Coldplay - Swallowed in the Sea There are already about four versions of this song on here and no one's gotten it quite right yet!!! Here's how it's played. TUNING: -Eb- -B- -G- -D- -A- -E- Standard tuning with high E 1/2 step down. (same tuning as another Coldplay song, "Yellow") I've tabbed the chord fingerings first. The progression is after. Play the sixth string with your THUMB. Otherwise it's much harder to fret the minor chords. Aside from the thumb fingerings on the sixth string, the major chords are usually played with the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th fingers. You CAN play them with the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd however. Minor chords use thumb, 1st, 3rd, and 4th fingers. CHORDS: (remember the high E [first string] is tune ONE HALF step down to Eb. the other 5 strings are standard tuning) B: -0- F#: -0- E: -0- Abm: -0- C#m: -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -8- -3- -1- -4- -9- -9- -4- -2- -6- -11- -9- -4- -2- -6- -11- -7- -2- -0- -4- -9- Play around with these chords, then you can start putting together the song. It's actually quite easy!!! First verse on the album version is only vocals and synthesizer, but this is the progression he plays on the acoustic guitar version. (Quietly)

You c^But me down a t^F#ree And b^Erought it back to m^Be And t^F#hat's what made me s^Eee Where I^E was going wr^Bong

You p^But me on a sh^F#elf And k^Eept me for yours^Belf I can ^F#only blame mys^Eelf You can ^Eonly blame m^Be

And I^E could write a s^Bong A hu^Abmndred miles l^F#ong Well, t^Ehat's where I bel^Bong And y^Bou belong with m^F#e

And I^E could write it d^Bown Or s^Abmpread it all ar^F#ound Get l^Eost and then get f^Bound Or sw^Ballowed in the s^F#ea..........^B..

(Louder)

You p^But me on a l^F#ine And h^Eung me out to d^Bry And d^F#arling that's when I^E Decid^Eed to go to s^Bee you

You c^But me down to s^F#ize And ^Eopened up my e^Byes M^F#ade me real^Eize What I^E could not s^Bee

And I^E could write a b^Book The o^Abmne they'll say that sh^F#ook The w^Eorld, and then it t^Book It ^Btook it back from m^F#e

And I^E could write it d^Bown Or sp^Abmread it all ar^F#ound Get l^Eost and then get f^Bound And ^Byou'll come back to m^F#e

Not ^Eswallowed in the s^Bea

BRIDGE: (C#m E B F#) x4 *(The rest of the chords are basically just a repeat of the earlier progression)

And I^E could write a s^Bong A h^Abmundred miles l^F#ong Well, ^Ethat's where I bel^Bong And y^Bou belong with m^F#e

The str^Eeets you're walking o^Bn A th^Abmousand houses l^F#ong Well, ^Ethat's where I bel^Bong And y^Bou belong with m^F#e

Oh what g^Eood is it to l^Bive with n^Abmothing left to g^F#ive, Forg^Eet but not forg^Bive, Not ^Bloving all you s^F#ee?

Oh the str^Eeets you're walking o^Bn A th^Abmousand houses l^F#ong Well ^Ethat's where I bel^Bong And y^Bou belong with m^F#e

Not sw^Eallowed in the s^Bea

Y^Abmou belong with m^F#e Not sw^Eallowed in the s^Bea Yeah, y^Abmou belong with me^F# Not sw^Eallowed in the s^Bea.....

Cheers. -Brad (bwlewis385@yahoo.com)

Coldplay - Swallowed in the sea