#-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE-----------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpreta- # # tion of the song. You may only use this file for private study, # # scholarship, or research. # #---------------------------------------------------------------------# Band: Coldplay Song: Only Superstition Album: Brothers & Sisters EP Words & Music: Guy Berrymen, Jon Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin From: Zachary E-mail: [email protected] Standard Tuning: EADGbe Chords Used: Cmaj Amin Fmaj Gmaj e| 0 0 1 3 b| 1 1 1 3 G| 0 2 2 0 D| 2 2 3 0 A| 3 0 3 2 E| 0 X 1 3 Note: Yeah, 4 chords only, I'm just trying to make it simple & basic so that everybody can understand it. What makes the song fantastic is because the electric guitar adds lots of 'flower' in it & the way Chris sings it. Enjoy! In the intro, the Cmaj just strum it once. Intro: Cmaj Fmaj e|------------------------------------| b|------------------------------------| G|-----7h9---7-9-9p11-7-----7h9-------| D|-9-9-----9------------7h9-----9-8-9-| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| b|------------------------------------| G|-----7h9---7-9-9p11-7-----7h9-------| D|-9-9-----9------------7h9-----9-8-9-| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| b|------------------------------------| G|-----7h9---7-9-9p11-7-----7h9-------| D|-9-9-----9------------7h9-----9-8-9-| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------0-| b|------------------------------------1-| G|-----7h9---7-9-9p11-7-----7h9-------2-| D|-9-9-----9------------7h9-----9-8-9-2-| A|------------------------------------0-| E|--------------------------------------| Verse 1: Cmaj Amin A cardboard head I see, Fmaj Amin Has found its way to me, Cmaj Amin Cmaj Amin It’s old and it’s old and it’s old, Fmaj Gmaj Making me cry, Verse 2: Cmaj Amin I sleep but I will not move, Fmaj Amin Too scared to leave my room, Cmaj Amin Cmaj But I won’t be defeated, oh no, Note: The electric guitar do some of the intro here. Pre-Chorus: Cmaj Fmaj What if cards don’t go my way? Fmaj Amin And it’s sure to spoil my day, Cmaj Fmaj But in voices loud and clear, Note: This part electric guitar do the same as the intro. Chorus: Amin Gmaj You say to me "It’s only superstition, Amin Gmaj It’s only your imagination, Amin Fmaj It’s only all of the things that you fear, Amin Fmaj And the things from which you can’t escape." Verse 3: Cmaj Amin Keep clean for the thousand time, Fmaj Amin Stand still and wait and line, Cmaj Amin Cmaj Some numbers are badder than others, oh no, Note: Same as the first one. Pre-Chorus: Cmaj Fmaj What if cards don’t go my way? Fmaj Amin And it’s sure to spoil my day, Cmaj Fmaj But in voices loud and clear, Note: Same as the first one. Chorus: Amin Gmaj You say to me "It’s only superstition, Amin Gmaj It’s only your imagination, Amin Fmaj It’s only all of the things that you fear, Amin Fmaj And the things from which you cannot expect." Bridge: Amin Fmaj But it’s making me cry, Amin Fmaj And it’s making me cry, Amin Fmaj And I’m slipping away, Amin Fmaj And I’m slipping away, Fade: Amin Gmaj Amin It’s only superstition, only your imagination, Amin Gmaj Amin It’s only superstition, only superstition,
