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Strawberry Swing

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STRAWBERRY SWING
COLDPLAY
VIVA LA VIDA (Or death and all his friends)
NOTE: The chords between brackets[(Bm),(F#m) & (A)] must be played
only if you're playing it acoustic. In the actual mix they nearly
don't appear at all.The rest of the Bm's, F#m's and A's (the ones that are
not between brackets) must be played.
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                      EbAbDbGbBbEb
TUNED HALF STEP DOWN       
(For Capo Version : scroll down)
[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
          D                  A                         E
They were sitting, they were sitting in the strawberry swing
                        D          A        E
And every moment was so precious
          D                  A                         E
They were sitting, they were talking in the strawberry swing
                      D           A
And everybody was for fighting
                       E
Wouldn't wanna waste a thing
[Chorus]
           D               A
Cold, cold water bring me 'round
       E                    F#m
                           ()
Now my feet won't touch the ground
D
Cold, cold water
         A
What you say?
     C#m7                      D
It's such, it's such a perfect day
      Bm          A
     ()           
It's such a perfect day
[Verse 2]
  D                A                        E
I remember we were walking up to strawberry swing
                      D        A
I can't wait 'til the morning
                           E
Wouldn't wanna change a thing
[Chorus]
       D               A
People moving all the time
         E                F#m
                         ()
Inside a perfect straight line
          D             A
Don't you wanna curve away
      C#m7                    D
It's such it's such a perfect day
      A            Bm
     ()            
It's such a perfect day
[Bridge]
Bm F#m
 - 
Bm  D
 -  
      Ahhhh....
[Outro]
        A            Amaj7
Now the sky could be blue
        A7
I don't mind
   D                       A
Without you its a waste of time
            Amaj7          A7        D                       A
...could be blue I don't mind, without you it's a waste of time
                 Amaj7            A7      D                       A
The sky could be blue, could be gray without you I just slide away
                 Amaj7           A7       D                        A
The sky could be blue, I don't mind, without you it's a waste of time
A  Amaj7A7 D
 -  -  -  and fades
End on A5 for a few bars
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STANDARD TUNING  - CAPO 1
Tabbed by Nicolas Levy Renaud (acade365@hotmail.com)
NOTE: The chords between brackets[(Em),(Am) & (G)] must be played
only if you're playing it acoustic. In the actual mix they nearly
don't appear at all. The rest of the Am's,Em's and G's (the ones that are
not between brackets) must be played.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
          C                  G                         D
They were sitting, they were sitting in the strawberry swing
                        C          G        D
And every moment was so precious
          C                  G                         D
They were sitting, they were talking in the strawberry swing
                      C           G
And everybody was for fighting
                       D
Wouldn't wanna waste a thing
[Chorus]
           C               G
Cold, cold water bring me 'round
       D                    Em
                           ()
Now my feet won't touch the ground
C
Cold, cold water
         G
What you say?
     Bm                        C
It's such, it's such a perfect day
      Am          G
     ()           
It's such a perfect day
[Verse 2]
  C                G                        D
I remember we were walking up to strawberry swing
                       C        G
I can't wait until the morning
                           D
Wouldn't wanna change a thing
[Chorus]
       C               G
People moving all the time
         D                Em
                         ()
Inside a perfect straight line
          C             G
Don't you wanna curve away
      Bm                      C
It's such it's such a perfect day
      G            Am
     ()            
It's such a perfect day
[Bridge]
Am Em
 - 
Am C
 - 
     Ahhhh....
[Outro]
        G            Gmaj7
Now the sky could be blue
        G7
I don't mind
   C                       G
Without you its a waste of time
            Gmaj7           G7        C                       G
...could be blue I don't mind, without you it's a waste of time
                 Gmaj7             G7      C                       G
The sky could be blue, could be gray without you I just slide away
                 Gmaj7            G7       C                        G
The sky could be blue, I don't mind, without you it's a waste of time
G  Gmaj7G7 C
 -  -  -  and fades
End on G5 for a few bars
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STANDARD TUNING  - NO CAPO
Tabbed by Nicolas Levy Renaud (acade365@hotmail.com)
NOTE: The chords between brackets[(Bbm),(Fm) & (Ab)] must be played
only if you're playing it acoustic. In the actual mix they nearly
don't appear at all. The rest of the Bbm's,Fm's and Ab's (the ones that are
not between brackets) must be played.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
Ab
[Verse 1]
          Db                 Ab                        Eb
They were sitting, they were sitting in the strawberry swing
                        Db         Ab       Eb
And every moment was so precious
          Db                 Ab                        Eb
They were sitting, they were talking in the strawberry swing
                      Db          Ab
And everybody was for fighting
                       Eb
Wouldn't wanna waste a thing
[Chorus]
           Db               Ab
Cold, cold water bring me 'round
       Eb                  Fm
                          ()
Now my feet won't touch the ground
Db
Cold, cold water
         Ab
What you say?
     Cm                        Db
It's such, it's such a perfect day
      Bbm        Ab
     ()          
It's such a perfect day
[Verse 2]
  Db               Ab                       Eb
I remember we were walking up to strawberry swing
                       Db        Ab
I can't wait until the morning
                           Eb
Wouldn't wanna change a thing
[Chorus]
       Db              Ab
People moving all the time
         Eb              Fm
                        ()
Inside a perfect straight line
          Db            Ab
Don't you wanna scurve away
      Cm                      Db
It's such it's such a perfect day
      Ab          Bbm
     ()           
It's such a perfect day
[Bridge]
BbmFm
 - 
BbmDb
 - 
      Ahhhh....
[Outro]
        Ab            Abmaj7
Now the sky could be blue
        Ab7
I don't mind
   Db                       Ab
Without you its a waste of time
            Abmaj7           Ab7       Db                       Ab
...could be blue I don't mind, without you it's a waste of time
                 Abmaj7             Ab7     Db                       Ab
The sky could be blue, could be gray without you I just slide away
                 Abmaj7            Ab7      Db                       Ab
The sky could be blue, I don't mind, without you it's a waste of time
Ab Abmaj7Ab7Db
 -  -  -  and fades
End on Ab5 for a few bars
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CHORD CHART
 -------------------------------
|  1st version (Half Step Down) |
 -------------------------------
          D
                x00232
          A
                x02220
          E
                022100
          F#m
              244222
          C#m
              446654
          Bm
               224432
          A7
               002020
          A5
               x022xx
 -------------------------------
|     2nd Version (Capo 1)      |
 -------------------------------
          C
                032010
          G
                320003
          D
                x00232
          Em
               022000
          Bm
               224432
          Am
               x02210
          G7
               320001
          G5
               355xxx
 -------------------------------
| 3rd Version (Standard Tuning) |
 -------------------------------
          Db     143121  or 446664
          Ab
               466544
          Eb     365343  or 668886
          Fm
               133111
          Cm
               335543
          Bbm
              113331
          Ab7    464544  or 431112
          Ab5
              466xxx

Strawberry Swing chords and lyrics

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

STRAWBERRY SWING
COLDPLAY
VIVA LA VIDA (Or death and all his friends)
NOTE: The chords between brackets[(Bm),(F#m) & (A)] must be played
only if you're playing it acoustic. In the actual mix they nearly
don't appear at all.The rest of the Bm's, F#m's and A's (the ones that are
not between brackets) must be played.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Bm - F#m
[Outro]
A - Amaj7 - A7 - D and fades
End on A5 for a few bars
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STANDARD TUNING  - CAPO 1
Tabbed by Nicolas Levy Renaud (acade365@hotmail.com)
NOTE: The chords between brackets[(Em),(Am) & (G)] must be played
only if you're playing it acoustic. In the actual mix they nearly
don't appear at all. The rest of the Am's,Em's and G's (the ones that are
not between brackets) must be played.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Am - Em
[Outro]
G - Gmaj7 - G7 - C and fades
End on G5 for a few bars
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STANDARD TUNING  - NO CAPO
Tabbed by Nicolas Levy Renaud (acade365@hotmail.com)
NOTE: The chords between brackets[(Bbm),(Fm) & (Ab)] must be played
only if you're playing it acoustic. In the actual mix they nearly
don't appear at all. The rest of the Bbm's,Fm's and Ab's (the ones that are
not between brackets) must be played.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
Ab

Strawberry Swing Chords by Coldplay

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