Coldplay - Princess Of China Chords & Tabs

Princess of China (ft. Rihanna)
Coldplay
Mylo Xyloto
Tabbed by Cybershock
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Some versions were close but nothing was completely correct so I decided to tab this song.

All of the chords for this song comes directly from the PVG book so don't hate, emulate.


Chords Used

Am:     002210
Am7:    002013  
C:      032010
Dm:     000231  (This can also be played Dm/F which is Dm/F: 100231)
G:      320033
G6:     320000
Cmaj7:  032000
F:      133211
C/E:    032010

Intro:
Am7, C, Dm, G6 (x3)

Riff comes in the second time (played twice):

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---/10-------8h10p8-------------------------8-----------------------------|
G|---------------------9-----7h9p7-------7h9--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------7------------7--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Am7
Once upon a time somebody ran
C
Somebody ran away saying 'fast as I can
Dm                      G6
I got to go, I got to go'
Am7
Once upon a time we fell apart
C
You're holding in your hands the two halves of my heart
Dm                   G6
Oh oh oh, oh-oh-oh-oh



Am7, C, Dm, G6 (x2)


e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---/10-------8h10p8-------------------------8-----------------------------|
G|---------------------9-----7h9p7-------7h9--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------7------------7--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(x2)


Am7
Once upon a time we burned bright                  
Cmaj7
Now all we ever seem to do is fight
Dm                            G6
On and on, and on and on and on
Am7
Once upon a time on the same side
Cmaj7                                           Dm
Once upon a time on the same side in the same game
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/coldplay/princess_of_china_crd_ver_4.html ]
Now why d'you have to go
                                   G6
Have to go and throw water on my flame?


Played in the background

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|---13 (x16)---12(x16)-----8(x32)----------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------| (x2)


C
I could have been a princess, you'd be a king

Could have had a castle and worn a ring
F                                     G
But no o-o-o-oh you let me go o-o-o-oh-oh
C
I could have been a princess, you'd be a king

Could have had a castle and worn a ring
F                                   G
But no-o-o-o-oh you let me go-o-o-o-oh

Dm
You stole my star
                   G                     Am               C
La-la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la,
C/E             Dm
You stole my star
                  F
La-la-la-la-la-la-la

Am7, C, Dm, G6 (x4)

Play RIff in the second two repititions

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---/10-------8h10p8-------------------------8-----------------------------|
G|---------------------9-----7h9p7-------7h9--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------7------------7--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(x2)

       G6         Dm      
'Cos you really hurt me, 
G6                  Am
no you really hurt me
C                      Dm
   'Cos you really hurt me, 
G6                  Am
    no you really hurt me
C                      Dm
   'Cos you really hurt me, 
G6                  Am
oh-oh you really hurt me,
C
Oh-ooh-ooh
                    Dm        G6              Am
'Cos you really hurt me, oh-oh you really hurt me


e|--------------------------------------|
B|-------8------------------------------|
G|--7h9---------------------------------|
D|----------7---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

And its over, have fun!