Artist: Coldplay
Track: Spies
Album: Parachutes
Tabbed: ajd (complicateyourwords@hotmail.com)
Guitars Tuned:
Tune the D string down one semitone to C#, and the
high E string down three semitones to C# also.
(Make sure ALL the strings are tuned really nicely)
1: C#
2: B
3: G
4: C#
5: A
6: E
The rhythm is very unusal and might take a little getting used to. I have written in the
main notes, and the lyrics are put more-or-less where they should be but I recommend you
play along with the CD to get it right. Strum freely and very gently.
Have fun learning this gorgeous track!
I find it easiest playing the Low E string with my thumb, and the 2nd and 3rd strings
with my ring and middle fingers, respectively. This works for most chords, the rest you
have to swap some fingers around.
_____________________________INTRO_____________________________________
C#m
_x____
o||oo|9f
||||||
||||||
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1 + 2 + 3 + 4 . + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|---------------------------------|---------------------0---0---0---|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------9---9---9---|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------9---9---9---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 . + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---| |
B|---------9-------9-------9---9---|---------9-------9-------9---9---| |
G|---------9-------9-------9---9---|---------9-------9-------9---9---|x4
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------| |
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------| |
E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|/
> >
*Strum louder where the > are shown. Continue this throughout the verses.
_____________________________VERSE_____________________________________
F#m E6 A G#m
_x____ ______ _x____ _x____
|||||| |||o|| o|||o|5f o||oo|4f
o||oo| |o||o| |||o|| ||||||
|||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||
|||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||
F#m
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------2-------2-------2---2---|---------2-------2-------2---2---|
G|---------2-------2-------2---2---|---------2-------2-------2---2---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
I awake to find no peace of
E6
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------2-------2-------2---2---|---------2-------2-------2---2---|
G|---------1-------1-------1---1---|---------1-------1-------1---1---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
mind I said how
A
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------5-------5-------5---5---|---------5-------5-------5---5---|
G|---------6-------6-------6---6---|---------6-------6-------6---6---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
do you live as a
G#m
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------4-------4-------4---4---|---------4-------4-------4---4---|
G|---------4-------4-------4---4---|---------4-------4-------4---4---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-4-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
fugitive down
F#m
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------2-------2-------2---2---|---------2-------2-------2---2---|
G|---------2-------2-------2---2---|---------2-------2-------2---2---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
here where I cannot see so
E6
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------2-------2-------2---2---|---------2-------2-------2---2---|
G|---------1-------1-------1---1---|---------1-------1-------1---1---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
clear I said what
A
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------5-------5-------5---5---|---------5-------5-------5---5---|
G|---------6-------6-------6---6---|---------6-------6-------6---6---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
do I know show me the
G#m
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------4-------4-------4---4---|---------4-------4-------4---4---|
G|---------4-------4-------4---4---|---------4-------4-------4---4---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-4-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
right way to go and the
_____________________________BRIDGE___________________________________
F#m E6 A G#m Badd9
_x____ ______ _x____ _x____ _x____
|||||| |||o|| o|||o|5f o||oo|4f o|||o|7f
o||oo| |o||o| |||o|| |||||| |||o||
|||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||
|||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||
F#m
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------2-------2-------2---2---|---------2-------2-------2---2---|
G|---------2-------2-------2---2---|---------2-------2-------2---2---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
spies came out of the
G#m
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------4-------4-------4---4---|---------4-------4-------4---4---|
G|---------4-------4-------4---4---|---------4-------4-------4---4---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-4-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
water and you're
A
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------5-------5-------5---5---|---------5-------5-------5---5---|
G|---------6-------6-------6---6---|---------6-------6-------6---6---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
feeling so bad cause you
G#m
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------4-------4-------4---4---|---------4-------4-------4---4---|
G|---------4-------4-------4---4---|---------4-------4-------4---4---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-4-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
know that the
F#m
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------2-------2-------2---2---|---------2-------2-------2---2---|
G|---------2-------2-------2---2---|---------2-------2-------2---2---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
spies hide out in ev er y
E6
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------2-------2-------2---2---|---------2-------2-------2---2---|
G|---------1-------1-------1---1---|---------1-------1-------1---1---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
corner But you cant
A
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------5-------5-------5---5---|---------5-------5-------5---5---|
G|---------6-------6-------6---6---|---------6-------6-------6---6---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
touch them no cause
Badd9
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------7-------7-------7---7---|---------7-------7-------7---7---|
G|---------6-------6-------6---6---|---------6-------6-------6---6---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-7-------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
they're all spi.......
_____________________________CHORUS___________________________________
LEAD GUITAR - ELECTRIC
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
C#|-------14------12----------------|-------------------------17------| |
B |---------------------------------|-------16------17----------------| |
G |-----x---------------------------|-----x---------------------------| |
C#|-12----------12------12--15--12--|-15----------15------15------15--| |
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
| repeat x2
1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + . |
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
B |-------16------14----------------|---------------------------------| |
G |---------------------------------|-------13------11----------------| |
C#|-----x-------------------15------|-----x-------------------14------| |
A |-14----------14------14------14--|-11----------11------11------11--| |
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|/
MAIN GUITAR - ACCOUSTIC
C#m A B 6/9 Badd9
_x____ _x____ _x____ _x____
o||oo|9f o||o||9f o|||||7f o|||o|7f
|||||| ||||o| |||o|| |||o||
|||||| |||||| ||||o| ||||||
|||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||
C#m
...ies
A
B 6/9 Badd9
B 6/9 Badd9
They're all spi....
C#m
...ies
A
B 6/9 Badd9
____________________________vERSE 2_______________________________
F#m E6 A G#m
_x____ ______ _x____ _x____
|||||| |||o|| o|||o|5f o||oo|4f
o||oo| |o||o| |||o|| ||||||
|||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||
|||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||
F#m E6
I awake to see that no-one is free
A G#m
We're all fugitives, Look at the way we live
F#m E6
Down here, I cannot sleep from fear, no
A G#m
I said "Which way do I turn?" Oh I forget everything I learn
_____________________________BRIDGE_______________________________
SAME AS ABOVE
_____________________________CHORUS_______________________________
SAME AS ABOVE
_____________________________BREAK________________________________
A Badd9/G# Badd9 F#m G#m D#m G#sus4 G#add11
_x____ _x____ _x____ _x____ _x____ _x____ ______ ______
o|||o|5f o|||oo7f o|||o|7f |||||| o||oo|4f ||||o|10f o|||o|4f o|||o|4f
|||o|| |||o|| |||o|| o||oo| |||||| o||o|| |||||| |||o||
|||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||o||| |||o|| ||||||
|||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||
A A
And if we dont hide
Badd9/G# Badd9
here they're gonna find u...
F#m G#m
...s And if we dont hide
F#m Badd9
now they're gonna catch us when we
A A
sleep And if we dont hide
Badd9 Badd9
here They're gonna find u...
D#m D#m
....................................
G#sus4 G#add11
...s
__________________________INSTRUMENTAL____________________________
C#m A B 6/9 Badd9
_x____ _x____ _x____ _x____
o||oo|9f o||o||9f o|||||7f o|||o|7f
|||||| ||||o| |||o|| |||o||
|||||| |||||| ||||o| ||||||
|||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||
Same as chorus but without lyrics.
_____________________________VERSE________________________________
F#m E6 A G#m G#madd11 F# Badd9
_x____ ______ _x____ _x____ _x____ _x____ ______
|||||| |||o|| o|||o|5f o||oo|4f o|||o|4f |||||| o|||o|7f
o||oo| |o||o| |||o|| |||||| |||o|| o|||o| |||o||
|||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||o|| ||||||
|||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||
A G#madd11
spies came out of the water
A F#
and you're feeling so good 'cause you know
F#m E6
that those spies hide out in every corner
A
and they cant touch you, no
Badd9
'cause they're just spi...
_____________________________OUTRO________________________________
C#m A B 6/9 Badd9
_x____ _x____ _x____ _x____
o||oo|9f o||o||9f o|||||7f o|||o|7f
|||||| ||||o| |||o|| |||o||
|||||| |||||| ||||o| ||||||
|||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||
C#m
...ies |
|
A |
| repeat x4
B 6/9 Badd9 |
|
B 6/9 Badd9 |
They're just spi... /
_____________________________LYRICS_______________________________
I awake to find no peace of mind
I said "How do you live as a fugitive?"
Down here where I cannot see so clear
I said "What do I know? Show me the right way to go"
and the spies came out of the water
and you're feeling so bad 'cause you know
that those spies hide out in every corner
but you cant touch them, no
'cause they're all spies
they're all spies
I awake to see that no-one is free
We're all fugitives, Look at the way we live
Down here, I cannot sleep from fear, no
I said "Which way do I turn? Oh I forget everything I learn
and the spies came out of the water
and you're feeling so bad 'cause you know
that those spies hide out in every corner
but you cant touch them, no
'cause they're all spies
they're all spies
And if we dont hide here
they're gonna find us
And if we dont hide now
they're gonna catch us when we sleep
And if we dont hide here
They're gonna find u--us
spies came out of the water
and you're feeling so good 'cause you know
that those spies hide out in every corner
but they cant touch you, no
'cause they're just spies
they're just spies
they're just spies
they're just spies
they're just spies
