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White Shadows

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Tabbed By: GuitarMan147   (Anyway... Back in sanity)
Hello again everyone, this is a great song by a great band. I hope this set
of chords is spot on, and i have listened to the song along with them and
they sounds fine :) if there are any mistakes, just comment them :L
obviously you can rate if you want, visit my page and have a look at some
of the other tabs i've done too if you like :D
Hope it helps :)
Capo 4
[Intro]
Em   Bm   Em   Bm
[Verse 1]
EmWhen I was a Gyoung boy I Bmtried to Amlisten
EmAnd I wanna Gfeel like tBmhat
EmLittle white Gshadows Bmblink and Ammiss them
EmPart of a Gsystem, I Bmam
[Interlude]
Em   Bm   Em   Bm
[Verse 2]
EmIf you ever fGeel like somBmething's Ammissing
EmThings you'll never GunderstBmand
EmLittle white Gshadows Bmsparkle and glAmisten
EmPart of a Gsystem, a Bmplan
[Bridge]
CAll this noise, I'm Amwaking up
CAll this space, I'm Amtaking up
CAll this sound is Ambreaking up
COohhhDhhhh
[Chorus]
EmMaybe you'll get what you Cwanted
GMaybe you'll stumble upBmon it
EmEverything you ever Cwanted
In a Gpermanent stateBm  
EmMaybe you'll know when you Csee it
GMaybe if you say it, you'll Bmmean it
EmAnd when you find it you'll Ckeep it
In a Gpermanent stateBm, a permanent state
[Interlude]
Em   Bm   Em   Bm
[Verse 3]
EmWhen I was a Gyoung boy I Bmtried to Amlisten
EmDon't you wanna Gfeel like Bmthat?
EmYou're part of the Ghuman race, Bmall of the stars and the Amouter space
EmPart of the Gsystem, a plBman
[Bridge]
CAll this noise, I'm Amwaking up
CAll this space, I'm Amtaking up
CI cannot hear you're Ambreaking up
COohhhDhhhh
[Chorus]
EmMaybe you'll get what you Cwanted
GMaybe you'll stumble upBmon it
EmEverything you ever Cwanted
In a Gpermanent stateBm  
EmMaybe you'll know when you Csee it
GMaybe if you say it, you'll Bmmean it
EmAnd when you find it you'll Ckeep it
In a Gpermanent stateBm, a permanent state
Interlude(x2):
Em   C   G   Bm
[Outro]
EmSwim out on a sea of faces
CA tide of the human races
GOh, an answer now is what I Bmneed
EmSee it in a new sun rise and
CSee it break on your horizon
GOh, come on love, stay with BmmeEm  

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White Shadows

by Coldplay

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Tabbed By: GuitarMan147 (Anyway... Back in sanity)

Hello again everyone, this is a great song by a great band. I hope this set

of chords is spot on, and i have listened to the song along with them and

they sounds fine :) if there are any mistakes, just comment them :L

obviously you can rate if you want, visit my page and have a look at some

of the other tabs i've done too if you like :D

Hope it helps :)

Capo 4

[Intro]

Em Bm Em Bm

[Verse 1]

Em G Bm Am

When I was a young boy I tried to listen

Em G Bm

And I wanna feel like that

Em G Bm Am

Little white shadows blink and miss them

Em G Bm

Part of a system, I am

[Interlude]

Em Bm Em Bm

[Verse 2]

Em G Bm Am

If you ever feel like something's missing

Em G Bm

Things you'll never understand

Em G Bm Am

Little white shadows sparkle and glisten

Em G Bm

Part of a system, a plan

[Bridge]

C Am

All this noise, I'm waking up

C Am

All this space, I'm taking up

C Am

All this sound is breaking up

C D

Oohhhhhhh

[Chorus]

Em C

Maybe you'll get what you wanted

G Bm

Maybe you'll stumble upon it

Em C

Everything you ever wanted

G Bm

In a permanent state

Em C

Maybe you'll know when you see it

G Bm

Maybe if you say it, you'll mean it

Em C

And when you find it you'll keep it

G Bm

In a permanent state, a permanent state

[Interlude]

Em Bm Em Bm

[Verse 3]

Em G Bm Am

When I was a young boy I tried to listen

Em G Bm

Don't you wanna feel like that?

Em G Bm Am

You're part of the human race, all of the stars and the outer space

Em G Bm

Part of the system, a plan

[Bridge]

C Am

All this noise, I'm waking up

C Am

All this space, I'm taking up

C Am

I cannot hear you're breaking up

C D

Oohhhhhhh

[Chorus]

Em C

Maybe you'll get what you wanted

G Bm

Maybe you'll stumble upon it

Em C

Everything you ever wanted

G Bm

In a permanent state

Em C

Maybe you'll know when you see it

G Bm

Maybe if you say it, you'll mean it

Em C

And when you find it you'll keep it

G Bm

In a permanent state, a permanent state

Interlude(x2):

Em C G Bm

[Outro]

Swim out on a sea of faces

A tide of the human races

G Bm

Oh, an answer now is what I need

See it in a new sun rise and

See it break on your horizon

G Bm Em

Oh, come on love, stay with me

About White Shadows Chords by Coldplay

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