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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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Tears for Fears-Everybody Wants To Rule The World

 [Intro]
  1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a  1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4
e|--5---7---5---5---7---5-|--5---7---5---5---7\---|
B|7---7---7---7---7---7---|7---7---7---7---7-7\---|
G|------------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------|
     (triplets throughout)
 
| A/D   G/D | G/D | A/D   G/D | G/D |
 
 
[Verse 1]
| A/D   G/D | G/D |           (A/D)
              Welcome to your life
| A/D   G/D | G/D |             (A/D)
              There's no turning back
| A/D   G/D | G/D |        (A/D)
              Even while we sleep
| A/D   G/D | G/D |
              We will find you
 
[Chorus 1]
Em             F#m
Acting on your best behavior
G                 F#m
Turn your back on mother nature
Em   F#m  G        A       | A/D   G/D | G/D | A/D   G/D | G/D
Everybody wants to rule the world
 
[Verse 2]
| A/D   G/D | G/D |        (A/D)
              It's my own design
| A/D   G/D | G/D |        (A/D)
              It's my own remorse
| A/D   G/D | G/D |       (A/D)
              Help me to decide
| A/D   G/D | G/D |
              Help me make the ...
 
[Chorus 2]
    Em              F#m
... most of freedom and of pleasure
G            F#m
Nothing ever lasts forever
Em   F#m   G       A
Everybody wants to rule the ...
 
[Bridge]
G                         D     D     A    A
 There's a room where the light won't find you
G                        D     D    A   A    (G)
 Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down
G                     D     D A    A
 When they do I'll be right behind you
 
[Chorus 3]
Em             F#m
 So glad we've almost made it
G            F#m
 So sad they had to fade it
Em   F#m  G        A
Everybody wants to rule the world
 
[Interlude]
| A/D   G/D | G/D | A/D   G/D | G/D |
[intro riff over synth solo]
 
| Bm | C | Bm | C | G | A  |
[synth solo]
 
| A/D   G/D | G/D | A/D   G/D | G/D |
| A/D   G/D | G/D | A/D   G/D | G/D |
[guitar solo]
 
[Chorus 4]
Em                 F#m
I can't stand this indecision
G              F#m
Married with a lack of vision
Em   F#m  G        A
Everybody wants to rule the ...
 
[Chorus 5] (variation)
Em               F#m
 Say that you'll never never never never need it
G              F#m
 One headline, why believe it
Em   F#m  G        A        | A/D   G/D | G/D | A/D   G/D | G/D |
Everybody wants to rule the world
 
[Chorus 6]
Em              F#m
All for freedom and for pleasure
G            F#m
Nothing ever lasts forever
Em   F#m  G        A        (A/D)
Everybody wants to rule the world
 
| A/D   G/D | G/D | A/D   G/D | G/D |
| A/D   G/D | G/D | A/D   G/D | G/D |
 
[Coda]
 (let ring)
  1    2 & a
e|2----0---3--------|
B|2--------0--------|
G|2--------0--------|
D|0--------0--------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

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