• Song:

    Charlie Brown

  • Artist:

    Coldplay

I love this song very much, and I've searched the chords already, but the problem is,
many of the chords uses capo, and even worse for me myself, to tune the guita half step
down. So, I decided to create this chords, I simply transpose the song up 3 half steps, 
so everything is credited to the second version (the lyrics and the chord-typing). But I
recomend to use this :

GmE|-3----------------------| (355333@1)B|-3----------------------|
G|-3----------------------|
D|-5----------------------|
A|-5----------------------|
E|-3----------------------|

CmE|-3----------------------| (x3101x@1)B|-4----------------------|
G|-5----------------------|
D|-5----------------------|
A|-3----------------------|
E|-x----------------------|

FE|-1----------------------| (133211@1)B|-1----------------------|
G|-2----------------------|
D|-3----------------------|
A|-3----------------------|
E|-1----------------------|

In the bridge, I use this starting from "All the boys..."

E|-8----------------------|
B|-10---------------------|
G|-10---------------------|
D|-10---------------------|
A|-8----------------------|
E|-x----------------------|

D#E|-3----------------------| (x43121@3)B|-4----------------------|
G|-3----------------------|
D|-5----------------------|
A|-6----------------------|
E|-x----------------------|

If you don't like or can't move quickly between chords, use the 3rd fret D# (Note that
D# is = Eb)
Actually, this one sounds better but I recomend to use the third fret D# if you can't
move quickly

EbE|-6----------------------| (x43121@3)B|-3----------------------|
G|-3----------------------|
D|-3----------------------|
A|-6----------------------|
E|-x----------------------|

BbE|-1----------------------| (x1333x@1)B|-3----------------------|
G|-3----------------------|
D|-3----------------------|
A|-1----------------------|
E|-x----------------------|

Actually, this one sounds better but if you hate bare chords, use the first fret A#
(note that A# is = Bb) but the barred one sounds better for me
   A#E|-6----------------------| (x1333x@1)B|-6----------------------|
G|-7----------------------|
D|-8----------------------|
A|-8----------------------|
E|-6----------------------|

So now, for the song

This is how I player the intro (not sure if it's right, but it sounds good for me)

E|------6----6---------6---6--6---6--6-|
B|-----6--6-6-------3/4-4----3--3---3--|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----3----3----3-----------3----3----3-------|
G|--3h5--3h5--3h5---5--3--3h5--3h5--3h5---5--3-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

(The drums come)
E|------6----6---------6---6--6---6--6-|
B|-----6--6-6-------3/4-4----3--3---3--|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----3----3----3-----------3----3----3-------|
G|--3h5--3h5--3h5---5--3--3h5--3h5--3h5---5--3-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

2X

Gm (355333@1)name="chord_x43121@3">D#     A#I (x1333x@1)stole a key
       Gm (355333@1)            D#Took (x43121@3)a car downtown where the lost boys meet
                         CmI (x3101x@1)took a car downtown and took what they offered me
Gm (355333@1)name="chord_x43121@3">D#     A#To (x1333x@1)set me free

Gm (355333@1)            D#I (x43121@3)saw the lights go down at the end of the scene
                            CmI (x3101x@1)saw the lights go down and they're standing in front of me

(Repeat intro but this time play it only once)

Gm (355333@1)name="chord_x43121@3">D#      A#My (x1333x@1)scarecrow dreams
          Gm (355333@1)            D#When (x43121@3)they smashed my heart into smithereens
                           CmI'll (x3101x@1)be a bright red rose come bursting the concrete
Gm (355333@1)name="chord_x43121@3">D#      A#Be (x1333x@1)a cartoon heart

D#Light (x43121@3)a fire, from a spark
F (133211@1)                  D#Light (x43121@3)a fire, a flame in my heart

D#We'll (x43121@3)run wild
                        GmWe'll (355333@1)be glowing in the dark

(Repeat Intro, this time play it twice)

FAll (133211@1)the boys, all the girls
       D# (x43121@3)           A#All (x1333x@1)the madness in the world
        FAll (133211@1)the boys, all the girls
       D# (x43121@3)         A#All (x1333x@1)the madness that occurs
        FAll (133211@1)the highs, all the lows
                      D#As (x43121@3)the room is spinning, oh

Sustain D#
We'll run wild oh
                           GmWe'll (355333@1)start glowing in the dark

Repeat Intro ? Times, repeat it as much as you need.

D#It (x43121@3)was all an innocent riot
                        A#We'll (x1333x@1)be glowing in the dark

Outro
The Outro is in piano, but I'm sure it uses the chords from the verses except Cm

Well, that's all. Maybe it's hard at first, because of the interval between chords is a
little bit far. Many thanks to rykee81 for the chord typing and lyrics and sorry for bad
English and screwed work, I'm still a newbie :)
Please comment for correction and critics
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