Coldplay
'Hurts Like Heaven'
Mylo Xyloto
2011

Intro & Verse:

"It's so cold, it's so cold"

E|-----------------|    -----------------|
B|-----------------|    -----------------|
G|-----------------|    -----------------|
D|-----------------| x3 -----------------|
A|-----------------|    -----------------|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|    -8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|



E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------| x4
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-----------------|

"Still I won't let go"

E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-2b3-3-3-3-3-3r2-|
D|-----------------| x4
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|


Chorus:

"You
Ooohooh"

E|----------------------------|     ----------------------------|
B|-15----15-------15----15-16-|     -15----15-------15----15-16-|
G|----15----15-------15-------|     ----15----15-------15----15-|
D|----------------------------| x3  ----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|     ----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|     ----------------------------|

"Oh you, use your heart as a weapon
And it hurts like heaven"

E|----------------|
B|-10------8------|
G|-10------8------|
D|-10------8------|
A|-8-------6------|
E|----------------|

Riff 1:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-16-16-16p15---------------------16-16-16p15-------------15----|
G|-------------17-15-15----15------------------17-15-15----------|
D|----------------------17----15------------------------17----15-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|



E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-16-16-16p15---------------------16-15-16-15-------------15----|
G|-------------17-15-15----15------------------17-15-15----------|
D|----------------------17----15------------------------17----15-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|



E|-18-20-18----18------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------20----20-18----18------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------19----19-17-19-17----17------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------20----20-17-20-17----17------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------20----20-17-20-17
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------


E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|-20p18---17b18----|


E|-18h20--------------------|
B|-------18h20--------------|
G|-------------17h19p17-----|
D|----------------------20\-| x2
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

Riff 2:

E|---------------------|     ---------------------|
B|---------------------|     ---------------------|
G|---------------------|     ---------------------|
D|-0-5-0-3-3-0-5-3-0-3-| x2  ---------------------| x2
A|---------------------|     -1-5---1-1-1-5-1-----|
E|---------------------|     -----3-----------3-1-|

"Woho-ooh
Woho-oooh"

E|---------------------------------------------|
B|-10------8--------------------10------8------|
G|-10------8-------------7------10------8------|
D|-10------8------8------7------10------8------| (Listen for strumming)
A|-8-------6------8------5------8-------6------|
E|----------------6----------------------------|

Outro:

E|----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------15-------|
G|----17-------17-------17----------15----|
D|-15----15-15----15-15----15-15-------15-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|


(\) Slide Down
(h) Hammer On
(p) Pull Off

The guitar sounds brilliant with alot of reverb and mild overdrive!
I worked this tab out by ear, its seems ok.
If you see any mistakes please leave a comment and rate my tab.
Cheers!