A Rush of Blood to the Head Coldplay
Coldplay's great 2nd album produced in 2002.
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1.Politik
This isn't really a guitar song, but this is a good guide to what the piano is playing.
Chords defined:
Low to high
B7: x2120x
Em: 022000
Am6: x32210 this could be called Am/C as well
G: 320033 or 355433 (I think the latter, the bar chord, sounds better - relative to capo)
D6: xx0432
D: xx0232
Capo 1!
Intro:
[B7] [Em] [B7] [Em]
[B7]Look at earth from outer space
[Em]everyone must find a place
[B7]give me time and give me space
[Em]give me real, don't give me fake
[B7]give me strength, reserve, control
[Em]give me heart and give me soul
[B7]give me time, give us a kiss
[B7]tell me you're a politik
[B7] [Em] [B7] [Em]
open up your e[B7]yes open up your e[Em]yes
open up your e[B7]yes open up your e[Em]yes
[B7]Give me one, cause one is best
[Em]In confusion, confidence
[B7]give me peace of mind and trust
[Em]don't forget the rest of us
[B7]give me strength, reserve, control
[Em]give me heart and give me soul
[B7]Wars that heal and cracks that fix
[Em]tell me you're a politik
open up your [B7]eyes open up your [Em]eyes
open up your e[B7]yes open up your e[Em]yes
Just open up your e[B7]yes
[Em] [Am6] [G] [D6] [D]
Here each chord is played the same amount of time (2 measures I think) except the D
and D6, which are each played half as long as the other chords
[Em] [Am6] [G]
But give [D]me love over, love over, love over this ... our love
[Em] [Am6] [G]
But give [D]me love over, love over, love over this ... our love
[Em] [Am6] [G] [D6] [D]
[Em] [Am6] [G] [D6] [D] [Em]
2. In My Place
INTRO:
e:---12---7h9-7h9--12---7h9-7h9--12---7h9-7h9--12---9-7h9-7h9--5----| b:------------------------------------------------------------------| g:------------------------------------------------------------------| d:------------------------------------------------------------------| a:------------------------------------------------------------------| E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 1:
[A]In my place, in my p[Amaj]lace were lines that I couldn't
[A]change, I was lost, oh yea[E]h
[A]I was lost, I was [Amaj]lost, crossed lines I shouldn't have
[A]crossed, I was lost, oh yea[E]h
CHORUS:
[D]Yeah, how lon[A]g must you wai[E]t for i[D]t
For i[E]t...
VERSE 2:
[A]I was scared, I was sc[Amaj]ared, tired and underprepare[A]d
But I wait for yo[E]u
[A]If you go, if you[Amaj] go and Leave me down here on my ow[A]n
Then I wait for yo[E]u
CHORUS
BRIDGE:
[A]Saying please, please, pl[Amaj]ease
Come [E]back and sing to [A]me
To me, [Amaj] me
Come [E]on and sing it [A]out, now,[Amaj] now
Come [E]on and sing it [A]out, to me[Amaj], me
Come [E]back and sing it
[A]In my place, in my p[Amaj]lace were lines that I couldn't
[A]change, I was lost, oh yea[E]h
[E]Oh, yea[A]h...
CHORDS:
A: 002220 Amaj: 002120 E: 022100 D: 000232
3. God put a smile upon your face
Tuning: C# F# B E G# C#
Chords used:
E (022100) I've named these weird chords as if they were
G (055400) barre chords and they are basically the chords
F# (044300) indicated only without the barre.
F (033200)
C (0,10,10,9,0,0)
A (077600)
Intro
[E] [G] [F#] [F]
Verse 1
E, G, F#, F
Where do we go? Nobody knows
E, G, F#, F
I've got to say I'm on my way down
E, G, F#, F
God, give me style and give me grace
E, G, F#, F
God put a smile upon my face
Verse 2
Where do we go to draw the line?
I've got to say I wasted all your time, but honey, honey.
Where do I go to fall from grace?
God put a smile upon your face, yeah.
Chorus
[C]Now when you work it out, I'm [G]worse than[A] you.
[C]Yeah, when you work it out, [G]I want[A]ed to.
[C]Now when we work out where [G]to draw [A]the line
[C]Your guess is [G]as good[A] as mine.
Verses 3 & 4 (Same as 1 & 2)
Coda
As good as [C]mine[G] [A] (Repeat)
Repeat Verse 1 and Finish on F
4. The Scientist
an incredibly simple but fantastic song to play on an acoustic guitar!
there seems to be a lot of confusion about the key of the song. it does state below
that a capo is required but for those that don't have a capo i have taken the liberty
of putting a set of chords on which do not require a capo and will allow you to play
along with the cd.
(CAPO ON 3RD FRET) (NO CAPO)
Bm7 (x20202) Dm7 (x57565)
G (320003) Bb (688766)
D (xx0232) F (x,8,10,10,10,x)
Dsus2 (xx0230) Fsus2 (x,8,10,10,8,x)
A (x02220) C (x35553)
A7 (x02020) C7 (x35353)
INTRO: | Bm7 | G | D | Dsus2 |
| Bm7 | G | D | Dsus2 |
[Bm7] [G] [D]
V1: [Dsus2] come up to meet you, tell you i'm sorry, you don't know how lovely you are
[Bm7] [G] [D]
[Dsus2] i had to find you, tell you i need you, tell you i'll set you apart
[Bm7] [G] [D]
[Dsus2] tell me your secrets and ask me your questions, oh lets go back to the start
[Bm7] running in [G]circles, coming in [D]tales, heads are a [Dsus2]science apart
C1: [G] nobody said it was eas[D]y, it's such a [Dsus2]shame for us to part
[G] [D] [Dsus2]
[A] nobody said it was easy, no-one ever said it would be this hard
[A7] oh take me back to the s[(D)]tart
LINK 1: | D | G | D | D |
| Bm7 | G | D | Dsus2 |
[Bm7] [G] [D]
V2: [Dsus2] i was just guessing in numbers and figures, pulling the puzzles apart
[Bm7] [G] [D]
[Dsus2] questions of science, science and progress, do not speak as loud as my heart
[Bm7] [G] [D]
[Dsus2] tell me you love me, come back and haunt me, oh and i rush to the start
[Bm7] running in [G]circles, chasing our t[D]ales, coming [Dsus2]back as we are
C2: [G] nobody said it was eas[D]y, oh it's such a [Dsus2]shame for us to part
[G] [D] [Dsus2]
[A] nobody said it was easy, no-one ever said it would be so hard
[A7] oh take me back to the s[(D)]tart
LINK 2: | D | G | D | D |
| Bm7 | G | D | D |
OUTRO: [Bm7] oh - [G]ooo-oo-oo-oo-[D]ooo
[Bm7] ah - [G]ooo-oo-oo-oo-[D]ooo
[Bm7] oh - [G]ooo-oo-oo-oo-[D]ooo
[Bm7] oh - [G]ooo-oo-oo-oo-[D]ooo
5. Clocks
Capo on 1st fret
Piano Riff x2
w/Piano Riff:
/ D - - - / Am - - - / Am - - - / Em - - - / (x2)
[D] [Am(2)] [Em]
Lights go out and I can't be saved, tides that I tried to swim against
[D] [Am] [(2)] [Em]
Brought me down upon my knees, oh I beg I beg and plead -singing
[D] [Am] [(2)] [Em]
Come out of the things unsaid, shoot an apple off my head - and a
[D] [Am] [(2)] [Em]
trouble that can't be named, tigers waiting to be tamed - singing
w/Piano Riff:
[D] [Am] [(2)] [Em] [D] [Am]
[Em]
ye hooooooooh aahh ye hooooooooh aahh
w/Piano Riff:
/ D - - - / Am - - - / Am - - - / Em - - - / (x2)
[D] [Am] [(2)] [Em]
Confusion never stops, closing walls and ticking clocks - gonna
[D] [Am] [(2)] [Em]
come back and take you home, I could not stop the tune now known - singing
[D] [Am] [(2)] [Em]
Come out upon my seas, curse missed opportunities - am I
[D] [Am] [(2)] [Em]
a part of the cure, or am I a part of the disease? - singing
w/Piano Riff:
[D] [Am] [(2)] [Em] [D] [Am]
[Em]
ye hooooooooh aahh ye hooooooooh aahh
w/High Piano Riff:
/ D - - - / Am - - - / Am - - - / Em - - - / (x2)
w/High Piano Riff:
[D] [Am] [(2)] [Em] [D] [Am]
[Em]
ye hooooooooh aahh ye hooooooooh aahh
Bridge:
[Fmaj7] [(2)] [C] [G]
and nothing else compares
[Fmaj7] [(2)] [C] [G]
oh nothing else compares
[Fmaj7] [(2)] [C] [G] [F] [(4)]
and nothing else compares
Piano Riff x2
w/High Piano Riff:
/ D - - - / Am - - - / Am - - - / Em - - - / (x2)
w/High Piano Riff:
[D] [Am] [(2)] [Em] [D] [Am]
[Em]
ye hooooooooh aahh ye hooooooooh aahh
w/High Piano Riff:
[D] [Am] [(2)] [Em]
Home, home, where I wanted to go
[D] [Am] [(2)] [Em]
Home, home, where I wanted to go
[D] [Am] [(2)] [Em]
Home, home, where I wanted to go
[D] [Am] [(2)] [Em]
Home, home, where I wanted to go
High Piano Riff x2
End on D
6. Daylight
CHORDS USED:
F#5 244xxx
E6 022120
Gmaj7(b5) xx5422
Amaj7 x02120
Dmaj7 xx0222
[F#] [244322]
NB For the purposes of readability, Gmaj7(b5) will be shortened to G~.
INTRO
F#5 (x8)
E6 Gmaj7(b5) F#5 F#5 (x2)
VERSE
E6 G~ F#5
To my sur - prise
E6 G~ F#5
And my de - light
E6 G~ F#5
I saw sun - rise
E6 G~ F#5
I saw sun - light.
E6 G~ F#5
I am no - thing
E6 G~ F#5
In the dark.____
E6 G~ F#5
And the clouds burst
E6 G~ F#5
To show day - light.
CHORUS
[Amaj7]Ooh, and the sun [Dmaj7]will shine
[F#]Yeah, on this [Amaj7]heart of mine.
[Amaj7]Ooh, and I rea[Dmaj7]lise
[F#]Who, cannot [Amaj7]live without
Ooh, come ap[Dmaj7]art without, [(F#5)]yeah.
LINK
F#5 (x4)
E6 G~ F#5 F#5 (x2)
VERSE
E6 G~ F#5
On a hill - top
E6 G~ F#5
On a sky - rise
E6 G~ F#5 E6 G~ F#5
Like a first born child.
E6 G~ F#5
On a full tilt,
E6 G~ F#5
And in full flight
E6 G~ F#5
Defeat dark - ness
E6 G~ F#5
Breaking day - light.
CHORUS
[Amaj7]Ooh, and the sun [Dmaj7]will shine
[F#]Yeah, on this [Amaj7]heart of mine.
[Amaj7]Ooh, and I rea[Dmaj7]lise
[F#]Who, cannot [Amaj7]live without
Dmaj7 F#5 F#5 (x3)
Ooh, come apart without, daylight.
OUTRO
E6 G~
Slowly breaking through the daylight,
[F#5]Slowly breaking through the daylight.
REPEAT TO FADE...
7. Green Eyes
This is really easy to play... and a great song
[A] Honey you[E] are a rock[Bm]
[A] Upon wh[E]ich i sta[Bm]nd
[A] And I com[E]e here to talk[Bm]
[A] I hope you[E] understan[Bm]d
The green eyes, yeah the sp[D]otlight
Shines upo[A]n you[E]
And ho[Bm]w could any[D]body den[A]y you[E]
[Bm] I came here with a lo[D]ad
And it feels so much li[A]ght[G]er now i me[D]t you
[Bm] And honey you should kn[D]ow
That I could never g[A]o [G]on withou[D]t you
[Bm]Green eyes
[A] Honey yo[E]u are the se[Bm]a
[A] Upon wh[E]ich I flo[Bm]w
[A] And I ca[E]me here to ta[Bm]lk
[A] I think y[E]ou should kn[Bm]ow
The g[Bm]reen eyes
You're the on[D]e that I wanted to fi[A]nd[E]
And anyo[Bm]ne who tried to den[D]y you
Must be out of their [A]min[E]d
[Bm] Because I came here with a lo[D]ad
And it feels so much lig[A]hte[G]r since I m[D]et you
[Bm] And honey you should kn[D]ow
That I could never g[A]o [G]on with[D]out you
The g[Bm]reen eyes, green eyes
Oh oh o[A]h, oh oh o[Bm]h, oh oh oh, oh oh o[A]h
Honey yo[E]u are a ro[Bm]ck
[A] Upon whi[E]ch I st[Bm]and
8. Warning Sign
This is played with capo on 2 live, but it's on 3 if you want to play to the recorded
track.
[C] [F] [C] [G] [D]
A [F]warning [C]sign
[G] I missed[D] the good times and I [F]reali[C]sed
[G] I sta[D]rted looking and the [F]bubble [C]burst
[G] I sta[D]rted looking for ex[F]cuses[C] [G] [D]
Come on In
I?ve gotta tell you what a state I?m in
I?ve gotta tell you in my loudest tones
That I started looking for a warning sign D
And the [C]truth is[Em]
I mi[G]ss you[D]
Yeah the [C]truth is[Em]
That I mi[G]ss you [D]so
A warning sign
Came back to haunt me and I realised
You were an island and I passed you by
You were an island to discover
Come on In
I gotta tell you what a state I?m in
I gotta tell you in my loudest tones
I started looking for a warning sign
And the truth is
I miss you
Yeah the truth is
That I miss you so
And I?m tired
I should not have let you go
[G] [Bb] [F] [Em]
So I [G]crawl [Bb]back into your [F]open [Em]arms x 4
Chords:
F| X87060 during the chorus: G| 320003
C| X32010 Em| 022000
G| X.10.10.0.8.X D| XX0232
D| X5503X
At the end: G| X.10.10.9.8.X btw u can hammer on the 0-2 on C if u like
Bb| X8876X
F| X3301X
9. A Whisper
**Tuning: EAEGBe**
Capo 3
Chords used:
E Eadd9 Cmaj7 C? Asus4
[Asus2] [Em] [Bm] [G6] [Aadd9]
e|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--| B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----2-----0-----0-----0-----3-----0--| G|--1-----1-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----0-----7-----4-----6--| E|--0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--| A|--2-----2-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0-----------9-----5-----7--| E|--0-----0-----------------------------------------7-----3-----5--|
Main "whisper" riff: (strum pattern NOT shown)
E Eadd9 Cmaj7 C?
e|--0-----0-----0-----0--| B|--0-----0-----0-----0--| G|--1-----1-----0-----0--| E|--0-----2-----0-----2--| A|--2-----2-----3-----3--| E|--0-----0--------------|
Verse: (strum pattern shown, all down strums)
[Asus4] [A] [Asus4] [A] [Asus2]
[E]
e|--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------------------| B|--3--3--3--2--2--2-----|--3--3--3--2--0--0--0----------------------| G|--2--2--2--2--2--2--x3-|--2--2--2--2--2--0--1--(back to "whisper")-| E|--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------------------| A|--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|--0--0--0--0--0-----2----------------------| E|-----------------------|--------------------0----------------------|
Bridge: (strum pattern NOT shown)
[Bm] [G6] [Aadd9]
e|--0---0---0------|--0--0--0--0----------------------| B|--0---3---0------|--2--0--0--0----------------------| G|--7---4---6------|--2--2--0--1--(back to "whisper")-| E|--0---0---0---x2-|--0--0--0--0----------------------| A|--9---5---7------|--0--0--0--2----------------------| E|--7---3---5------|-----------0----------------------|
Outro: (strum pattern shown)
[G6] [Aadd9] [E]
e|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0-0------------------| B|--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0-0------------------| G|--4--4--4--6--6--6--1--1-1--1--1-1------------------| E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0-0--repeat till end-| A|--5--5--5--7--7--7--2--2-2--2--2-2------------------| E|--3--3--3--5--5--5--0--0-0--0--0-0------------------|
10. A rush of blood to the head
Verse
He said I'm [Am]gonna buy this place and burn it down.[C/G]
[Em]I'm gonna put it six feet undergrou[Am]nd.
[Am]He said I'm gonna buy this place and watch it fal[C/G]l.
[Em]Stand here beside me baby in the crumbling wal[Am]ls.
[Am]Oh I'm gonna buy this place and start a fire[C/G].
[Em]Stand here until I fill all your hearts desir[Am]es.
[Am]Because I'm gonna buy this place and see it b[C/G]urn.
[Em]And do back the things it did to you in[Am] return.
H[Fmaj]uhuuuuuuh Huhuuuuuuuuuuuuh
Pre-Chorus
He sai[Am]d I'm gonna buy a gun and start a war.[C/G]
[Em]If you can tell me something worth fighting [Am]for.
[Am]Oh and I'm goina buy this place is what I sa[C/G]id.
[Em]Blame it upon a rush of blood to the hea[Am]d.
Chorus
[Fmaj]Honey, all the movements you're starting to mak[D]e.
[D]See me crumble and fall on my face[Fmaj].
[Fmaj]And I know the mistakes that I have mad[D]e.
[D]See it a[Bb]ll disappear without trace[Fmaj].
[Fmaj]And they call us, they beckon you [D]on.
[D] [Bb] [Am] [C/G] [Em]
[Am]The s[Am]aid [C/G]start[Em] as [Am]you mean to go on. Start as you mean to go on
Verse
You sa[Am]id I'm goina buy this place and see it go[C/G].
[Em]Stand here beside me, baby watch the orange glow[Am].
[Am]Some will laugh, some just sit and cry[C/G].
[Em]But you just sit down there and you wonder wh[Am]y.
Pre-Chorus
[Am]So I'm goina buy a gun and start a war[C/G].
[Em]If you can tell me something worth fighting [Am]for.
[Am]And I'm goina buy this place is what I said.[C/G]
[Em]Blame it upon a rush of blood to the hea[Am]d, oh to the head.
Chorus
[Fmaj]Honey, all the movements you've started to ma[D]ke.
[D]See me crumble and fall on my face[Fmaj].
[Fmaj]And I know the mistakes that I have mad[D]e.
[D]See it a[Bb]ll disappear without trac[Fmaj]e.
[Fmaj]And they call us, they beckon you [D]on.
[D] [Bb] [Am] [C/G]
T[Am]hey sa[Am]id s[C/G]tart [Em]as y[Am]ou mean to go on. Need to go on Need to go on.
[Am]So meet me by the bridge
[C/G]Oh meet me by the lane
[Em]When am I going to see
[Am]That pretty face again
[Am]Meet me on the road
[C/G]Meet me where I said
[Em]Blame it all upon
[Am]A rush of blood to the head
11. Amsterdam
standard tuning
capo 1st fret
this is sorta a little "rendition" of the piano intro, listen to the song
to get the timing right...
[D] [A] [E] [G]
e|----2---------------------3------| B|----3-3------2-----0-----0-0-----| G|--2----2---2-2-2--1-----0---0----| x3 D|-0-------------------------------| A|----------0----------------------| E|-----------------0-----3---------|
verse:
[D]Come on, [A]oh my sta[E]r is fading[G]
[D]And I sw[A]erve out o[E]f control[G]
[D]If I[A], if I[E]'d only waited[G]
[D]I'd not b[A]e stuck he[E]re in this hole.[G]
*play intro and repeat verse*
chorus:
[E]But time is on your s[G]ide
It's on your s[D]ide now[A]
[E7]Not pushing you down and a[G]ll around
It's no ca[D]use for co[A]ncern
*intro again and verse*
*chorus till end*
THANKS...
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