This is the first song I tabbed...I'm 99% sure its correct, there might be a few
on how to play the chords, but it sounds pretty much like
the album version. please give me feedback! have fun.
C/G: 332010 | / slide up
Em: 022000 | \ slide down
Am: x02210 | b Bend
Am7: x02010
Fmaj7: 133210
Dm: xx0231
Intro:
Chords: C/G, Em, Am7, Em, Fmaj7, Dm, Am7, Am7 x2
Fmaj7, Dm, Am7, Am7
Lead Guitar:
e|15--------17\12--------12-----------------|
B|----------------------------------12b13---|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|12----------------------------------------|
B|----------10--12b13-----------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Verse:
C/G Em Am7 Em
How tides control the sea, And what becomes of me
Fmaj7 Dm Am7 Am7
How little things can slip out of your hand
C/G Em Am7 Em
How often people change, No two remain the same
Fmaj7 Dm Am7 Am7
Why things don't always turn out as you planned
Fmaj7 Dm Am7 Am7
These are things that I don't understand
Fmaj7 Dm Am7 Am7
Yeah these are things that I don't understand
Chorus 1:
Dm Em
I can't (and I can't) decide
Am Fmaj7
Wrong (oh my wrong) from right
Dm Em
Day (oh my day) from night
Am Fmaj7
Dark (oh my dark) from light
Dm Em Am7 Em
I love (but I love) this life
Lead Guitar:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/coldplay/things_i_dont_understand_tab.html ]
1/16 Notes
____
Dm Em \
e|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7| |
B|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8| |
G|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9| |
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |
Am |
e|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12| |
b|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13| |
G|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14| |
D|-----------------------------------------------| | x2
A|-----------------------------------------------| |
E|-----------------------------------------------| |
Fmaj7 |
e|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------| |
B|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13------------| |
G|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--9b10-9\7--| |
D|-----------------------------------------------| |
A|-----------------------------------------------| |
E|------------------------------------------------- | ____/
Dm Em
e|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
B|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|
G|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Am
e|0-------------|
B|1-------------|
G|2-------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
Interlude:
Chords: C/G, Em, Am7, Em, Fmaj7, Dm, Am7, Am7
Fmaj7, Dm, Am7, Am7
Verse:
C/G Em Am7 Em
How infinite is space, And who decides your fate
Fmaj7 Dm Am7 Am7
Why everything will dissolve into sand
C/G Em Am7 Em
How to avoid defeat, Where truth and fiction meet
Fmaj7 Dm Am7 Am7
Why nothing ever turns out as you planned
Fmaj7 Dm Am7 Am7
These are things that I don't understand
Fmaj7 Dm Am7 Am7
Yeah these are things that I don't understand
Chorus 2:
Dm Em
I can't (and I can't) decide
Am Fmaj7
Wrong (oh my wrong) from right
Dm Em
Day (oh my day) from night
Am Fmaj7
Dark (oh my dark) from light
Dm Em Am7
I love (but I love) this life
(Lead guitar same as chorus 1)
Outro:
Chords: C/G, Em, Am7, Em, Fmaj7, Dm, Am7, Am7 x2
Fmaj7, Dm, Am7, Am7
Lead Guitar:
e|15--------17\12--------12-----------------|
B|----------------------------------12b13---|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|12----------------------------------------|
B|----------10--12b13-----------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
**The intro bass riff repeats for a few bars to end the song
