Talk

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Notice: If you listen carefully to the song, you'll notice that the progression
C Em G is played like that: C for 1 stroke, Em and G for 1/2 stroke. Keep that in
mind while playing.
Capo on 3rd fret
* = strike once and hold for 4 bars
[Intro]
C Em G
| | | | x4
C D
| | |
[Verse 1]
C Em G C Em G
Oh, brother I can't, I can't get through.
C Em
I've been trying hard to reach you
G C D
'Cause I don't know what to do.
[Verse 2]
C Em G C Em G
Oh, brother I can't believe it's true.
C Em
I'm so scared about the future
G C D
And I want to talk to you.
C D Em
*
Oh, I want to talk to you.
[Chorus]
C Em G C Em G
You could take a picture of something you see.
C Em G C Em G
In the future where will I be?
C Em G C Em G
You could climb a ladder up to the sun
C Em G
Or write a song nobody had sung
C D Em
*
Or do something that's never been done.
[Verse 3]
C Em G C Em G
Are you lost or incomplete?
C Em G C D
Do you feel like a puzzle, You can't find your missing piece.
C Em G C Em G
Tell me how you feeeel.
C Em
Well, I feel like they're talking
G C D
In a language I don't speak.
C D Em
*
And they're talking it to me.
[Chorus]
C Em G C Em G
So you take a picture of something you see.
C Em G C Em G
In the future where will I be?
C Em G C Em G
You could climb a ladder up to the sun
C Em G
Or write a song nobody had sung
C D
Or do something that's never been done.
C D Em
*
Do something that's never been done.
[Solo]
Am C Em D
| | | | | x4
C EmG
| | | x3
C D
| | |
[Chorus]
C Em G C Em G
So you don't know where you're going and you want to talk.
C Em G C Em G
And you feel like you're going where you've been before.
C Em G C Em G
You'll tell anyone who'll listen but you feel ignored.
C Em G
Nothing's really making any sense at all.
[Outro]
C D
Let's talk, let's talk.
C D Em
Let's talk, let's talk.

Talk chords and lyrics

Free chords for Talk by Coldplay. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Notice: If you listen carefully to the song, you'll notice that the progression
C Em G is played like that: C for 1 stroke, Em and G for 1/2 stroke. Keep that in 
mind while playing.
Capo on 3rd fret
* = strike once and hold for 4 bars
[Intro]
| C  | Em | G  | x4
| C  | D  |
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Solo]
| Am | C  | Em | D  | x4
| C  | Em G |         x3
| C  | D  |
[Chorus]
[Outro]

Talk Chords by Coldplay

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