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Square One

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SQUARE ONE
COLDPLAY
X & Y
STANDARD TUNING - CAPO 3
[Intro]
Amwith A-E-A sustained notes (x2)
[Verse 1]
CYou're in control is there Emanywhere you wanna go?Am  
CYou're in control is there Emanything you wanna kAmnow?
CThe future's for disEmcoveringAm  
The Cspace in which we're EmtravelingAm  
Amwith A-E-A sustained notes (x2)
[Chorus]
AmFrom the Ctop of the first pagFe
AmTo the Cend of the last daFy
AmFrom the sCtart in your own waFy
You just want Gsomebody listening to what you Fsay
It doesn't matter who you Dare
[Verse 2]
CUnder the surface trEmying to break throughAm  
CDeciphering the Emcodes in youAm  
CI need a compass, Emdraw me a mapAm  
CI'm on the top I Emcan't get backAm  
C   Em  AmWhoah, woah
Am
[Chorus]
AmThe first Cline of the first pFage
AmTo the Cend of the last plFace (that you were looking)
AmFrom the sCtart in your own waFy
You just want Gsomebody listening to what you sFay
It doesn't matter who you Dare
(Am)
It doesn't matter who you are
[Instrumental Chorus]
Am- C- F(x3)
You just want, Gsomebody listening to what you Fsay
You just want, Gsomebody listening to what you Fsay
It doesn't matter who you Dare
(Am)
It doesn't matter who you are
[Outro]
Is there Fanybody out there who is Dmlost and hurt and lonely too
Are they Ambleeding all your colours into Gone
And if you come unFdone; as if you'd been run through
Some Dmcatapult that fired you
You Amwonder if your chance will ever Gcome
Or if you're stuck in square Fone.
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