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Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

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Every Teardrop is a Waterfall by Coldplay
Play with Capo on 2nd fret
[Intro]
Cadd9  Cadd9  G  G
[Verse]
I turn the Cadd9music up, I got my reCadd9cords on
I shut the Gworld outside until the Glights come on
Maybe the Cadd9streets alight, maybe the Cadd9trees are gone
I feel my Gheart start beating to my Gfavourite song
And all the Cadd9kids they dance, all the Cadd9kids all night
Until GMonday morning feels Ganother life
I turn the Em7music up
I'm on a roll this time
And Cadd9heaven is in sight
[Solo]
G  Cadd9  G  Cadd9  G  Cadd9  G  Cadd9
[Verse]
I turn the Cadd9music up, I got my Cadd9records on
From underGneath the rubble sing a Grebel song
Don't want to Cadd9see another geneCadd9ration drop
I'd rather Gbe a comma than Ga full stop
Maybe I'm Cadd9in the black, maybe I'm Cadd9on my knees
Maybe I'm Gin the gap between the Gtwo trapezes
But my Em7heart is beating and my pulses start
CaCadd9thedrals in my heart
[Bridge]
And we Cadd9saw oh this Glight I swear Em7you, emerge blinking into
To Cadd9tell me it's alright
As we Cadd9soar wa----Glls, every siren is a Em7symphony
And every tear's Cadd9a waterfall
[Chorus]
Is a waterGfall
Cadd9Oh
Is a waterGfall
Oh Cadd9oh oh
Is a is a waterGfall
[Bridge]
So you can Dhurt, hurt me Cadd9bad
But still I'll Em7raise the Cadd9flag
[Outro]
Oh
Cadd9It was a wa wa wa wa Cadd9wa-a-terfall
GA wa wa wa wa wGa-aterfall
Cadd9Every tear
Cadd9Every tear
GEvery teardrop is a Gwaterfall
Cadd9Every tear
Cadd9Every tear
GEvery teardrop is a Gwaterfall

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The story behind the song

"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" draws its inspiration from a moment in a nightclub scene from the film Biutiful, where chords from Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson's 1976 song "I Go to Rio" sparked the creative process. The song explicitly incorporates elements of "I Go To Rio," which is credited in its composition. This track, released as the lead single for Coldplay's fifth studio album Mylo Xyloto, carries a feeling of vibrant energy. When you play it, you're tapping into a creative spark born from an unexpected musical encounter.

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Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

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Cadd9

Em7

Every Teardrop is a Waterfall by Coldplay

Play with Capo on 2nd fret

[Intro]

Cadd9 Cadd9 G G

[Verse]

Cadd9 Cadd9

I turn the music up, I got my records on

G G

I shut the world outside until the lights come on

Cadd9 Cadd9

Maybe the streets alight, maybe the trees are gone

G G

I feel my heart start beating to my favourite song

Cadd9 Cadd9

And all the kids they dance, all the kids all night

G G

Until Monday morning feels another life

Em7

I turn the music up

I'm on a roll this time

Cadd9

And heaven is in sight

[Solo]

G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9

[Verse]

Cadd9 Cadd9

I turn the music up, I got my records on

G G

From underneath the rubble sing a rebel song

Cadd9 Cadd9

Don't want to see another generation drop

G G

I'd rather be a comma than a full stop

Cadd9 Cadd9

Maybe I'm in the black, maybe I'm on my knees

G G

Maybe I'm in the gap between the two trapezes

Em7

But my heart is beating and my pulses start

Cadd9

Cathedrals in my heart

[Bridge]

Cadd9 G Em7

And we saw oh this light I swear you, emerge blinking into

Cadd9

To tell me it's alright

Cadd9 G Em7

As we soar wa----lls, every siren is a symphony

Cadd9

And every tear's a waterfall

[Chorus]

Is a waterfall

Cadd9

Is a waterfall

Cadd9

Oh oh oh

Is a is a waterfall

[Bridge]

D Cadd9

So you can hurt, hurt me bad

Em7 Cadd9

But still I'll raise the flag

[Outro]

Cadd9 Cadd9

It was a wa wa wa wa wa-a-terfall

G G

A wa wa wa wa wa-aterfall

Cadd9

Every tear

Cadd9

Every tear

G G

Every teardrop is a waterfall

Cadd9

Every tear

Cadd9

Every tear

G G

Every teardrop is a waterfall

About Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall Chords by Coldplay

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