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Coldplay-Yellow - sr - 200

[Intro - Capo 4 - No drums - Keep capo for live so - 
just play low notes for verse and higher notes for chorus to simulate guitar on record]

[G]xxx [G]xxx [G]xx[Gsus4] xx[Gsus4]x - Repeat

(Full drums in * G move through Gsus4 3x0033 3x0013 **D descend to Dsus2)
[Distorted Riff]
     [G]         [D]        [C]           [G]
E ---------------2--*2p0---0-----0---------------
B ---s3--*3p1----3-----3---1-----1----3--*3p1---
G ----0----------2-----2---2--*2p0----0-------
D ----0--------------------x-----2----0------
A ----x--------------------3-----3----x-----
E ---s3-------------------------------3-------
 
[Verse 1 - Light drums - Pluck chords on first note then chug their bass note to simulate record]
[G] Look at the stars
Look how they shine for [D] you
And everything you do [Cmaj7]      
Yeah, they were all yellow
[G] I came along
I wrote a song for [D]  you
And all the things you do [Cmaj7]      
And it was called "Yellow"
[G] ...........  So then I took my [D]  turn
Oh, what a thing to have done [Cmaj7]      
And it was all yellow  [G] ([Gsus4] [G])  
 
[Chorus 1]
[Cmaj7] Your skin
[Em7] Oh yeah, your [D] skin and bones
[Cmaj7] Turn in....  to [Em7]something [D] beautiful
[Cmaj7] You know,  [Em7] you know I  
[D] love you so [Cmaj7]  (drums stop)
You know I love you so
 
[Instrumental- as per intro Gsus4 Dsus2 and Cadd6 in there]
[G]    [D]    [C]    ([G]  [Gsus4])
 
[Verse 2]
[G]   I swam across
I jumped across for [D]  you
Oh, what a thing to do [Cmaj7]      
'Cause you were all yellow
[G]  I drew a line
I drew a line for [D] you
Oh, what a thing to do [Cmaj7]      
And it was all yellow  [G]     [Gsus4]      
 
[Chorus 2]
[C] Your skin
[Em7] Oh yeah, your  [D] skin and bones
[Cmaj7] Turn in.... [Em7] to something [D] beautiful
[Cmaj7] And you know [Em7] For you I  
[D] bleed myself  [Cmaj7] dry (drums stop)
For you I bleed myself dry
 
[Instrumental- as per intro Gsus4 Dsus2 and Cadd6 in there]
[G]    [D]    [C]    ([G]  [Gsus4])
 
[Bridge]
It's  
[G] true... oooh, look how they shine for  
[D] you.... oooh
Look how they shine for  [Cmaj7] you.... oooh 
Look how they shine for  [G] 
Look how they shine for  [D] you.... oooh
Look how they shine for  [Cmaj7] you.... oooh
Look how they shine (stop drums)
 
[Outro]
[G]   Look at the stars
Look how they shine for [Dm7]  you
And all the things that you [Cmaj7] do 
[End]

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Coldplay-A Sky Full Of Stars

[DROP D - NO DRUMS - INTRO - Note -  F/C is just F major with 3rd finger off - x13211]
[Use one upstream to imply the offbeat keyboard riff d u d d - down up down down]
[DROP D]
[Dm7-xx0211] x  x  [Dm7sus4-xx0213][Bb-013331]       
[F-3x3211]        | [C/G - 3x333]
[Dm7-xx0211] x  x  [Dm7sus4-xx0213][Bb]              
[F]               | [C/G]
 
[VERSE]
[Dm7] Cause you're a [F/C] sky, cause you're a [F] sky full of stars [C/G]
[Dm7] I'm going to [F/C] give you my heart [F]            [C/G]     
[Dm7] Cause you're a [F/C] sky, cause you're a [F] sky full of stars [C/G]  
[Dm7] And cause you  [F/C] light up the path [F]               [C/G]     
 
[CHORUS]
[Dm7] I don't [Bb] care, go on and [F] tear me ap [C/G] art 
[Dm7] I don't [Bb] care if you do    [F]           [C/G]     
[Dm7] Cause in a [F/C] sky, cause in a [F] sky full of stars [C/G]  
I think I saw  [Dm7] you-o [Bb] ou-o [F] oou-o [C/G] u   
 
[FULL DRUMS - INTERLUDE]
[Dm7]    [Dm7sus4][Bb]        | [F]       | [C/G]
[Dm7]    [Dm7sus4][Bb]        | [F]       | [C/G]
[Dm7]    [Dm7sus4][Bb]        | [F]       | [C/G]
[Dm7]    [Dm7sus4][Bb]        | [F]       | [C/G]
 
[VERSE - LIGHT DRUMS]
[Dm7] Cause you're a [F/C] sky, cause you're a [F] sky full of stars [C/G]
[Dm7] I want to [F/C] die in your [F] arms, arms       [C/G]     
[Dm7] Cause you get [F/C] lighter the [F] more it gets dark [C/G]  
[Dm7] I'm going to [F/C] give you my [F] heart            [C/G]     
 
[CHORUS]
[Dm7] I don't [Bb] care, go on and [F] tear me ap [C/G] art 
[Dm7] I don't [Bb] care if you do    [F]           [C/G]     
[Dm7] Cause in a [F/C] sky, cause in a [F] sky full of stars [C/G]  
I think I see  [Dm7] you-o [Bb] ou-o [F] oou-o [C/G] u   
I think I see  [Dm7] you-o [Bb] ou-o [F] oou-o [C/G] u   
 
[INTERLUDE]
[Dm7]    [Bb]      [F]      [C/G] - Add sus4 figure if possible B-1 E-1 B-1 E-0 1
[Dm7]    [Bb]      [F]      [C/G]
[Dm7]    [Bb]      [F]      [C/G]
[Dm7]    [Bb]      [F]      [C/G]
[Bb]     [C]       [Dm]     [Dm]
[Bb]     [C]       [Dm]     [Dm]
 
[OUTRO]
[Bb] Because you're a [C] sky, you're a [Dm] sky full of stars [Dm] Such a Heavenly
[Bb] view       [C]                [Dm]            [Dm]  Such a Heavenly
[Bb] view       [C]                [Dm]   
 
[Bb]      [C]      [Dm]     [Dm]
[Bb]      [C]      [Dm]     [Dm]
[Bb]      [C]      [Dm]     [Dm]

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