A Rush Of Blood To The Head

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

B7 Em

open up your eyes open up your eyes

B7 Em

open up your eyes open up your eyes

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

B7 Em

open up your eyes open up your eyes

B7 Em

open up your eyes open up your eyes

B7

Just open up your eyes

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

D

But give me love over, love over, love over this ... our love

Em Am6 G

D

But give 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 Amaj

In my place, in my place were lines that I couldn't

A E

change, I was lost, oh yeah

A Amaj

I was lost, I was lost, crossed lines I shouldn't have

A E

crossed, I was lost, oh yeah

CHORUS:

D A E D

Yeah, how long must you wait for it

E

For it...

VERSE 2:

A Amaj A

I was scared, I was scared, tired and underprepared

E

But I wait for you

A Amaj A

If you go, if you go and Leave me down here on my own

E

Then I wait for you

CHORUS

BRIDGE:

A Amaj

Saying please, please, please

E A

Come back and sing to me

Amaj

To me, me

E A Amaj

Come on and sing it out, now, now

E A Amaj

Come on and sing it out, to me, me

E

Come back and sing it

A Amaj

In my place, in my place were lines that I couldn't

A E

change, I was lost, oh yeah

E A

Oh, yeah...

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 G A

Now when you work it out, I'm worse than you.

C G A

Yeah, when you work it out, I wanted to.

C G A

Now when we work out where to draw the line

C G A

Your guess is as good as mine.

Verses 3 & 4 (Same as 1 & 2)

Coda

C G A

As good as mine (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

Dsus2

V1: 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 G D Dsus2

running in circles, coming in tales, heads are a science apart

G D Dsus2

C1: nobody said it was easy, it's such a shame for us to part

G D Dsus2

A

nobody said it was easy, no-one ever said it would be this hard

A7 (D)

oh take me back to the start

LINK 1: | D | G | D | D |

| Bm7 | G | D | Dsus2 |

Bm7 G D

Dsus2

V2: 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 G D Dsus2

running in circles, chasing our tales, coming back as we are

G D Dsus2

C2: nobody said it was easy, oh it's such a shame for us to part

G D Dsus2

A

nobody said it was easy, no-one ever said it would be so hard

A7 (D)

oh take me back to the start

LINK 2: | D | G | D | D |

| Bm7 | G | D | D |

Bm7 G D

OUTRO: oh - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo

Bm7 G D

ah - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo

Bm7 G D

oh - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo

Bm7 G D

oh - ooo-oo-oo-oo-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 Dmaj7

Ooh, and the sun will shine

F# Amaj7

Yeah, on this heart of mine.

Amaj7 Dmaj7

Ooh, and I realise

F# Amaj7

Who, cannot live without

Dmaj7 (F#5)

Ooh, come apart without, 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 Dmaj7

Ooh, and the sun will shine

F# Amaj7

Yeah, on this heart of mine.

Amaj7 Dmaj7

Ooh, and I realise

F# Amaj7

Who, cannot 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 E Bm

Honey you are a rock

A E Bm

Upon which i stand

A E Bm

And I come here to talk

A E Bm

I hope you understand

D

The green eyes, yeah the spotlight

A E

Shines upon you

Bm D A E

And how could anybody deny you

Bm D

I came here with a load

A G D

And it feels so much lighter now i met you

Bm D

And honey you should know

A G D

That I could never go on without you

Bm

Green eyes

A E Bm

Honey you are the sea

A E Bm

Upon which I flow

A E Bm

And I came here to talk

A E Bm

I think you should know

Bm

The green eyes

D A E

You're the one that I wanted to find

Bm D

And anyone who tried to deny you

A E

Must be out of their mind

Bm D

Because I came here with a load

A G D

And it feels so much lighter since I met you

Bm D

And honey you should know

A G D

That I could never go on without you

Bm

The green eyes, green eyes

A Bm A

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh

E Bm

Honey you are a rock

A E Bm

Upon which I stand

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

F C

A warning sign

G D F C

I missed the good times and I realised

G D F C

I started looking and the bubble burst

G D F C G D

I started looking for excuses

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

C Em

And the truth is

G D

I miss you

C Em

Yeah the truth is

G D

That I miss you 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

G Bb F Em

So I crawl back into your open 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

Am C/G

He said I'm gonna buy this place and burn it down.

Em Am

I'm gonna put it six feet underground.

Am C/G

He said I'm gonna buy this place and watch it fall.

Em Am

Stand here beside me baby in the crumbling walls.

Am C/G

Oh I'm gonna buy this place and start a fire.

Em Am

Stand here until I fill all your hearts desires.

Am C/G

Because I'm gonna buy this place and see it burn.

Em Am

And do back the things it did to you in return.

Fmaj

Huhuuuuuuh Huhuuuuuuuuuuuuh

Pre-Chorus

Am C/G

He said I'm gonna buy a gun and start a war.

Em Am

If you can tell me something worth fighting for.

Am C/G

Oh and I'm goina buy this place is what I said.

Em Am

Blame it upon a rush of blood to the head.

Chorus

Fmaj D

Honey, all the movements you're starting to make.

D Fmaj

See me crumble and fall on my face.

Fmaj D

And I know the mistakes that I have made.

D Bb Fmaj

See it all disappear without trace.

Fmaj D

And they call us, they beckon you on.

D Bb Am C/G Em

Am Am C/G Em Am

The said start as you mean to go on. Start as you mean to go on

Verse

Am C/G

You said I'm goina buy this place and see it go.

Em Am

Stand here beside me, baby watch the orange glow.

Am C/G

Some will laugh, some just sit and cry.

Em Am

But you just sit down there and you wonder why.

Pre-Chorus

Am C/G

So I'm goina buy a gun and start a war.

Em Am

If you can tell me something worth fighting for.

Am C/G

And I'm goina buy this place is what I said.

Em Am

Blame it upon a rush of blood to the head, oh to the head.

Chorus

Fmaj D

Honey, all the movements you've started to make.

D Fmaj

See me crumble and fall on my face.

Fmaj D

And I know the mistakes that I have made.

D Bb Fmaj

See it all disappear without trace.

Fmaj D

And they call us, they beckon you on.

D Bb Am C/G

Am Am C/G Em Am

They said start as you 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 A E G

Come on, oh my star is fading

D A E G

And I swerve out of control

D A E G

If I, if I'd only waited

D A E G

I'd not be stuck here in this hole.

*play intro and repeat verse*

chorus:

E G

But time is on your side

D A

It's on your side now

E7 G

Not pushing you down and all around

D A

It's no cause for concern

*intro again and verse*

*chorus till end*

THANKS...