Coldplay - Fix You Acoustic Chords & Tabs

 

Fix You Acoustic Chords & Tabs

Coldplay Chords & Tabs

Version: 5 Type: Chords

Fix You Acoustic Chords

   
I have run through this song. It sounds about 99.9% correct. Enjoy.

Standard tuning

        Capo 3  

        chords: 

        C -     x32010
        Em -    022000
        Am7 -   002010
        C/G -   320013
        F -     133211
        G -     320033
        Gsus4-  330033

        Intro: C, Em, Am7, C/G x2
        

        Verse 1:
        
                   C                     Em       Am7           C/G           
        When you try your best, but you don't succeed
        
                   C                     Em           Am7           C/G   
        When you get what you want, but not what you need
 
                   C                     Em       Am7           C/G   
        When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
                        
                   C   Em    Am7   C/G   
        Stuck in re - ver - se.


        Verse 2:

                   C                     Em       Am7           C/G      
        When the tears come streaming down your face
        
                   C                 Em       Am7           C/G         
        When you lose something you can't replace
        
                   C                     Em       Am7           C/G   
        When you love someone, but it goes to waste
        
          
                     C   Em    Am7   C/G   
        Could it be  wo - rse?


        


        Chorus: (Em is only 1 strum )



     F          Em  G, Gsus4, G 
        Lights will gu  -  ide you home
        
  
    F       Em   G, Gsus4, G    
        And ig - n -it- e    your bones

    F          Em  G, Gsus4, G 
        And I will   try        to fix you

        

        Instrumental:       

   C, Em ,Am7, C/G  x 2 ( can be picked to mimic piano, hit bass notes, C,B,A,G during 4 chords) 

        
        

        Verse 3:

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                C            Em       Am7           C/G   
        And high up above or down below
  
                C                  Em     Am7           C/G     
        When you're too in love to let it go
   
                C                     Em       Am7           C/G   
        If you never try, then you'll never know
        
                        C   Em    Am7   C/G   
        Just what you're wor - th
        


        Chorus: (Em is only 1 strum )



     F          Em  G, Gsus4, G 
        Lights will gu  -  ide you home
        
  
    F       Em   G, Gsus4, G    
        And ig - n -it- e    your bones

    F          Em  G, Gsus4, G 
        And I will   try        to fix you


        
        Bridge:

        Chords used for bridge only !!!
        
        (Hammer Pinky where you think appropriate)

        C   - x32013 ( notice pinky at fret 3)
         C/G - 320013
        G*  - 320003


        Instrumental - ( C, F , C , C/G , G*
                         Am7, F, C, C/G, G* ) x2 


        C             F

        Tears stream,    down your face
        
        C               C/G                   G*

        When you lose something you cannot replace
        
        Am7            F
        
        Tears stream down your face
        
        C   C/G  G*
        
        And I.........

        C             F

        Tears stream,    down your face
        
        C               C/G                   G*

        I promise you that I'll learn from my mistakes
        
        Am7            F
        
        Tears stream down your face
        
        C   C/G  G*
        
        And I.........


        Final Chorus: (quite slow, sung 1 octave lower)


     F          Em  G, Gsus4, G 
        Lights will gu  -  ide you home
        
  
    F       Em   G, Gsus4, G    
        And ig - n -it- e    your bones

    F          Em  G, Gsus4, G 
        And I will   try        to fix you