the break in the day
D5 D5/C D5
The morning is for sleeping
D5 D5/C D5
Through the dark streets they go searching to see God in their own way
D5 D5/C D5
Save the nighttime for you weeping
D5
Your weeping
F C Dm
Singing la la la la la la lay
F Am Dm
And the night over London hey
Dm F Am Dm
So we rode down to the river where the toiling ghosts spring
Dm F Am
For their curses to be broken
Dm F Am Dm
We'll go underneath the arches where the witches are in the sea
Dm F Am
There are ghost towns in the ocean
Dm
The ocean
F C Dm
Singing la la la la la la lay
F Am Dm
And the night over London hey
[Solo]
Dm F Am Dm
Dm F Am
Dm F Am Dm
Dm F Am
Dm
Dm F Am Dm
God in the houses, and god is in my head
Dm F Am
And all the cemeteries in London
Dm F Am Dm
I see god come in my garden, but I don't know what he'd say
Dm F Am
For my heart it wasn't open
Dm
Not open
F C Dm
Singing la la la la la la lay
F Am Dm
And the night over London hey
F C Dm
Singing la la la la la la lay
F Am Dm
There's no light over London today
Lost!
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Tabbed by Nicolas Levy Renaud ([email protected])
STANDARD TUNING - NO CAPO
CHORD CHART
Em7 020030
Em7+ 779787
C 032010
C+ 335553
G 320033
G+ 355433
D x00232
D+ 557775
Bm 799777
when you get to the first D in the chorus, try to play around
with Dsus4(x00233) and Dsus?(x00235)
CHORUS RIFF:
This riff is played over the C and G at the end of the chorus.
("Oh and I'm just waiting til the shine wears off).
E|----------8---|-----------6------|
B|-------6------|--------4---------|
G|-6--8---------|--5--6------------|
D|--------------|------------------|
A|--------------|------------------|
E|--------------|------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
Em7 - C - G - D x2
[Verse]
Em7 C G
Just because I'm losing
D Em7 C G
Doesn't mean I'm lost
D Em7 C G
Doesn't mean I'll stop
D Em7 C G D
Doesn't mean I would cross
[Verse]
Em7 C G
Just because I'm hurting
D Em7 C G
Doesn't mean I'm hurt
D Em7 C G
Doesn't mean I didn't get what I deserved
D Em7 C G
No better and no worse
[Chorus]
D
I just got lost
C G D
Every river that I tried to cross
C G D
Every door I ever tried was locked
C
Ohhh and I'm...
G D
Just waiting 'til the shine wears off
[Verse]
Em7 C G
You might be a big fish
D Em7 C G
In a little pond
D Em7
Doesn't mean you've won
C G D Em7 C G
'Cause along may come a bigger one
[Chorus]
D
And you'll be lost
C G D
Every river that you tried to cross
C G D
Every gun you ever held went off
C
Ohhh and I'm...
G D
Just waiting 'til the firing stops
C
Ohhh and I'm...
G D
Just waiting 'til the shine wears off
[Solo]
Em7+ - C+ - D+ - Bm+ x4
E|------10--12-12-12-12---------7----10-10-10-10----|
B|-----------------------8-7777-------------------7-|
G|-9999---------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| x4
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
C
Ohhh and I'm...
G D
Just waiting 'til the shine wears off
C
Ohhh and I'm...
G D
Just waiting 'til the shine wears off
C - G - D (with chorus riff) x2
E|----------8---|-----------6------|
B|-------6------|--------4---------|
G|-6--8---------|--5--6------------|
D|--------------|------------------|
A|--------------|------------------|
E|--------------|------------------|
Em7 - C - G - D |clearly two times
Em7 - C - G |and then fading
42
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Corrected by Nicolás Levy Renaud ([email protected])
Capo 1
Em 022000
Bm 224432
B7 x21202 or x24242
C 032010
G 320003
B 224442
Esus2/Eb 222442
Gmaj7 xx0032
Cadd9 032013
Em/D# 3x1000 or xx1000
Em7 020030 or 020000
Em/C# 022020
Em Bm B7
Those who are dead are not dead they're just living in my head
Em Bm B7
And since I fell for that spell I am living it as well oh oh oh
[Chorus]
C G
Time is so short and I'm sure
B Esus2/Eb B7
There must be something mo---oo-----------re
Em Bm B7
Those who are dead are not dead they're just living in my head oh oh oh
Em Bm B7
And since I fell for that spell I am living it as well oh oh oh
[Chorus]
C G
Time is so short and I'm sure
B Esus2/Eb B7
There must be something mo---oo-----------re
C Gmaj7 Cadd9
Oh oh oh
B
Oh oh oh
[Solo]
Alternates E - Em
[Bridge]
G
You thought you might be a ghost
G
You thought you might be a ghost
C
You didn't get to heaven but you made it close
C
You didn't get to heaven but you made it close
G
You thought you might be a ghost
G
You thought you might be a ghost
C
You didn't get to heaven but you made it close
C
You didn't get to heaven but you oh oh
[Solo]
G | G | C | C | X2
[Outro]
Em Em/D# Em/D Em/C#
Those who are dead are not dead they're just living in my head ooh
Lovers In Japan/Reign of Love
=============================
Em7 Cadd9 G D/F# x2
[Intro]
G D C G
G D
Lovers, keep on the road you're on
C G
Runners, until the race is run
G D
Soldiers, you've got to soldier on
C G
Sometimes even right is wrong
Em7 Cadd9 G
They are turning my head out
D Em7
To see what I'm all about
Cadd9 G
Keeping my head down
D Em7
To see what it feels like now
D Cadd9
But I have no doubt
D Em7 Cadd9 G D/F#
One day, we are gonna get out
Em7 Cadd9 G D/F#
G D
Tonight maybe we're gonna run
C G
Dreaming of the Osaka sun
G D
Ohh ohh...
C G
Dreaming of when the morning comes
Em7 Cadd9 G
They are turning my head out
D Em7
To see what I'm all about
Cadd9 G
Keeping my head down
D Em7
To see what it feels like now
D Cadd9
But I have no doubt
D Em7 Cadd9 G D/F#
One day the sun will come out
Em7 Cadd9 G D/F# x4
D
REIGN OF LOVE
=============
Tabbed by Nicolas Levy Renaud ([email protected])
[Intro]
D - Dsus4 - D - G - G/F# - A x2
D - Dsus4 - D - Bm - F#m - G
G - A - D - G - A - D
CHORD CHART
------------------------
D x00232
Dsus4 x00233
G 320033
G/F# 200033
A x02220
Bm 224432
F#m 244222
------------------------
D Dsus4 D
Reign of love
G G/F# A
I can’t let go
D Dsus4 D
To the sea I offer
G G/F# A
This heavy load
D Dsus4 D
Locusts will
Bm F#m G
Lift me up
G A D
I’m just a prisoner
G A D
In a reign of love
D - Dsus4 - D - G - G/F# - A x2
D Dsus4 D
Locusts will
Bm F#m G
Let us stop
G A D
I wish I’d spoken
G A D
To the reign of love
D Dsus4 D
Reign of love
G G/F# A
By the church, we’re waiting
D Dsus4 D
Reign of love
G G/F# A
My knees go praying
D Dsus4 D
How I wish
Bm F#m G
I’d spoken up
G A D
Or we’d be carried
G A D
In the reign of love.
[Outro]
D - Dsus4 - D - G - G/F# - A x2
D - Dsus4 - D - Bm - F#m - G
G - A - D - G - A - D
Yes
===
Capo 1
E
E7 A
When it started we had high hopes
Am Asus2/G
Now my back's on the line
Asus2/F#
My back's on the ropes
E7 A
When it started we were alright
Am Asus2/G Asus2/F#
But night makes a fool of us in the daylight
E7 A Am Asus2/G
E7 A
Yeah we were dying of frustration
Am Asus2/G Asus2/F#
saying Lord lead me not into temptation
E7 A Am Asus2/G
But it's not easy when she turns you on
Asus2/F#
Since they gone
E5
[Chorus]
E G A E
If you'll only, if you'll only say yes
E7 E/D#
Whether you will's anybody's guess
E G A E
God, only God knows I'm trying my best
C B E
But I'm just so tired of this loneliness
E7 A
So, up they picked me by the big toe
Am Asus2/G Asus2/F#
I was held from the rooftop then they let go
E7 A
There's only screaming let the windows down
Am Asus2/G Asus2/F# E
As I come to the ground
[Chorus]
E G A E
If you'll only, if you'll only say yes
E7 E/D#
Whether you will's anybody's guess
E G A E
God, only God knows she won't let me rest
C B
But I'm just so tired of this loneliness
C B E
I've become so tired of this loneliness
Solo: E G A E x4
C B
E
Chinese Sleep Chant
Capo 2
Dsus2 x2
Bmsus4 Bm x2
Aus4 A x2
Bmsus4 Cm x2
Dsus2
Fall asleep, fall asleep
Bmsus4 Bm Bmsus4 Bm
Sleep satisfied, sleep satisfied
Asus4 A Asus4 A
Fall asleep, fall asleep
Bmsus4 Bm Bmsus4 Bm
Sleep satisfied, sleep satisfied
Dsus2
Sleep, sleep
Bmsus4 Bm Bmsus4 Bm
Sleep
Dsus2
Sleep, sleep
Bmsus4 Bm Bmsus4 Bm
Sleep satisfied, sleep satisfied
Asus4 A Asus4 A
Fall asleep fall asleep
Bmsus4 Bm Bmsus4 Bm
sleep crucify, sleep crucify
Asus4 A Asus4 A
Fall asleep fall asleepsleep satisfied
Bmsus4 Bm Bmsus4 Bm
Sleep satisfied, sleep satisfied
[Solo]
Dsus2 Dsus2 Bm F#m x2
Dsus2
Sleep, sleep
Bmsus4 Bm Bmsus4 Bm
Sleep
Dsus2
Sleep, sleep
Bmsus4 Bm Bmsus4 Bm
Sleep satisfied, sleep satisfied
Dsus2
Viva la Vida
============
STANDARD TUNING - CAPO 1
[Intro]
C - D - G - Em x2
(Em) C D
I used to rule the world
G Em
Seas would rise when I gave the word
C D
Now in the morning I sweep alone
G Em
Sweep the streets I used to own
C - D - G - Em x2
(Em) C D
I used to roll the dice
G Em
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
C D
Listen as the crowd would sing:
G Em
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
(Em) C D
One minute I held the key
G Em
Next the walls were closed on me
C D
And I discovered that my castles stand
G Em
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
C D
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G Em
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
C D
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
G Em
My missionaries in a foreign field
C D
For some reason I can't explain
G Em C D
Once you go there was never, never an honest word
Bm Em
That was when I ruled the world
C - D - G - Em x2
(Em) C D
It was the wicked and wild wind
G Em
Blew down the doors to let me in.
C D
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
G Em
People couldn't believe what I'd become
(Em) C D
Revolutionaries wait
G Em
For my head on a silver plate
C D
Just a puppet on a lonely string
G Em
Oh who would ever want to be king?
C D
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G Em
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
C D
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
G Em
My missionaries in a foreign field
C D
For some reason I can't explain
G Em
I know Saint Peter will call my name ,
C D
never an honest word
Bm Em
But that was when I ruled the world
C - Em x3
D x2
C - D - G - Em x2
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)
C D
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G Em
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
C D
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
G Em
My missionaries in a foreign field
C D
For some reason I can't explain
G Em
I know Saint Peter will call my name ,
C D
never an honest word
Bm Em
But that was when I ruled the world
C - D - Bm - Em and fading...
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh
Violet Hill
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Tabbed by Nicolas Levy ([email protected])
Feedback appreciated.
STANDARD TUNING
NO CAPO (Scroll down for a Capoed Version)
[Verse]
C#m
Was a long and dark December
From the rooftops I remember
A F#m
There was snow, white snow
C#m
Clearly I remember from the windows
A
They were watching while we froze
F#m
Down below
[Chorus]
A
When the future architecture
B C#m
By a carnival of idiots on show
B
You better lie low
A E C#m F#m B C#m
If you love me, won’t you let me know
[Verse]
C#m
Was a long and dark December
When the banks became cathedrals
A F#m
And the frost became gone
C#m
Creased cut stones and bibles
Are all out to fade their rifles
A F#m
And the cross was held aloft
[Chorus]
A
There in me and I’m…
B
When I’m dead and hit the ground
C#m B
Legs are cold, unfold
A E C#m F#m B C#m
If you love me, won’t you let me know
[Guitar solo]
C#m C#m A F#m x2
[Chorus]
A
I don’t wanna be a soldier
B
With a captain of some sinking ship
C#m
With snow
B
Far below
A E C#m F#m B C#m
So, if you love me, why’d you let me go
[Outro]
E A G#m A
I took my love down to Violet Hill
C#m F#m A
There we sat in snow
C#m F#m A G#m
All that time she was silenced still
E A E C#m F#m B C#m F#m
So, if you love me, won’t you let me know?
E A E C#m F#m B C#m
If you love me, won’t you let me know?
Strawberry Swing
================
STANDARD TUNING - CAPO 1
Tabbed by Nicolas Levy Renaud ([email protected])
[Intro]
G
C G D
They were sitting, they were sitting in the strawberry swing
C G D
And every moment was so precious
C G D
They were sitting, they were talking in the strawberry swing
C G
And everybody was for fighting
D
Wouldn't wanna waste a thing
C G
Cold, cold water bring me 'round
D (Em)
Now my feet won't touch the ground
C
Cold, cold water
G
What you say?
Bm C
It's such, it's such a perfect day
(Am) G
It's such a perfect day
C G D
I remember we were walking up to strawberry swing
C G
I can't wait until the morning
D
Wouldn't wanna change a thing
C G
People moving all the time
D (Em)
Inside a perfect straight line
C G
Don't you wanna scurve away
Bm C
It's such it's such a perfect day
(G) Am
It's such a perfect day
Am - Em
Am - Em - C
Ahhhh....
G Bm
Now the sky could be blue
G7
I don't mind
C G
Without you its a waste of time
Bm G7 C G
...could be blue I don't mind, without you it's a waste of time
Bm G7 C G
The sky could be blue, could be gray without you I just slide away
Bm G7 C G
The sky could be blue, I don't mind, without you it's a waste of time
G - Bm - G7- C and fades
End on G5 for a few bars
Death and All His Friends
=========================
Capo 1
D G
All winter, we got carried
D C Bm
Oh way over on the rooftops let's get married
D G
All summer we just hurried
D C Bm
So come over, just be patient, and don't worry
D C Bm
So come over, just be patient, and don't worry
D G |
D C Bm |x2
D C Bm
So come over, just be patient, and don't worry
D
And don't worry
D
Bm A D
D
Bm A D
D
A/C# Bm |
D A/C# |
Bm A/C# D | x2
A/C# Bm |
A/C# Bm
No I don't wanna battle from beginning to end
D A/C# Bm
I don't wanna cycle recycle revenge
A/C# D A/C# Bm
I don't wanna follow death and all his friends
A/C# Bm
No I don't wanna battle from beginning to end
D A/C# Bm
I don't wanna cycle, recycle revenge
A/C# D A/C# Bm
I don't wanna follow death and all of his friends
A/C# Bm
D A/C# Bm x3
The Escapist
No Capo
A
And
B C#m
In the end
A
We lie awake
B E C#m
And we dream we’re making our escape
Ooh...
