Band - Coldplay Album - X & Y Song - A Message length:4:45 Tabber: Henry Man ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is my first ever tab, obviously the first version of the my tab, so if there are any corrections needed, i'll update it. i would think it is near 100% correct... i hope. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb (half a step down) The chords will be written as if they were in standard E tuning Chords Used: D Dadd9 a Em7 G G6add9 Eb|-----2-------0---------------3-------3-------0-----------| Bb|-----3-------3-------2-------3-------3-------0-----------| Gb|-----2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-----------| Db|-------------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-----------| Ab|-------------0---------------2-------2-------0-----------| Eb|-------------2---------------0-------3-------0-----------| The rhythm and strumming you will be able to work it out once you listen to it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (verse 1 - 0:00) D Dadd9 a My song is love D Dadd9 a Love to the lover's shone D Dadd9 a And it goes on G Dadd9 a You don't have to be alone -------------------------------------------------------------- (Verse 2 - 0:34) D Dadd9 a Your heavy heart D Dadd9 a G6add9 G Is made of stone D Dadd9 a And it's so hard to see, clearly G Dadd9 a You don't have to be on your own G Dadd9 a You don't have to be on your own --------------------------------------------------------------- (Chorus 1 - 1:15) Em7 D a And I'm not going to take it back Em7 D a well I'm not going to say I don't mean that Em7 D a You're the target that I'm aiming at G Dadd9 a And I get that message home --------------------------------------------------------------- [LEAD RIFF played on top of verse - 1:45->2:27] (i think with delay....or a lot of reverb) Eb|-----9--10------------9---------9--10------------9--------| Bb|--7---------10--8--7-----10--7---------10--8--------10----| Gb|----------------------------------------------9-----------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|X10 --------------------------------------------------------------- (Verse 3 - 1:46) D Dadd9 a My song is love D Dadd9 a My song is love, I know D Dadd9 a And I'm on fire for you, clearly G Dadd9 a You don't have to be alone G Dadd9 a You don't have to be on your own -------------------------------------------------------------- (chorus 2 - 2:27) Em7 D a And I'm not going to take it back Em7 D a well I'm not going to say I don't mean that Em7 D a You're the target that I'm aiming at G Dadd9 a But I'm nothing on my own G Dadd9 a Got to get that message home --------------------------------------------------------------- [SOLO played on top of Chorus - 3:08->3:50] (i think with delay....or a lot of reverb) Eb|-------10-10-------10-10----------8-8----------| Bb|--8----------8---------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------11-11--------8-8------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------|X5 --------------------------------------------------------------- (chorus 3 - 3:36 [with solo still playing]) Em7 D a and im not gonna stand and wait Em7 D a not gonna kneel there until its much to late Em7 D a on a platform im gonna stand and say (<- solo stops here...ish) G Dadd9 a that I'm nothing on my own G Dadd9 a and I love you please come home --------------------------------------------------------------- (outro - 4:04) G Dadd9 a D G Dadd9 a D G Dadd9 my song is love a D is love I know G Dadd9 a D and I've got to get that message home --------------------------------------------------------------- Leave comments or corrections if u wish. ---------------------------------------------------------------
