Low

Coldplay - "Low"

From X&Y

Taken from Ultimate-Guitar.com, lead added by Chris Long ([email protected])

--Maybe someone can help with the lead during the verses, and the high lead-chords

--after the first chorus?

Em 022000

Dsus2 xx0230

Bm x24432

C 332010 (which is actually C/G, well I like it)

A x02220

G 320003

Intro: C Am Em A C Am

Intro lead: (listen for the rhythm)

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Em Dsus2 Bm

You see the world in black and white

C Am Em

No colour or light

Em Dsus2 Bm

You think you'll never get it right

C Am Em

But you're wrong you might

Em Dsus2 Bm

The sky could fall could fall on me

C Am Em

The parting of the seas

Em Dsus2 Bm

But you mean more mean more to me

C Am Em

Than any colour I can see

C Am

All you ever wanted was love

Em

But you never looked hard enough

A

It's never gonna give itself up

C Am

And all you ever wanted to be

Em

Living in perfect symmetry

A

Nothing is as down on Earth as us

C

as us

Em Dsus2 Bm

You see the world in black and white

C Am Em

Not painted right

Em Dsus2 Bm

You see no meaning to your life

C Am Em

Yes you try

C Am Em

Yes you try

(repeat lead intro)

C Am

And all you ever wanted was love

Em

But you never looked hard enough

A

It's never gonna give itself up

C Am

And all you ever wanted to be

Em

Living in perfect symmetry

A

Nothing is as down on this Earth

(lead start here - see below*)

G Em

Don't you want to see it come soon

G

Floating in a big white balloon

C A

Or given on your own silver spoon

G Em

Don't you want to see it come down

G

Careful throwing your arms around

C A

Saying not a moment too soon

Don't you wanna see it come soon, floating in a big white

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...balloon, Or given on your own silver spoon

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Don't you wanna see it come down, careful throwin' your arms

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...around, sayin' not a moment to soon

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G Em

Cause I feel low

G Em

Cause I feel low

G Em

Oh, yeah I feel low

A

Oh no

G

Oh

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(repeat lead above again over last vocal part)

G Em

Cause I feel low

G Em

Cause I feel low

G Em

Oh, yeah I feel low

A

Oh no

G

Oh