xThis is one of my favorite songs to sing and play on the acoustic.
It's the Coldplay bside Help Is Round The Corner!
Normally this song is in open C# tuning just like God Put A Smile Upon Your Face,
but I figured out a way to get almost the exact same results with a capo and
tuning your E down to C#.
Ok so first tune your low E to C#.
Now grab your capo and put it on reverse,
so that the first five EBGDA strings are capo'd on the first fret.
Make sure you have the low C# uncapo'd and that everything rings out clearly without buzzing.
Notes are NOT tabbed relative to the capo!
So 1's on the first 5 strings are opens on the capo.
Now here are the chords!
E|--1--------1--------1--------1--------1-------x--------|
B|--2--------2--------2--------2--------2-------6--------|
G|--1--------3--------1--------3--------3-------6--------|
D|--3--------3--------3--------4--------1-------6--------|
A|--4--------4--------4--------x--------1-------8--------|
C#|--0--------0--------4--------5--------2-------7--------|
C# C#6 C#/F F#M7 D#7sus2 C#/G#
C# C#6
C# C#6
C# C#6
Stuck here, in the middle of nowhere
C# C#6
With a headache, and a heavy heart
C# C#6
Well, nothing was going quite right here
C# C#6
And I'm tired, I can't play my part
C#/F F#M7
Oh, come on, come on
D#7sus2
Oh, what a state I'm in
F#M7
Oh, come on, come on
D#7sus2
Why won't it just sink in?
C# C#/F C#/G#
That help is just around the corner for us
C# C#/F C#/G#
C# C#6
Oh, my head won't stop aching
C# C#6
And I'm sat here, licking my wounds
C# C#6
And I'm shattered, but it really doesn't matter
C# C#6
Cause my rescue is gonna be here soon
C#/F F#M7
Oh, come on, come on
D#7sus2
Oh, what a state I'm in
F#M7
Oh, come on, come on
D#7sus2
Why won't it just sink in?
C# C#/F C#/G#
That help is just around the corner for us
C# C#/F C#/G#
C# C#/F C#/G#
That help is just around the corner for us
C# D#7sus2
F#M7 C#/G# C#
That help is just around the corner for us
I'd say it's pretty accurate, although I had to compromise a bit with the C#/G# chord,
because the actual chord in this tuning would be impossible to play. :(
Enjoy! =D
