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I Bloom Blaum

Coldplay
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Song

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Band: Coldplay

Song: I Bloom Blaum

Album: In My Place Single (B-side)

Words & Music: Guy Berrymen, Jon Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin

From: Zachary

E-mail: cicak_cobing@yahoo.com

Note: For expert who can do plucking use Open D tuning. For beginner

who can't pluck yet, use Standard tuning (recomended) or Open D

tuning (if you can do the chords).

Open D Tuning: DADF#ad

Chords Used:

E9/D A#6+9/G Dmaj Amaj Asus2 Bmin7/A B7

-Open D Tuning

d| 0 0 0 X X X X

a| 5 3 5 0 0 0 0

F#| 0 4 0 7 5 5 9

D| 6 5 4 7 7 0 9

A| 7 5 5 X X X X

D| 0 5 0 7 7 7 9

-Standard Tuning

e| 2 3 2 0 0 X 2

b| 3 1 3 2 0 3 0

G| 1 3 2 2 2 2 2

D| 0 0 0 2 2 0 1

A| X 1 0 0 0 2 2

E| 2 3 X X 0 X X

Intro:

 d|-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0---
 a|-----5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5---
F#|-------0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-
 D|---6-----6-------------6-------------6-------------6-------
 A|-----------------7---------------------------7-------------
 D|-0-----------------------------0---------------------------

E9/D

 d|---0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0---
 a|---5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5---
F#|-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-
 D|-------6-------------6-------------6-------------6-------
 A|---------------7---------------------------7-------------
 D|-0---------------------------0---------------------------

E9/D

 d|---0-------0-----0-------0---
 a|---5-------5-----5-------5---
F#|-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-
 D|-------4-------------4-------
 A|---------------5-------------
 D|-0---------------------------

Dmaj

 d|---0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0---
 a|---5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5---
F#|-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-
 D|-------6-------------6-------------6-------------6-------
 A|---------------7---------------------------7-------------
 D|-0---------------------------0---------------------------

E9/D

Verse:

 d|---0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0---
 a|---3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3---
F#|-----4---4---4-----4---4---4-----4---4---4-----4---4---4-
 D|-------5-------------5-------------5-------------5-------
 A|---------------5---------------------------5-------------
 D|-5---------------------------5---------------------------

A#6+9/G A#6+9/G

Daring those tired eyes

 d|---0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0---
 a|---5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5---
F#|-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-
 D|-------6-------------6-------------6-------------6-------
 A|---------------7---------------------------7-------------
 D|-0---------------------------0---------------------------

E9/D

 d|---0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0---
 a|---3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3---
F#|-----4---4---4-----4---4---4-----4---4---4-----4---4---4-
 D|-------5-------------5-------------5-------------5-------
 A|---------------5---------------------------5-------------
 D|-5---------------------------5---------------------------

A#6+9/G A#6+9/G

Go with me all the time

 d|---0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0---
 a|---5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5---
F#|-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-
 D|-------6-------------6-------------6-------------6-------
 A|---------------7---------------------------7-------------
 D|-0---------------------------0---------------------------

E9/D

 d|---0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0---
 a|---3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3---
F#|-----4---4---4-----4---4---4-----4---4---4-----4---4---4-
 D|-------5-------------5-------------5-------------5-------
 A|---------------5---------------------------5-------------
 D|-5---------------------------5---------------------------

A#6+9/G A#6+9/G

And in the dead of night

 d|---0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0---
 a|---5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5---
F#|-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-
 D|-------6-------------6-------------6-------------6-------
 A|---------------7---------------------------7-------------
 D|-0---------------------------0---------------------------

E9/D

 d|---0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0---
 a|---3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3---
F#|-----4---4---4-----4---4---4-----4---4---4-----4---4---4-
 D|-------5-------------5-------------5-------------5-------
 A|---------------5---------------------------5-------------
 D|-5---------------------------5---------------------------

A#6+9/G A#6+9/G

Tell me you will be mine

Chorus:

 d|---------------------------------------------------------
 a|---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0-
F#|-----7-----7-------5-----5-------7-----7-------5-----5---
 D|-------7-------------7-------------7-------------0-------
 A|---------------------------------------------------------
 D|-7-------------7-------------7-------------7-------------

Amaj Asus2 Amaj Asus2

Where do you go to Pretty babe?

 d|---------------------------------------------------------
 a|---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0-
F#|-----7-----7-------5-----5-------7-----7-------5-----5---
 D|-------7-------------7-------------7-------------0-------
 A|---------------------------------------------------------
 D|-7-------------7-------------7-------------7-------------

Amaj Asus2 Amaj Asus2

Where do you go to When the night winds away?

 d|---------------------------------------------------------
 a|---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0-
F#|-----7-----7-------5-----5-------7-----7-------5-----5---
 D|-------7-------------7-------------7-------------0-------
 A|---------------------------------------------------------
 D|-7-------------7-------------7-------------7-------------

Amaj Asus2 Amaj Asus2

Ask me so sweetly What do I do?

 d|---------------------------------------------------------
 a|---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0-
F#|-----7-----7-------5-----5-------7-----7-------5-----5---
 D|-------7-------------7-------------7-------------0-------
 A|---------------------------------------------------------
 D|-7-------------7-------------7-------------7-------------

Amaj Asus2 Amaj Asus2

Who do I sing for? Well honey I sing about

Fade:

 d|-----------------0-------0-----0-------0-----
 a|---0-----0---0---3-------3-----3-------3-----
F#|-----9-----9-------4---4---4-----4---4---4---
 D|-------9-------------5-------------5---------
 A|-----------------------------5---------------
 D|-9-------------5-----------------------------

B7 A#6+9/G

You

 d|---0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0---
 a|---5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5---
F#|-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-
 D|-------6-------------6-------------6-------------6-------
 A|---------------7---------------------------7-------------
 D|-0---------------------------0---------------------------

E9/D

 d|-----------------0-------0-----0-------0---
 a|---0-----0---0---3-------3-----3-------3---
F#|-----9-----9-------4---4---4-----4---4---4-
 D|-------9-------------5-------------5-------
 A|-----------------------------5-------------
 D|-9-------------5---------------------------

B7 A#6+9/G

You

 d|---0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0----0-
 a|---5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5----0-
F#|-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0--0-
 D|-------6-------------6-------------6-------------6--------0-
 A|---------------7---------------------------7--------------0-
 D|-0---------------------------0----------------------------0-

E9/D

Note: I guess everything should be alright. So listen to the song when

you read the tab. Then play it!

Thanks to Garvmg and Gaz for plucking timing. Tried to do the timing

for it but it's too long to count it.

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