The Scientist

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Avril Lavigne
The Scientist
Coldplay Cover
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Key: C
Chords used:
Am
- x02210
F
- 133211
C
- x32010
G/B
- x2x033
G
- 320033
G7
- 320001
Intro: Am-F-C--G/B
Verse 1:
Am F C
Come up to meet you, tell you I\\\\\\\'m sorry
G/B
You don\\\\\\\'t know how lovely you are
Am F C
I had to find you, tell you I need you
G/B
Tell you I set you apart
Am F C
Tell me your secrets, and ask me your questions
G/B
Oh let\\\\\\\'s go back to the start
Am F C
Running in circles, coming up tails
G/B
Heads on a science apart
Chorus 1:
F C
Nobody said it was easy
G/B
It\\\\\\\'s such a shame for us to part
F C
Nobody said it was easy
G
No one ever said that it would be this hard
G7(hold)
Oh take me back to the start
Interlude:
Am-F-C--G/B
Verse 2:
Am F C
I was just guessing at numbers and figures
G/B
Pulling the puzzles apart
Am F C
Questions of science, science and progress
C G/B
Don\\\\\\\'t speak as loud as my heart
Am F C
Tell me you love me, come back and haunt me
G/B
Oh and I rush to the start
Am F C
Running in circles, chasing our tails
G/B
Coming back as we are
Chorus 2:
F C
Nobody said it was easy
G/B
It\\\\\\\'s such a shame for us to part
F C
Nobody said it was easy
G
No one ever said that it would be this hard
G7(hold)
I\\\\\\\'m going back to the start
Outro:
C-F-C--G/B (x4)
Ohh--Ohh
end on Am(let ring)--F(let ring)--C(let ring)

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Free chords for The Scientist by Avril Lavigne. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Avril Lavigne
The Scientist
Coldplay Cover
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Key: C
Chords used:
Am -  x02210
F -   133211
C  -  x32010
G/B - x2x033
G -   320033
G7 -  320001
Intro: Am-F-C--G/B
Verse 1:
Chorus 1:
G7(hold)
 Oh take me back to the start
Interlude:
Am-F-C--G/B
Verse 2:
Chorus 2:
G7(hold)
 I\\\\\\\'m going back to the start
Ohh--Ohh
end on Am(let ring)--F(let ring)--C(let ring)

The Scientist Chords by Avril Lavigne

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