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A Message

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Coldplay - A Message
Capo 1st fret
Standard Tuning
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With capo on the first fret it should be right on the money.
The piano chords are a step up from these. C -> C#
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[Intro]
CMy song is lEmoveG  
CLove to the lEmoveless shGown
CAnd it goes EmonG  
You don't hFave to Cbe alGone
CYour heavy hEmeartG  
CIs made of sEmtoneG  F  C  
CAnd it's so hEmard to sGee clearly
You don't Fhave to bCe on your oGwn
You don't hFave to be Con your oGwn
[Chorus]
DmAnd I'm not gonna tCake it bGack
DmAnd I'm not gonna say I dCon't mean tGhat
DmYou're the target that I'm aCiming aGt
And I'll gFet that mCessage hoGme
[Verse]
CMy song is EmloveG  
CMy song is lEmove, unknGownF  C  
CBut I'm on fEmire for yoGu, clearly
You don't hFave to Cbe alGone
You don't hFave to be Con your oGwn
[Chorus]
DmAnd I'm not gonna tCake it bGack
DmAnd I'm not gonna say I Cdon't mean tGhat
DmYou're the target that I'm aCiming Gat
But I'm Fnothing Con my oGwn
Got to gFet that Cmessage Ghome
[Instrumental]
|  Dm|  C|  G|   x2
[Chorus]
DmAnd I'm not gonna sCtand and wGait
DmNot gonna leave it until it's Cmuch too Glate
DmOn a platform I'm gonna sCtand and sGay
That I'm nFothing Con my oGwn
That I Flove you, pClease come Ghome
[Instrumental]
| F | C | G | Am |   x2  ---- These are quick and quiet
[Outro]
My Fsong is lCove, is lGove uAmnknown
And I've Fgot to gCet that mGessage Chome
I like to play the C's like this on the chorus (Cadd9).
e|---3--|
B|---3--|
G|---0--|
D|---2--|
A|---3--|
E|------|
makes it easier to switch to the G's
But the original position works too!

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A Message

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Coldplay - A Message

Capo 1st fret

Standard Tuning

-------------------------------------------------

With capo on the first fret it should be right on the money.

The piano chords are a step up from these. C -> C#

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[Intro]

C Em G

My song is love

C Em G

Love to the loveless shown

C Em G

And it goes on

F C G

You don't have to be alone

C Em G

Your heavy heart

C Em G F C

Is made of stone

C Em G

And it's so hard to see clearly

F C G

You don't have to be on your own

F C G

You don't have to be on your own

[Chorus]

Dm C G

And I'm not gonna take it back

Dm C G

And I'm not gonna say I don't mean that

Dm C G

You're the target that I'm aiming at

F C G

And I'll get that message home

[Verse]

C Em G

My song is love

C Em G F C

My song is love, unknown

C Em G

But I'm on fire for you, clearly

F C G

You don't have to be alone

F C G

You don't have to be on your own

[Chorus]

Dm C G

And I'm not gonna take it back

Dm C G

And I'm not gonna say I don't mean that

Dm C G

You're the target that I'm aiming at

F C G

But I'm nothing on my own

F C G

Got to get that message home

[Instrumental]

Dm C G

| | | | x2

[Chorus]

Dm C G

And I'm not gonna stand and wait

Dm C G

Not gonna leave it until it's much too late

Dm C G

On a platform I'm gonna stand and say

F C G

That I'm nothing on my own

F C G

That I love you, please come home

[Instrumental]

| F | C | G | Am | x2 ---- These are quick and quiet

[Outro]

F C G Am

My song is love, is love unknown

F C G C

And I've got to get that message home

I like to play the C's like this on the chorus (Cadd9).

e|---3--|

B|---3--|

G|---0--|

D|---2--|

A|---3--|

E|------|

makes it easier to switch to the G's

But the original position works too!

About A Message Chords by Coldplay

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