• Song:

    Things I Dont Understand

  • Artist:

    Coldplay

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            |  bBend (x24432@1)Am7: x02010
Fmaj7: 133210
Dm: xx0231


Intro:


Chords: C/G, Em, Am7, Em, Fmaj7, Dm, Am7, Am7 x2
        Fmaj7, Dm, Am7, Am7 (x02010@1)
Lead Guitar:

e|15--------1712--------12-----------------|
B|----------------------------------12b13---|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|12----------------------------------------|
B|----------10--12b13-----------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|


Verse:


    C/G (3x555x@1)             Em (022000@1)     Am7 (x02010@1)           EmHow (022000@1)tides control the sea, And what becomes of me

    Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)           Dm (xx0231@1)             Am7 (x02010@1)       Am7How (x02010@1)little things can slip out of your hand

    C/G (3x555x@1)        Em (022000@1)       Am7 (x02010@1)          EmHow (022000@1)often people change, No two remain the same

    Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)             Dm (xx0231@1)            Am7 (x02010@1)      Am7Why (x02010@1)things don't always turn out as you planned

Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)               Dm (xx0231@1)         Am7 (x02010@1)      Am7These (x02010@1)are things that I don't understand

     Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)               Dm (xx0231@1)         Am7 (x02010@1)    Am7Yeah (x02010@1)these are things that I don't understand


Chorus 1:


  Dm (xx0231@1)                EmI (022000@1)can't (and I can't) decide

Am (x02210@1)                     Fmaj7Wrong (1x3210@1)(oh my wrong) from right

Dm (xx0231@1)                 EmDay (022000@1)(oh my day) from night

Am (x02210@1)                   Fmaj7Dark (1x3210@1)(oh my dark) from light

  Dm (xx0231@1)                   Em (022000@1)    Am7 (x02010@1)       EmI (022000@1)love (but I love) this life


Lead Guitar:

1/16 Notes
                                                                ____
  Dm (xx0231@1)                            Em (022000@1)                              
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 (x02210@1)                                                               |
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--9b10-97--|  |
D|-----------------------------------------------|  |
A|-----------------------------------------------|  |
E|------------------------------------------------- |              ____/


  Dm (xx0231@1)                            Eme|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| (022000@1)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|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

  Ame|0-------------| (x02210@1)B|1-------------|
G|2-------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|


Interlude:


Chords: C/G, Em, Am7, Em, Fmaj7, Dm, Am7, Am7
        Fmaj7, Dm, Am7, Am7 (x02010@1)Verse:

    C/G (3x555x@1)       Em (022000@1)       Am7 (x02010@1)            EmHow (022000@1)infinite is space, And who decides your fate

    Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)         Dm (xx0231@1)          Am7 (x02010@1)      Am7Why (x02010@1)everything will dissolve into sand

    C/G (3x555x@1)    Em (022000@1)          Am7 (x02010@1)             EmHow (022000@1)to avoid defeat, Where truth and fiction meet

    Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)      Dm (xx0231@1)             Am7 (x02010@1)      Am7Why (x02010@1)nothing ever turns out as you planned

Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)               Dm (xx0231@1)         Am7 (x02010@1)     Am7These (x02010@1)are things that I don't understand

     Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)               Dm (xx0231@1)         Am7 (x02010@1)     Am7Yeah (x02010@1)these are things that I don't understand


Chorus 2:

  Dm (xx0231@1)                EmI (022000@1)can't (and I can't) decide

Am (x02210@1)                     Fmaj7Wrong (1x3210@1)(oh my wrong) from right

Dm (xx0231@1)                 EmDay (022000@1)(oh my day) from night

Am (x02210@1)                   Fmaj7Dark (1x3210@1)(oh my dark) from light

  Dm (xx0231@1)                   Em (022000@1)    Am7I (x02010@1)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 (x02010@1)
Lead Guitar:

e|15--------1712--------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

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