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GHOST STORIES - COLDPLAY
Album Chords
01. ALWAYS IN MY HEAD
02. MAGIC
03. INK
04. TRUE LOVE
05. MIDNIGHT
06. ANOTHER'S ARMS
07. OCEANS
08. A SKY FULL OF STARS
09. O
_______________________
01. ALWAYS IN MY HEAD
no Capo
      A
INTRO :
 C    Bb
[     
 Dm    Gm
 Dm F  Bb Bb
 DmGmBbBb
    ]
      B
INTRO :
  Gm Bb Dm C/EC
|  |  |  |   |
  Gm Bb Dm C/EC
|  |  |  |   |
VERSE 1:
Gm            Bb   Dm           C/E   C
   I think of you,    I haven't slept
Gm           Bb      Dm            C/E    C
   I think I do, but    I don't forget
        Gm                  Bb                 Dm                 C/E   C
My body moves, goes where I will, but though I try my heart stays still
         Gm                   Bb                   Dm           C/E
It never moves, just won't be left and so my mouth waters to be fed
CHORUS 1:
           C            Gm    Bb                  Dm C/E
And you're always in my head,    you're always in my head
       C            Gm    Bb                  Dm C/E  C
You're always in my head,    you're always in my head
                    Gm    Bb           Dm            C
...
                    Gm    Bb           Dm            C
You're always in my head,    always in my, always in my
VERSE 2:
Gm      Bb     Dm                       C/E    C            Gm
This, I guess,    is to tell you you're chosen out from the rest
OUTRO:
Gm
_______________________
02. MAGIC
no Capo
INTRO:
  D  DA  E  EC#m
|  |   |  |   |
  D  DA  E  EC#m
|  |   |  |   |
VERSE 1:
C#m     D      A       E
Call it magic, call it true
  C#m     D          A        E
I call it magic when I'm with you
      C#m      D              A    E
And I just got broken, broken into two
        C#m     D               A       E   C#m
Still I call it magic, when I'm next to you
A
-CHORUS 1:
      D                                                    A
And I don't, and I don't, and I don't, and I don't - no, I don't, it's true
  E                                                           C#m
I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't - want anybody else but you
  D                                                    A
I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't - no, I don't, it's true
  E                                                           C#m
I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't - want anybody else but you
INTERLUDE 1:
  D  DA  E  EC#m
|  |   |  |   |
        Uhuhuhuhu
VERSE 2:
C#m     D             A    E
Call it magic, cut me into two
         C#m      D             A         E
And with all your magic, I disappear from view
      C#m       D               A    E
And I can't get over, can't get over you
         C#m     D             A        E     C#m
Still, I call it magic, such a precious jewel
A
-CHORUS 2:
      D                                                    A
And I don't, and I don't, and I don't, and I don't - no, I don't, it's true
  E                                                           C#m
I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't - want anybody else but you
  D                                                    A
I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't - no, I don't, it's true
  E                                                           C#m
I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't - want anybody else but you
B
-CHORUS 1:
      D     A       E
Wanna fall, fall so far
C#m         D     A       E
    I wanna fall, fall so hard
      C#m     D           A       E
And I call it magic and I call it true
C#m           D                            A          E
    I call it mahahahaha-, mama-, mahahahahahahahagic
INTERLUDE 2:
   C#m    D    A      E
Uhuhuhuhu,  uhuhuhuhu
   C#m    D    A      E
Uhuhuhuhu,  uhuhuhuhu
VERSE 3:
           C#m     D                     A          E
And if you were to ask me after all that we've been through
         C#m      D         A      E
"Still believe in magic?" - Yes, I do
C#m    D   A      E
Yes, I do; yes, I do
C#m    D      A        E  C#m
Yes, I do; of course I do
OUTRO:
  D  DA  E  EC#m
|  |   |  |   |
  D  DA  E  EC#m
|  |   |  |   |
  D  DA  E  EC#m
|  |   |  |   | [fade out]
_______________________
03. INK
Capo 2
INTRO:
E
A E/G# B C#m A E/G# C#m B
A E/G# B C#m A E/G# C#m B
VERSE 1:
A       E/G#               B           C#m   A E/G# C#m B
  Got a tattoo that said "2gether thru life"
A           E/G#              B      C#m   A E/G# C#m B
  Carved in your name with my pocket knife
A                     E/G#                 B    C#m        A E/G# C#m B
  And you wonder when you wake up, will it be alright? Ohohohoh,  ohohoh
A            E/G#              C#m      B    A E/G# C#m B
  Feels like there's something broken inside
A
-CHORUS 1:
      A           B
All I know, all I know
            E                 A
Is that I'm lost whenever you go
      A                       B
All I know is that I love you so, so much that it hurts
INTERLUDE 1:
A E/G# B C#m A E/G# C#m B
VERSE 2:
A       E/G#           B        C#m       A E/G# C#m B
  Got a tattoo and the pain's alright, uhuhuhuh, huhuh
A             E/G#             B     C#m       A E/G# C#m B
  Just wanted a way of keeping you inside, ohohohoh,  ohoh
A
-CHORUS 2:
      A           B
All I know, all I know
            E                   A
Is that I'm lost in your fire below
      A                       B
All I know is that I love you so, so much that it hurts
B
-CHORUS 1:
E           Emaj7         A
  I see the road begin to climb
A            E              B
  I see your stars begin to shine
E            B              A               A
  I see your colors and I'm dying of thirst
      A                       B
All I know is that I love you so, so much that it hurts
INTERLUDE 2:
A E/G# B C#m A E/G#    C#m      B
                    Oh yeah yeah yeah
A E/G# B C#m A E/G# C#m B
                    ...
A E/G# B C#m A E/G# C#m         B
                        So much that it hurts
A E/G# B C#m A E/G# C#m         B
                        So much that it hurts
OUTRO:
A E B C#m A E C#m B
_______________________
04. TRUE LOVE
Capo 2
INTRO:
E
VERSE 1:
E                     C#m           G#m            Bm
  For a second, I was in control, I had it once, I lost it though
    F#m           C#m              C#m  B
And all along the fire below would rise
E                           C#m                G#m          Bm
  And I wish you could have let me know what's really going on below
     F#m               C#m            G#m      B
I've lost you now, you let me go, but one last time
CHORUS 1:
E                  C#m                    A    E/G#     F#m    E
  Tell me you love me, if you don't, then lie,      lie     to me
INTERLUDE 1:
E C#m G#m Bm F#m C#m C#m B
VERSE 3:
E                C#m              G#m             Bm
  Remember once upon a time, when I was yours and you were blind
    F#m                C#m              G#m  B
The fire would sparkle in your eyes and mine
CHORUS 2:
E                     C#m                    A    E/G#     F#m    E
  So tell me you love me, if you don't, then lie,      lie     to me
E                      C#m                 A   EE   F#m C#m
                                                /G#     
  Just tell me you love me, if you don't, then lie,   lie      to me
                  A    E E/G# F#m    C#m
If you don't then lie,   lie      to me
BRIDGE:
A             F#m           C#m  B
  And call it true, call it true   love
A             F#m           C#m  B      A F#m
  And call it true, call it true   love
OUTRO:
  E   C#m   G#m  Bm   F#m C#m     C#m     B
Aaah,     wuhuh,    aaah,       wuhuh
  E   C#m   G#m  Bm   F#m C#m     C#m     B
...
  E   C#m   G#m  Bm   F#m C#m     C#m     B
...
  E   C#m   G#m  Bm   F#m C#m     C#m     B
Aaah,     wuhuh,    aaah, ahahah, ahahah, ahahah, wuhuh
  E   C#m   G#m  Bm   F#m C#m     C#m     B
...
  E
_______________________
05. MIDNIGHT
Capo 1
INTRO:
Am
VERSE 1:
Am         G/B             F
In the darkness before the dawn
Am         G/B         F
In the swirling of the storm
         Am                  G/B              F
When I'm rolling with the punches and hope is gone
          G            F
Leave a light, a light on
INTERLUDE 1:
Am
VERSE 2:
Am       G             F
Millions of miles from home
Am         G             F
In the swirling swimming on
         Am                   G       Em         F
When I'm rolling with the thunder but bleed from thorns
          G            F
Leave a light, a light on
          G            F
Leave a light, a light on
INTERLUDE 2:
Am
VERSE 3:
Am  C F
Uuuhahaaah
Am  C F
Uuuhahaaah
Am  C F
Uuuhaaah
Am  C F
Huhaaah
        G              F
Leave a light, a light on
        G        Em    F
Leave a light, a light on
INSTRUMENTAL:
  Am AmC  F  F
|  |   |  |    |
  Am AmC  F  FC
|  |   |  |   |
  Am AmC  F  FC
|  |   |  |   |
  Am AmC  F  FC
|  |   |  |   |
  Am AmC  F  F
|  |   |  |    |
  Am AmC  F  FC
|  |   |  |   |
  Am AmC  F  FC
|  |   |  |   |
  Am AmC  F  F
|  |   |  |    |
  Am AmC  F  FC
|  |   |  |   |
  Am AmC  F  F
|  |   |  |    |
VERSE 3:
Am         G               F
In the darkness before the dawn
Am         G               F
In the darkness before the dawn
          G            F
Leave a light, a light on
          G            F
Leave a light, a light on
_______________________
06. ANOTHER'S ARMS
Capo 1
INTRO:
        Em        D   Bm
Huh Huh Huh Wuuuh Ooh
        Em        D   Bm
Huh Huh Huh Wuuuh Ooh
VERSE 1:
Em                              D             Bm
Late night watching TV, used to be you here beside me
        Em                           D          Bm
Used to be your arms around me, your body on my body
CHORUS 1:
Em                              G
   When the world means nothing to me
          D               Am
Another's arms, another's arms
Em                               G
   When the pain just rips right through me
          D               Am
Another's arms, another's arms
INTERLUDE 1:
        Em        D   Bm
Huh Huh Huh Wuuuh Ooh
        Em        D   Bm
Huh Huh Huh Wuuuh Ooh
VERSE 2:
Em                              D             Bm
Late night watching TV, used to be you here beside me
         Em
                                  n.c.
Is there someone there to reach me? Someone there to find me?
CHORUS 2:
Em                               G
   When the pain just rips right through me
          D               Am
Another's arms, another's arms
Em                         G
   And that's just torture to me
          D               Am
Another's arms, another's arms
CHORUS 3:
Em                 G
   Pull yourself into me
          D               Am
Another's arms, another's arms
Em                              G
   When the world means nothing to me
          D               Am
Another's arms, another's arms
INTERLUDE 2:
        Em        D
Huh Huh Huh Wuuuh Ooh
        Em        D
Huh Huh Huh Wuuuh Ooh
        Em        D
Huh Huh Huh Wuuuh Ooh
        C         Bm
Huh Huh Huh Wuuuh Ooh
INSTRUMENTAL:
Em G D Am
Em D D Am
CHORUS 4:
Em                         G
   Got to pull you close into me
          D               Am
Another's arms, another's arms
Em                     D
   Pull yourself right through me
          D               Am
Another's arms, another's arms
CHORUS 5:
Em        G
Uuuh Oooh Uuuh Oooh
D         Am
Uuuh Oooh Uuuh Oooh
Em        D
Uuuh Oooh Uuuh Oooh
D         Am
Uuuh Oooh Uuuh Oooh
VERSE 3:
Em
Late night watching TV, wish that you were here beside me
          Em
Wish that your arms were around me, your body on my body
_______________________
07. OCEANS
Capo 2
INTRO:
Asus2 E/G# Asus2/G Asus2/F#
Asus2 E/G# Asus2/G Asus2/F#
VERSE 1:
Asus2               E/G#        Asus2/G                Asus2/F#
      Wait for your call, love,         the call never came
Asus2            E/G#     Asus2/G          Asus2/F#
      Ready to fall   up,         ready to claim
Asus2                  E/G#       Asus2/G               Asus2/F#
      I'm ready for it all, love,         ready for the pain
Asus2            E/G#    Asus2/G          Asus2/F#
      Meet under sun and         meet me again
       E    Am
In the rain
       E    Am
In the rain
       E         Am
In the rain, the rain
INTERLUDE 1:
Asus2 E/G# Asus2/G Asus2/F#
VERSE 2:
Asus2            E/G#         Asus2/G               Asus2/F#
      Behind the walls, love,         I'm trying to change
Asus2                      E/G#       Asus2/G                   Asus2/F#
      And I'm ready for it all, love,         I'm ready for the change
Asus2            E/G#      Asus2/G               Asus2/F#
      Meet me in blue sky,         meet me again
       E         Am
In the rain, the rain
       E    Am
In the rain
       E         Am
In the rain, the rain
INTERLUDE 2:
Asus2/G Asus2/F#
Asus2/G Asus2/F#
CHORUS 1:
Asus2/G                              Asus2/F#
        You've got to find yourself alone in this world
Asus2/G                              Asus2/F#
        You've got to find yourself alone
OUTRO:
E Am E Am Asus2 Am E
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh
SOUNDSCAPE:
C#m [fade out]
_______________________
08. A SKY FULL OF STARS
Capo 2
INTRO:
C#m A E G#m
C#m A E G#m
VERSE 1:
C#m                 A                    E           G#m
    'Cause you're a sky, 'cause you're a sky full of stars
C#m              A           E     G#m
    I'm going to give you my heart
C#m                 A                    E           G#m
    'Cause you're a sky, 'cause you're a sky full of stars
C#m            A            E    G#m
    'Cause you light up the path
PRE-CHORUS 1:
C#m         A               E        G#m
    I don't care, go on and tear me apart
C#m         A           E      G#m
    I don't care if you do, uhuhuh, uhuhuh
C#m             A                E           G#m
    'Cause in a sky, 'cause in a sky full of stars
              C#m     A     E   G#m
I think I saw you, uhuhuhuhuhuh
INSTRUMENTAL 1:
C#m A E G#m
C#m A E G#m
INTERLUDE 1:
C#m A E G#m
VERSE 2:
C#m                 A                    E           G#m
    'Cause you're a sky, 'cause you're a sky full of stars
C#m           A           E       G#m
    I want to die in your arms, ahah
C#m                A           E            G#m
    'Cause you get lighter the more it gets dark
C#m              A           E     G#m
    I'm going to give you my heart
PRE-CHORUS 2:
C#m         A               E        G#m
    I don't care, go on and tear me apart
C#m         A           E      G#m
    I don't care if you do, uhuhuh, uhuhuh
C#m             A                E           G#m
    'Cause in a sky, 'cause in a sky full of stars
              C#m     A     E   G#m
I think I see you, uhuhuhuhuhuh
              C#m     A     E   G#m
I think I see you, uhuhuhuhuhuh
INSTRUMENTAL 2:
C#m A E G#m
C#m A E G#m
C#m A E G#m
C#m A E G#m
INSTRUMENTAL 3:
  A  B  C#mC#mE
|  |  |  |   |
  A  B  C#mC#mE
|  |  |  |   |
CHORUS 1:
A                 B             C#m
  'Cause you're a sky, you're a sky full of stars
       E        A        B     C#m
Such a heavenly view, uhuhuhuhuhuh
              E        A        B     C#m
You're such a heavenly view, uhuhuhuhuhuh
               E
Hey, hey, hey,   oh
OUTRO:
  A  B  C#mC#mE
|  |  |  |   |
  A  B  C#mC#mE
|  |  |  |   |
  A  B  C#mC#m
|  |  |  |    |
_______________________
09. O
Capo 3
INTRO:
  C  C  Bm Bm Em Em D  DBm
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |
  C  C  Bm Bm Em Em D  DBm
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |
VERSE 1:
C            Bm    Em           D    Bm
  A flock of birds    hovering above
C                 Bm     Em                         D
  Just a flock of birds,    that's how you think of love
Bm    C Bm                  Em                   D
And I always look up to the sky, pray before the dawn
      Bm       C Bm                     Em                       D
Cause they fly always, sometimes they arrive, sometimes they are gone
     Bm  C
They fly on
INTERLUDE 1:
  BmC  C
|   |  |
  BmC  C
|   |  |
VERSE 2:
C            Bm    Em           D    Bm
  A flock of birds    hovering above
C                Bm              Em                D
  Into smoke I'm turned and rise    following them up
Bm      C Bm                  Em                   D
Still I always look up to the sky, pray before the dawn
      Bm       C Bm                    Em                          D
'Cause they fly away, one minute they arrive, next you know they're gone
     Bm  C  Bm Em D
They fly on
Bm  C   Bm   Em        D
Fly on,    ohoh, ohohohoh
CHORUS 1:
   Bm  C         D        Bm                        Em
So fly on, right through,    maybe one day I'll fly next to you
   Bm  C         D        Bm                     Em
So fly on, right through,    maybe one day I can fly with you
Bm  C  Bm C
Fly on
Bm  C  Bm C
Fly on
Bm  C
Fly on
SILENCE:
n.c.
SOUNDSCAPE:
Bm   D    G
...
Bm   D    G
...
Bm   D    G
...
Bm   D    G
...
Bm   D    G
Uuuh Uuuh Uuuh
      Bm       D  G
Don't ever let go
Bm   D    G
Uuuh Uuuh Uuuh
      Bm       D  G
Don't ever let go
      Bm       D  G
Don't ever let go
n.c.
Don't ever let go
_______________________
Have fun playing! :)
Tabbed by Leonardsch in May 2014.

Ghost Stories chords and lyrics

Free chords for Ghost Stories by Coldplay. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

GHOST STORIES - COLDPLAY
Album Chords
01. ALWAYS IN MY HEAD
02. MAGIC
03. INK
04. TRUE LOVE
05. MIDNIGHT
06. ANOTHER'S ARMS
07. OCEANS
08. A SKY FULL OF STARS
09. O
_______________________
01. ALWAYS IN MY HEAD
no Capo
INTRO A:
[C     Bb
 Dm    Gm
 Dm F  Bb Bb
 Dm Gm Bb Bb]
INTRO B:
| Gm | Bb | Dm | C/E C |
| Gm | Bb | Dm | C/E C |
VERSE 1:
CHORUS 1:
VERSE 2:
OUTRO:
Gm
_______________________
02. MAGIC
no Capo
INTRO:
| D | D A | E | E C#m |
| D | D A | E | E C#m |
VERSE 1:
A-CHORUS 1:
INTERLUDE 1:
VERSE 2:
A-CHORUS 2:
B-CHORUS 1:
INTERLUDE 2:
VERSE 3:
OUTRO:
| D | D A | E | E C#m |
| D | D A | E | E C#m |
| D | D A | E | E C#m | [fade out]
_______________________
03. INK
Capo 2

Ghost Stories Chords by Coldplay

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