• Song:

    Christmas lights

  • Artist:

    Coldplay

  • Album:

    Christmas Lights

Standard tuning: EADGBE

Chords used:

G: 320033
G/f#:200033
Gsus4: 320013
Cadd9: x32033
D: xx0232
D2: 55403x
Dsus4: xx0233
Em7: 022033

Intro:
G (x3) Cadd9 D

GChristmas (320003@1)night, another fight
                 Cadd9 (x32030@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
Tears we cried a flood
GGot (320003@1)all kinds of poison in
             Cadd9 (x32030@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
Poison in my blood

GI (320003@1)took my feet

To Oxford Street
                  Cadd9 (x32030@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
Trying to right a wrong
GJust (320003@1)walk away

Those windows say
                          Cadd9 (x32030@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
But I can't believe she's gone

Cadd9
When you're still waiting for the snow to fall
                         D2 (x43141@2)         GDoesn't (320003@1)really feel like Christmas at all

G (x3) Cadd9 D

Em7
Up above candles on air flicker
        Cadd9 (x32030@1)          GOh (320003@1)they flicker and they float
GBut (320003@1)I'm up here holding on
             Dsus4 (xx0233@1)        DTo (xx0232@1)all those chandeliers of hope

Em7
Like some drunken Elvis singing
Cadd9 (x32030@1)             GI (320003@1)go singing out of tune
GSaying (320003@1)how I always loved you darling
Dsus4 (xx0233@1)      DAnd (xx0232@1)I always will

Cadd9
Oh when you're still waiting for the snow to fall
                         D2 (x43141@2)         
Doesn't really feel like Christmas at all
GStill (320003@1)waiting for the snow to fall
                            D2It (x43141@2)doesn't really feel like Christmas at all

G G/f# Cadd9 D Cadd9 (Break)

Time signature change

(Rallentando)   G
Those Christmas lights

Light up the street
               Cadd9 (x32030@1)      GDown (320003@1)where the sea and city meet
              Cadd9 (x32030@1)         Em7
May all your troubles soon be gone
             G (320003@1)          Gsus4 (3x0013@1)GOh (320003@1)Christmas lights keep shining on

Cadd9 (3 strokes, rallentando) G
Those Christmas lights
Cadd9 (x32030@1)      GLight (320003@1)up the street
              Cadd9 (x32030@1)           GMaybe (320003@1)they'll bring her back to me
Cadd9 (x32030@1)                       GThen (320003@1)all my troubles will be gone
             Dsus4 (xx0233@1)             GOh (320003@1)Christmas lights keep shining on

(Instrumental break) G Cadd9 G (x2)

G (320003@1)     Cadd9 (x32030@1)         Em7
Woahohohohhhhhhhahhhhhohohhhh

G/f# G Gsus4 G

GOh (320003@1)Christmas lights
Gsus4 (3x0013@1)      GLight (320003@1)up the street
             Cadd9Light (x32030@1)up the fireworks in me
             Em7
May all your troubles soon be gone

(Piano + voice only)
G (320003@1)                 Cadd9 (x32030@1)      G (320003@1)        
Oh Christmas lights keep shining on

Dsus4 Cadd9 G
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