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Coldplay-Yellow - NO CAPO - BPM - 92

[Intro - No drums 
just play low notes for verse and higher notes for chorus to simulate guitar on record]

[A]xxx [A]xxx [A]xx[Asus4] xx[Asus4]x - Repeat

(Full drums in * G move through Gsus4 3x0033 3x0013 **D descend to Dsus2)
[Distorted Riff] CAPO 4
     [A]         [E]       [Bm/D][D] [A]
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]
[A] Look at the stars
Look how they shine for [E] you
And everything you do [Dmaj7]      
Yeah, they were all yellow
[A] I came along
I wrote a song for [E]  you
And all the things you do [Dmaj7]      
And it was called "Yellow"
[A] ...........  So then I took my [E]  turn
Oh, what a thing to have done [Dmaj7]      
And it was all yellow  [A] ([Gsus4] [A])  
 
[Chorus 1]
[Dmaj7] Your skin
[F#m7] Oh yeah, your [E] skin and bones
[Dmaj7] Turn in....  to [F#m7]something [E] beautiful
[Dmaj7] You know,  [F#m7] you know I  
[E] love you so [Dmaj7]  (drums stop)
You know I love you so
 
[Instrumental- as per intro Gsus4 Dsus2 and Cadd6 in there]
[A]    [E]    [D]    ([A]  [Gsus4])
 
[Verse 2]
[A]   I swam across
I jumped across for [E]  you
Oh, what a thing to do [Dmaj7]      
'Cause you were all yellow
[A]  I drew a line
I drew a line for [E] you
Oh, what a thing to do [Dmaj7]      
And it was all yellow  [A]     [Gsus4]      
 
[Chorus 2]
[D] Your skin
[F#m7] Oh yeah, your  [E] skin and bones
[Dmaj7] Turn in.... [F#m7] to something [E] beautiful
[Dmaj7] And you know [F#m7] For you I  
[E] bleed myself  [Dmaj7] dry (drums stop)
For you I bleed myself dry
 
[Instrumental- as per intro Gsus4 Dsus2 and Cadd6 in there]
[A]    [E]    [D]    ([A]  [Gsus4])
 
[Bridge]
It's  
[A] true... oooh, look how they shine for  
[E] you.... oooh
Look how they shine for  [Dmaj7] you.... oooh 
Look how they shine for  [A] 
Look how they shine for  [E] you.... oooh
Look how they shine for  [Dmaj7] you.... oooh
Look how they shine (stop drums)
 
[Outro]
[A]   Look at the stars
Look how they shine for [Dm7]  you
And all the things that you [Dmaj7] do 
[End]

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Semisonic-Closing Time - BPM - 92

[Intro - No drums - chug guitar and piano part - Piano suggests G Dsus4 Am7 and C]                                                                                  
G  D  Am  C                                                                                 
G  D  Am  C                                                                                 
G  D  Am  C                                                                                 
G  D  Am  C                                                                                 

[Verse - No drums]
[G] Closing [D] time
[Am] Open all the [C] doors and
[G] let you out [D] into the [Am] world    [C]  
[G] Closing [D] time
[Am] Turn all of the lights [C] over 
[G] every boy and [D] every [Am] girl  [C]  

[G] Closing [D] time
[Am] One last call for alco [C] hol so 
[G] finish your [D] whiskey or [Am] beer   [C]  
[G] Closing [D] time
[Am] You don't have to  [C] go home but you  
[G] can't  [D] stay  [Am] here    [C]  

[Chorus - Full drums - Break up rhythm with chords]                    
[G] I know [D] who I  [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I  [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I  [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] Take me [D] home  [Am]                   [C]  

[Verse - Light drums] 
[G] Closing [D] time
[Am] Time for you to [C] go out to the 
[G] places you [D] will be [Am] from   [C]  
[G] Closing [D] time
[Am] This room won't be [C] open till your 
[G] brothers or your [D] sisters  [Am] come   [C]  

So [G] gather up your jackets [D]  
move [Am] it to the exit [C]
[G] hope you have [D] found a [Am] friend     [C]  
[G] Closing [D] time
[Am] Every new be [C] ginning comes from 
[G] some other be [D] ginning's  [Am] end...
[C] yeah

[Chorus]                    
[G] I know [D] who I  [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I  [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I  [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] Take me [D] home  [Am]                   [C]  

[Bridge - Hum melody into harmoniser]
Bb Bb Ab Ab Eb Eb Cm Cm
Bb Bb Ab Ab Eb Eb Cm Cm
G  D  Am C 
G  D  Am C (phrase on C chords - A - 3 5 7 10 - play octaves)

[Solo]  
G  D  Am  C (5 7 10 14)
G  D  Am  C (3 5 7 10)
G  D  Am  C (5 7 10 14)
G  D  Am  C

[G] Closing [D] time
[Am] Time for you to [C] go out to the 
[G] places you [D] will be [Am] from  (stop)

[Chorus - Full drums]                    
[G] I know [D] who I  [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I  [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I  [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] Take me [D] home  [Am]    [C] (drum figure)
(repeat)

[Instrumental]
G  D  Am  C      
G  D  Am  C      
G  D  Am  C      
G  D  Am  C    

(stop drums)  
[Outro]
[G] Closing [D] time
[Am] Every new be [C] ginning comes from [G] 
some other beg [D] ginning's [Am] end [C]  

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