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capo 3 — sounds 3 semitones higherSong
THE SCIENTIST (ACOUSTIC) - COLDPLAY
An incredibly simple but fantastic song to play on an acoustic guitar!
There seems to be a lot of confusion about the key of the song.
It does state below that a capo is required, but for those that don't have a capo,
I have taken the liberty of putting a set of chords on which do not require a capo
and will allow you to play along with the CD.
EDIT (08/05/2020) - it's been a long time since I originally submitted this and I must say it will NOT let
you play along to the song. The tuning of the song is very unique. I think it's tuned in 4ths
(which basically means the high b and e strings become c and f. These strings are then played as open
throughout). But even then it still doesn't quite sound right.
Oh well, I'm happy with my version as an acoustic...
(CAPO ON 3RD FRET) (NO CAPO)
Bm7 (x20202) Dm7 (x57565)
G (320003) Bb (688766)
Gadd9 (320005) Bbadd9 (68x768)
D (xx0232) F (x8,10,10,10,x)
Dsus2 (xx0230) Fsus2 (x,8,10,10,8,x)
Dmaj7 (xx0222) Fmaj7 (x,8,10,9,10,8)
A (x02220) C (x35553)
A7 (x02020) C7 (x35353)
Daddb6 (xx0335) or (55433x)
or substitute Daug (xx0332)
D6sus2 (xx0430)
Intro
| Bm7 | G Gadd9| D | Dsus2 |
| Bm7 | G Gadd9| D | Dsus2 |
Verse 1
Come up to meet you, tell you I'm so----orry, you don't know how lovely you are
I had to find you, tell you I ne----ed you, tell you I'll set you apart
Tell me your secrets and ask me your qu----estions, oh, let's go back to the start
Running in circles, coming in ta----ils, heads are a science apart
Chorus
Nobody said it was easy, it's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy, no one ever said it would be this hard
Oh, take me back to the start
Interlude
|(D) | G Gadd9| D | D Dmaj7 |
| Bm7 | G | D | Dsus2 |
Verse 2
I was just guessing at numbers and fi----igures, pulling the puzzles apart
Questions of science, science and progress, do not speak as loud as my heart
Tell me you love me, come back and ha-----aunt me, oh and I rush to the start
Running in circles, chasing ta----ils, coming back as we are
Chorus
Nobody said it was easy, oh, it's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy, no one ever said it would be so hard
I'm going back to the start
Interlude
|(D) | G | D | D |
| Bm7 | G | D | D |
Outro
Oh - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo
Ah - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo
Oh - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo
Oh - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo
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Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?
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