GLASS OF WATER
COLDPLAY
Album: PROSPEKT'S MARCH EP
STANDARD TUNING - NO CAPO (Scroll down for capo version)
VERSE 1:
D Asus4 A D
Scared of losing all the time
Asus4 A D
He wrote it in a letter
Asus4 A D Asus4 A
He was a friend of mine
D Asus4 A D
He heard you could see your future
Asus4 A D
Inside a glass of water
Asus4 A D Asus4 A
The ripples and the rhymes
(A) G A(several strums)
And he asked 'Will I see heaven in mine?'
D - Asus4 - A
D - Asus4 - A
VERSE 2:
D Asus4 A D
Oh that is just the way it was,
Asus4 A D
Nothing could be better,
Asus4 A D Asus4 A
and nothing ever was.
D Asus4 A D
Oh, they say you can see your future
Asus4 A D
inside a glass of water.
Asus4 A D Asus4 A
The riddles and the rhymes
G A
Will I see heaven in mine?
A (several strums)
Ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-I
CHORUS 1:
D F#m Bm G D F#m Bm G
Son, don't ask,
D F#m Bm G D F#m Bm G
Neither how full nor empty is your glass
D F#m Bm G D F#m Bm G
Cling to the mast
D F#m Bm G Asus4 G
Spend your whole life living in your past
A (several strums)
Going nowhere fast
D - Asus4 - A
D - Asus4 - A
D - Asus4 - A
D - Asus4 - A
VERSE 3:
D Asus4 A D
So he wrote it on a wall
Asus4 A D Asus4 A D Asus4 A
The hollow-est of halos is no halo at all
D Asus4 A D
Televisions selling plastic
Asus4 A D Asus4 A D Asus4 A
Figurines of leaders saying nothing at all
G
And we chimed, stars in heaven align
A (several strums)
Ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-I
CHORUS 2:
D F#m Bm G D F#m Bm G
Son, don't ask,
D F#m Bm G D F#m Bm G
Neither how full nor empty is your glass
D F#m Bm G D F#m Bm G
Cling to the mast
D F#m Bm G Asus4 G
Spend your whole life living in your past
A (several strums)
Going nowhere fast
BRIDGE:
G - Asus4 - D - Bm - G - Asus4 - A
D - F#m - Bm - G - D
D - F#m - Bm - G - D
D - F#m - Bm - G - D
D - F#m - Bm - G - D (fade on D)
OUTRO:
D A
And what are we drinking when we're done?
G D
Glasses of water.
End on D.
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STANDARD TUNING - CAPO 2
VERSE 1:
C Gsus4 G C
Scared of losing all the time
Gsus4 G C
He wrote it in a letter
Gsus4 G C Gsus4 G
He was a friend of mine
C Gsus4 G C
He heard you could see your future
Gsus4 G C
Inside a glass of water
Gsus4 G C Gsus4 G
The ripples and the rhymes
(G) F G(several strums)
And he asked 'Will I see heaven in mine?'
C - Gsus4 - G
C - Gsus4 - G
VERSE 2:
C Gsus4 G C
Oh that is just the way it was,
Gsus4 G C
Nothing could be better,
Gsus4 G C Gsus4 G
and nothing ever was.
C Gsus4 G C
Oh, they say you can see your future
Gsus4 G C
inside a glass of water.
Gsus4 G C Gsus4 G
The riddles and the rhymes
F G
Will I see heaven in mine?
G (several strums)
Ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-I
CHORUS 1:
C Em Am F C Em Am F
Son, don't ask,
C Em Am F C Em Am F
Neither how full nor empty is your glass
C Em Am F C Em Am F
Cling to the mast
C Em Am F Gsus4 F
Spend your whole life living in your past
G (several strums)
Going nowhere fast
D - Asus4 - A
D - Asus4 - A
D - Asus4 - A
D - Asus4 - A
VERSE 3:
C Gsus4 G C
So he wrote it on a wall
Gsus4 G C Gsus4 G C Gsus4 G
The hollow-est of halos is no halo at all
C Gsus4 G C
Televisions selling plastic
Gsus4 G C Gsus4 G C Gsus4 G
Figurines of leaders saying nothing at all
F
And we chimed, stars in heaven align
G (several strums)
Ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-I
CHORUS 2:
C Em Am F C Em Am F
Son, don't ask,
C Em Am F C Em Am F
Neither how full nor empty is your glass
C Em Am F C Em Am F
Cling to the mast
C Em Am F Gsus4 F
Spend your whole life living in your past
G (several strums)
Going nowhere fast
BRIDGE:
F - Gsus4 - C - Am - F - Gsus4 - G
C - Em - Am - F - C
C - Em - Am - F - C
C - Em - Am - F - C
C - Em - Am - F - C (fade on C)
OUTRO:
C G
And what are we drinking when we're done?
F C
Glasses of water.
End on C.
