• Song:

    God Put A Smile On Your Face

  • Artist:

    Coldplay

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face
Coldplay

This is my attempt to get as close to the original while using only one, 
preferably acoustic, guitar.

Tuning: E A D F# B E, Capo on II (!)

The progression downwards in the intro and verse are these chords, picked in pairs: 
C#: 021000 (in verse mostly X2100X)
E#: 054000 (in verse mostly X5400X)
D#: 043000 (in verse mostly X4300X)
D: 032000 (in verse mostly X3200X)

Amaj7: 355533 or 35553X
E6: 00000X or X0000X    
F#add9: 020202
F#: 022200      
E: 50003X

C#            E                  Eb           D
 Where do we go nobody knows?            
C#          E            Eb  D
 I've gotta say I'm on my way down    
C#             E            Eb                        D
 God give me style and give me grace      
C#          E            Eb   D
 God put a smile upon my face      
        
C#      E      Eb         D
C#      E      Eb     D      

C#           E               Eb               D
 Where do we go to draw the line?       
C#         E               Eb       D
 I've gotta say I wasted all your time, honey honey
C#          E                Eb               D
 Where do I go to fall from grace?      
C#            E                   Eb  D
 God put a smile upon your face, yeah

        Amaj7             E6           F#add9
         And ah, when you work it out I'm worse than you
        Amaj7           E6             F#add9
         Yeah, when you work it out I wanted to
        Amaj7           E6             F#add9
         And ah, when you work out where to draw the line
        Amaj7             F#     E
         Your guess is as good as mine

C#      E      Eb         D
C#      E      Eb     D      
                                        
C#            E                  Eb           D
 Where do we go nobody knows?            
C#          E            Eb  D
 Don't ever say you're on your way down when        
C#             E           Eb                 D
 God gave you style and gave you grace            
C#            E                    Eb D
 God put a smile upon your face, oh yeah 

        Amaj7           E6             F#add9
         And ah, when you work it out I'm worse than you
        Amaj7           E6             F#add9
         Yeah, when you work it out I wanted to
        Amaj7           E6             F#add9
         And ah, when you work out where to draw the line
        Amaj7                 F#          E
         Your guess is as good as mine


C# E Eb       D         (Amaj7)
       As good as mine x4

Amaj7   E6 F#add9
          As good as mine x4

C#            E                  Eb           D
 Where do we go nobody knows?            
C#          E                  Eb       D
 Don't even say you're on your way down when    
C#             E                 Eb         D
 God gave you style and gave you grace            
C#            E                    Eb 
 God put a smile upon your face
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