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Tuning:  E   A   C#   G   B  C#  
CHORDS USED:
C#m:     9X0990
F#m:     2X0220
E6:      020120
A:       5X0650
G#m11:   4X0440
Badd9:   7X0870
B/A:     5X0860
E6/B:    5X0770
F#m13:   2X2200
G#m13:   4X4400
G#sus4:  4X0540
G#add11: 4X0540
F#:      2X0320
C#m13:   9x9900
Listen for timing, it's kind of complicated
[Intro]
C#m
[Verse 1]
F#mI awake to find no peace of mindE6  
I said "How do Ayou live as a fugG#11itive?"
Down F#mhere, where I cannot see so clearE6  
I said "What do AI know?" show me the right G#m11way to go
[Chorus]
F#mAnd the spies came out of the wG#m11ater
And you're Afeeling so bad 'cause you knowG#m11  
That the spies F#mhide out in every corE6ner
But you can't touch Athem, no
'Cause Badd9they're all spies
         C#m11       A        B6/9         Badd9  B6/9They're just Badd9spies
C#m11    A    B6/9  Badd9  B6/9  Badd9
[Verse 2]
F#mI awake to see that no one is freeE6  
We're all Afugitives
Look at the G#m11way we live
Down F#mhere, I cannot sleep from fearE6, no
I said "Which Away do I turn?"
Oh, I forget everG#m11ything I learn
[Chorus]
F#mAnd the spies came out of the wG#m11ater
And you're Afeeling so bad 'cause you knowG#m11  
That the spies F#mhide out in every corE6ner
But you can't touch Athem, no
'Cause Badd9they're all spies
         C#m11       A        B6/9         Badd9  B6/9They're just Badd9spies
C#m11    A    B6/9  Badd9  B6/9  Badd9
[Bridge]
      B/AAnd if we Adon't hide E6/Bhere they're gonna Badd9find us
      F#m11And if we G#m13don't hide F#m11now they're gonna Badd9catch us where we sleep
      B/AAnd if we Adon't hide E6/Bhere they're gonna Badd9find us
D#m7b5    G#sus4  G#add11
    C#m11      A    B6/9    Badd9    B6/9    Badd9x2
[Chorus]
Spies Acame out of the G#add11water
And you're feeB/Aling so good 'cause you knowF#  
That those F#mspies hide out in every coE6rner
And they can't touch Ayou, no
'Cause Badd9they're just spies
         C#m11       A        B6/9         Badd9  B6/9They're just Badd9spies
Ending
C#m13

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Spies

by Coldplay

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

G#11

G#m11

Badd9

C#m11

B6/9

B/A

E6/B

F#m11

G#m13

D#m7b5

G#sus4

G#add11

C#m13

E A C# G B C#

Tuning:

CHORDS USED:

C#m: 9X0990

F#m: 2X0220

E6: 020120

A: 5X0650

G#m11: 4X0440

Badd9: 7X0870

B/A: 5X0860

E6/B: 5X0770

F#m13: 2X2200

G#m13: 4X4400

G#sus4: 4X0540

G#add11: 4X0540

F#: 2X0320

C#m13: 9x9900

Listen for timing, it's kind of complicated

[Intro]

C#m

[Verse 1]

F#m E6

I awake to find no peace of mind

A G#11

I said "How do you live as a fugitive?"

F#m E6

Down here, where I cannot see so clear

A G#m11

I said "What do I know?" show me the right way to go

[Chorus]

F#m G#m11

And the spies came out of the water

A G#m11

And you're feeling so bad 'cause you know

F#m E6

That the spies hide out in every corner

But you can't touch them, no

Badd9

'Cause they're all spies

C#m11 A B6/9 Badd9 B6/9 Badd9

They're just spies

C#m11 A B6/9 Badd9 B6/9 Badd9

[Verse 2]

F#m E6

I awake to see that no one is free

We're all fugitives

G#m11

Look at the way we live

F#m E6

Down here, I cannot sleep from fear, no

I said "Which way do I turn?"

G#m11

Oh, I forget everything I learn

[Chorus]

F#m G#m11

And the spies came out of the water

A G#m11

And you're feeling so bad 'cause you know

F#m E6

That the spies hide out in every corner

But you can't touch them, no

Badd9

'Cause they're all spies

C#m11 A B6/9 Badd9 B6/9 Badd9

They're just spies

C#m11 A B6/9 Badd9 B6/9 Badd9

[Bridge]

B/A A E6/B Badd9

And if we don't hide here they're gonna find us

F#m11 G#m13 F#m11 Badd9

And if we don't hide now they're gonna catch us where we sleep

B/A A E6/B Badd9

And if we don't hide here they're gonna find us

D#m7b5 G#sus4 G#add11

C#m11 A B6/9 Badd9 B6/9 Badd9

[Chorus]

A G#add11

Spies came out of the water

B/A F#

And you're feeling so good 'cause you know

F#m E6

That those spies hide out in every corner

And they can't touch you, no

Badd9

'Cause they're just spies

C#m11 A B6/9 Badd9 B6/9 Badd9

They're just spies

Ending

C#m13

About Spies Chords by Coldplay

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