SPIES As recorded by Coldplay (From the 1999 Album PARACHUTES) Transcribed by Wunderdog Notes: Gtr I; standard tuning for lead -tube slide used where slides indicated -chords vary from Gtr II and are tabbed -re-enters at 1st chorus Gtr II; (D A B F# B B), then capo to 2nd -makes an open E6 tuning -strum patterns vary section to section and are shown -chords are shown at the start of each bar -accent is usually on the 2nd (quarter) beat Elapsed time shown at the start of each section. Some lyrics included as a rough guide. Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Tablature Legend ---------------- s - legato slide o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) Gtr II Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E ||------0----0-0-0-|-------0----0-0-0-|-------0----0-0-0-|-----0----0-0-0--|| ||o-----0----0-0-0-|-------0----0-0-0-|-------0----0-0-0-|-----0----0-0-0-o|| ||------8----8-8-8-|-------8----8-8-8-|-------8----8-8-8-|-----8----8-8-8--|| ||------0----0-0-0-|-------0----0-0-0-|-------0----0-0-0-|-----0----0-0-0--|| ||o----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------o|| ||---9--9----------|---9---9----------|---9---9----------|--9--9-----------|| | | Gtr I | W +W +W W ||-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|| ||o-14-------------|-(14)-------------|-(14)s============|=16s============o|| ||-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|| ||-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|| ||o----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------o|| ||-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|| Verse: 0:24,1:44 F#m E6 Gtr II Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W W W ||--0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0--------------| ||o-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0--------------| ||--1-------------|--1--------------|-0-------------|--0--------------| ||--0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0--------------| ||o-2-------------|--2--------------|-0-------------|--0--------------| ||--2-------------|--2--------------|-0-------------|--0--------------| | | Gtr I (2nd time) | W +W W +W ||--2-------------|-(2)-------------|-2-------------|-(2)-------------| ||o-2-------------|-(2)-------------|-0-------------|-(0)-------------| ||--2-------------|-(2)-------------|-1-------------|-(1)-------------| ||--4-------------|-(4)-------------|-2-------------|-(2)-------------| ||o---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| ||----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| I awake to find no peace of mind I said how do here where I cannot see so clear I said what A G#madd4 Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W W W |-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0----------------|| |-3-------------|--3--------------|-2-------------|--2---------------o|| |-5-------------|--5--------------|-3-------------|--3----------------|| |-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0----------------|| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------o|| |-5-------------|--5--------------|-4-------------|--4----------------|| | | W +W W +W |-5-------------|-(5)-------------|-4-------------|-(4)---------------|| |-5-------------|-(5)-------------|-4-------------|-(4)--------------o|| |-6-------------|-(6)-------------|-4-------------|-(4)---------------|| |-7-------------|-(7)-------------|-6-------------|-(6)---------------|| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------o|| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|| you live as a fugitive down do I know show me the right way to go and the Chorus: 0:52,2:10,3:53 F#m G#madd4 Gtr II Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W W W |-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------| |-0-------------|--0--------------|-2-------------|--2---------------| |-1-------------|--1--------------|-3-------------|--3---------------| |-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------| |-2-------------|--2--------------|---------------|------------------| |-2-------------|--2--------------|-4-------------|--4---------------| | | W +W W +W |-2-------------|-(2)-------------|-4-------------|-(4)--------------| |-2-------------|-(2)-------------|-4-------------|-(4)--------------| |-2-------------|-(2)-------------|-4-------------|-(4)--------------| |-4-------------|-(4)-------------|-6-------------|-(6)--------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| spies came out of the water but you're A G#madd4 Gtr II Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W * W W |-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------| |-3-------------|--3--------------|-2-------------|--2---------------| |-5-------------|--5--------------|-3-------------|--3---------------| |-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| |-5-------------|--5--------------|-4-------------|--4---------------| | | W +W * W +W |-5-------------|-(5)-------------|-4-------------|-(4)--------------| |-5-------------|-(5)-------------|-4-------------|-(4)--------------| |-6-------------|-(6)-------------|-4-------------|-(4)--------------| |-7-------------|-(7)-------------|-6-------------|-(6)--------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| feelin so bad cos ya know and the ^ | * last time go to Outro @ 4:04 below F#m E6 Gtr II Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W W W |-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------| |-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------| |-1-------------|--1--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------| |-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------| |-2-------------|--2--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------| |-2-------------|--2--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------| | | W +W W +W |-2-------------|-(2)-------------|-2-------------|-(2)--------------| |-2-------------|-(2)-------------|-0-------------|-(0)--------------| |-2-------------|-(2)-------------|-1-------------|-(1)--------------| |-4-------------|-(4)-------------|-2-------------|-(2)--------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| spies hide out in every corner but you can't A Badd2 Gtr II Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W W W |-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------| |-3-------------|--3--------------|-5-------------|--5---------------| |-5-------------|--5--------------|-7-------------|--7---------------| |-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| |-5-------------|--5--------------|-7-------------|--7---------------| | | W +W W +W |-5-------------|-(5)-------------|-7-------------|-(7)--------------| |-5-------------|-(5)-------------|-7-------------|-(7)--------------| |-6-------------|-(6)-------------|-8-------------|-(8)--------------| |-7-------------|-(7)-------------|-9-------------|-(9)--------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| touch them no cos they're all spies C#m Gtr II Q Q. E Q E E Q E E Q | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / W W ||---0----------------|--0----------------| ||o--0----------------|--0----------------| ||---8----------------|--8----------------| ||---0----------------|--0----------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||---9----------------|--9----------------| | | Gtr I | Q E Q E E E +E E Q E E Q ||---------11-------9-|-(9)-------0-------| ||o-----0------0------|-----0-------0-----| ||--------------------|-------------------| ||--11-----------11---|-------11------11S=| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||--------------------|-------------------| Q Q. E Q E E Q E E Q | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / W W |--0-----------------|---0-----------------| |--0-----------------|---0-----------------| |--8-----------------|---8-----------------| |--0-----------------|---0-----------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--9-----------------|---9-----------------| | | Q E Q E E E +E E Q E E Q |--------11-------12-|-(12)-------14-------| |-----0------0-------|------0--------0-----| |--------------------|---------------------| |-14-----------14----|--------14-------14--| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| C#m Gtr II Q Q. E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W W W |-0---------------|--0--------------|-0--------------|--0-----------------|| |-0---------------|--0--------------|-0--------------|--0----------------o|| |-8---------------|--8--------------|-8--------------|--8-----------------|| |-0---------------|--0--------------|-0--------------|--0-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------o|| |-9---------------|--9--------------|-9--------------|--9-----------------|| | | Gtr I | Q E Q E E E +E E Q E E Q Q E Q E E E +E E Q E E Q |-------11------9-|-(9)------0------|-------4------2-|-(2)------0---------|| |----0------0-----|-----0------0----|----0-----0-----|-----0------0------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------|| |-9-----------9---|-------9------9S=|=4----------4---|-------4------4/----|| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------|| They're all spies Bridge: 3:02 A Gtr II E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / W W |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| |-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| |-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| | | Gtr I | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| And if we don't hide Badd2 E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / W W |-0-------------------------------|-0---------------------------------| |-5-------------------------------|-5---------------------------------| |-7-------------------------------|-7---------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|-0---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-7-------------------------------|-7---------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| here they're gonna find us F#m G#madd4 E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / W W |-0-------------------------------|--0-------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|--2-------------------------------| |-1-------------------------------|--3-------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|--0-------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|--4-------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-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-| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| if we don't hide . . . F#m Badd2 E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / W W |---0----------------------------------------------|-0---------------------------------| |---0----------------------------------------------|-5---------------------------------| |---1----------------------------------------------|-7---------------------------------| |---0----------------------------------------------|-0---------------------------------| |---2----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---2----------------------------------------------|-7---------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-/16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---| |--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / W W |--0-------------------------------|--0-------------------------------| |--3-------------------------------|--3-------------------------------| |--5-------------------------------|--5-------------------------------| |--0-------------------------------|--0-------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--5-------------------------------|--5-------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-\6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| Badd2 E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / W W |--0----------------------------------------------|--0-------------------------------------------------| |--5----------------------------------------------|--5-------------------------------------------------| |--7----------------------------------------------|--7-------------------------------------------------| |--0----------------------------------------------|--0-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| |--7----------------------------------------------|--7-------------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-/16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16---| |-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| D#m7b5 Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / W W |--0----------------------------------------------|--0----------------------------------------------| |--0----------------------------------------------|--0----------------------------------------------| |--1----------------------------------------------|--1----------------------------------------------| |--2----------------------------------------------|--2----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G#sus4 G#add4 Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / W W |-0-------------------------------|-0---------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|-0---------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|-4---------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|-2---------------------------------| |-4-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-4-------------------------------|-4---------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| Outro: 4:04 F# Gtr II Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / W W |--0-------------|---0------------------| |--0-------------|---0------------------| |--2-------------|---2------------------| |--0-------------|---0------------------| |--2-------------|---2------------------| |--2-------------|---2------------------| | | Gtr I | W +H +H |----------------|----------------------| |-11-------------|-(11)------(11)S======| |----------------|----------------------| |----------------|----------------------| |----------------|----------------------| |----------------|----------------------| F#m Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / W W |--0-------------|---0-------------------| |--0-------------|---0-------------------| |--1-------------|---1-------------------| |--0-------------|---0-------------------| |--2-------------|---2-------------------| |--2-------------|---2-------------------| | | W +H +H |----------------|-----------------------| |-10-------------|-(10)------(10)s=======| |----------------|-----------------------| |----------------|-----------------------| |----------------|-----------------------| |----------------|-----------------------| E6 A Gtr II Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W W W |-0-------------|--0-----------------|--0-------------|---0---------------| |-0-------------|--0-----------------|--3-------------|---3---------------| |-0-------------|--0-----------------|--5-------------|---5---------------| |-0-------------|--0-----------------|--0-------------|---0---------------| |-0-------------|--0-----------------|--0-------------|---0---------------| |-0-------------|--0-----------------|--5-------------|---5---------------| | | Gtr I | W +H +H W +W |---------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-9-------------|-(9)------(9)s======|=14-------------|-(14)--------------| |---------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------| |---------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------| |---------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------| |---------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------| Badd2 Gtr II Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / W W |---0---------------|---0------------------| |---5---------------|---5------------------| |---7---------------|---7------------------| |---0---------------|---0------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |---7---------------|---7------------------| | | Gtr I | +H H H +H |-------------------|----------------------| |-(14)---------14s==|==16------(16)--------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| C#m A Gtr II Q Q E E E E +E E Q. E E E Q Q E E E E +E E Q. E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W W W ||----0--------------|--0--------------|-0--------------|--0---------------| ||o---0--------------|--0--------------|-3--------------|--3---------------| ||----8--------------|--8--------------|-5--------------|--5---------------| ||----0--------------|--0--------------|-0--------------|--0---------------| ||o------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| ||----9--------------|--9--------------|-5--------------|--5---------------| | | +W W W W ||-------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| ||o-(16)s============|=14--------------|----------------|------------------| ||-------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| ||-------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| ||o------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| ||-------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| Badd2 Gtr II Q Q E E E E +E E Q. E E E Q Q E E E E +E E Q. E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W W W 4x |-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0----------------|| |-5-------------|--5--------------|-5-------------|--5---------------o|| |-7-------------|--7--------------|-7-------------|--7----------------|| |-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0----------------|| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------o|| |-7-------------|--7--------------|-7-------------|--7----------------|| They're all spies C#m W | / Gtr II W +W |-0--------|-(0)----*| |-0--------|-(0)----*| |-8--------|-(8)----*| |-0--------|-(0)----*| |----------|--------*| |-9--------|-(9)----*|