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Glass Of Water

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GLASS OF WATER
COLDPLAY
Album: PROSPEKT'S MARCH EP
STANDARD TUNING - NO CAPO (Scroll down for capo version)
VERSE 1:
D           Asus4 A       D
Scared of losing all the time
     Asus4   A    D
He wrote it in a letter
   Asus4   A       D     Asus4  A
He was a friend of mine
D        Asus4      A        D
He heard you could see your future
   Asus4   A        D
Inside a glass of water
    Asus4   A         D    Asus4  A
The ripples and the rhymes
 A        G                            A
()                                     (several strums)
And he asked 'Will I see heaven in mine?'
D  Asus4A
 -  - 
D  Asus4A
 -  -  
VERSE 2:
     D      Asus4    A     D
Oh that is just the way it was,
 Asus4   A        D
Nothing could be better,
     Asus4  A    D   Asus4  A
and nothing ever was.
     D        Asus4  A        D
Oh, they say you can see your future
   Asus4   A        D
inside a glass of water.
    Asus4   A         D     Asus4  A
The riddles and the rhymes
G                              A
   Will I see heaven in mine?
A (several strums)
Ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-I
CHORUS 1:
 D   F#m  Bm  G       D   F#m  Bm  G
Son,            don't ask,
         D       F#m      Bm   G      D      F#m  Bm  G
Neither how full    nor empty is your glass
 D   F#m  Bm   G      D   F#m  Bm  G
Cling         to the mast
             D      F#m  Bm    G              Asus4  G
Spend your whole life    living in your past
       A (several strums)
Going nowhere fast
D  Asus4A
 -  - 
D  Asus4A
 -  -   
D  Asus4A
 -  - 
D  Asus4A
 -  -   
VERSE 3:
D       Asus4  A    D
So he wrote it on a wall
     Asus4 A      D        Asus4 A      D    Asus4  A
The hollow-est of halos is no  halo at all
D    Asus4  A         D
Televisions selling plastic
Asus4 A       D         Asus4   A        D    Asus4  A
Figurines of leaders saying nothing at all
           G
And we chimed, stars in heaven align
A (several strums)
Ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-I
CHORUS 2:
 D   F#m  Bm  G       D   F#m  Bm  G
Son,            don't ask,
         D       F#m      Bm   G      D      F#m  Bm  G
Neither how full    nor empty is your glass
 D   F#m  Bm   G      D   F#m  Bm  G
Cling         to the mast
             D      F#m  Bm    G              Asus4  G
Spend your whole life    living in your past
       A (several strums)
Going nowhere fast
BRIDGE:
G  Asus4D  Bm G  Asus4A
 -  -  -  -  -  - 
D  F#mBm G  D
 -  -  -  - 
D  F#mBm G  D
 -  -  -  - 
D  F#mBm G  D
 -  -  -  - 
D  F#mBm G  D         D
 -  -  -  -  (fade on )
OUTRO:
    D                                   A
And what are we drinking when we're done?
           G         D
Glasses of water.
End on D.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
STANDARD TUNING - CAPO 2
VERSE 1:
C           Gsus4 G       C
Scared of losing all the time
     Gsus4   G    C
He wrote it in a letter
   Gsus4   G       C     Gsus4  G
He was a friend of mine
C        Gsus4      G        C
He heard you could see your future
   Gsus4   G        C
Inside a glass of water
    Gsus4   G         C    Gsus4  G
The ripples and the rhymes
 G        F                            G
()                                     (several strums)
And he asked 'Will I see heaven in mine?'
C  Gsus4G
 -  - 
C  Gsus4G
 -  -  
VERSE 2:
     C      Gsus4    G     C
Oh that is just the way it was,
 Gsus4   G        C
Nothing could be better,
     Gsus4  G    C   Gsus4  G
and nothing ever was.
     C        Gsus4  G        C
Oh, they say you can see your future
   Gsus4   G        C
inside a glass of water.
    Gsus4   G         C     Gsus4  G
The riddles and the rhymes
F                              G
   Will I see heaven in mine?
G (several strums)
Ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-I
CHORUS 1:
 C   Em  Am  F       C   Em  Am  F
Son,           don't ask,
         C       Em       Am   F      C      Em  Am  F
Neither how full    nor empty is your glass
 C   Em  Am   F      C   Em  Am  F
Cling        to the mast
             C      Em  Am    F              Gsus4  F
Spend your whole life   living in your past
       G (several strums)
Going nowhere fast
D  Asus4A
 -  - 
D  Asus4A
 -  -   
D  Asus4A
 -  - 
D  Asus4A
 -  -   
VERSE 3:
C       Gsus4  G    C
So he wrote it on a wall
     Gsus4 G      C        Gsus4 G      C    Gsus4  G
The hollow-est of halos is no  halo at all
C    Gsus4  G         C
Televisions selling plastic
Gsus4 G       C         Gsus4   G        C    Gsus4  G
Figurines of leaders saying nothing at all
           F
And we chimed, stars in heaven align
G (several strums)
Ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-I
CHORUS 2:
 C   Em  Am  F       C   Em  Am  F
Son,           don't ask,
         C       Em       Am   F      C      Em  Am  F
Neither how full    nor empty is your glass
 C   Em  Am   F      C   Em  Am  F
Cling        to the mast
             C      Em  Am    F              Gsus4  F
Spend your whole life   living in your past
       G (several strums)
Going nowhere fast
BRIDGE:
F  Gsus4C  Am F  Gsus4G
 -  -  -  -  -  - 
C  Em Am F  C
 -  -  -  - 
C  Em Am F  C
 -  -  -  - 
C  Em Am F  C
 -  -  -  - 
C  Em Am F  C         C
 -  -  -  -  (fade on )
OUTRO:
    C                                   G
And what are we drinking when we're done?
           F         C
Glasses of water.
End on C.

Glass Of Water chords and lyrics

Free chords for Glass Of Water by Coldplay. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

GLASS OF WATER
COLDPLAY
Album: PROSPEKT'S MARCH EP
STANDARD TUNING - NO CAPO (Scroll down for capo version)
VERSE 1:
D - Asus4 - A
D - Asus4 - A 
VERSE 2:
CHORUS 1:
       A (several strums)
Going nowhere fast
D - Asus4 - A
D - Asus4 - A  
D - Asus4 - A
D - Asus4 - A  
VERSE 3:
CHORUS 2:
       A (several strums)
Going nowhere fast
BRIDGE:
G - Asus4 - D - Bm - G - Asus4 - A
D - F#m - Bm - G - D
D - F#m - Bm - G - D
D - F#m - Bm - G - D
D - F#m - Bm - G - D (fade on D)
OUTRO:
End on D.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
STANDARD TUNING - CAPO 2
VERSE 1:
C - Gsus4 - G
C - Gsus4 - G 
VERSE 2:
CHORUS 1:
       G (several strums)
Going nowhere fast
D - Asus4 - A
D - Asus4 - A  
D - Asus4 - A
D - Asus4 - A  
VERSE 3:
CHORUS 2:
       G (several strums)
Going nowhere fast
BRIDGE:
F - Gsus4 - C - Am - F - Gsus4 - G
C - Em - Am - F - C
C - Em - Am - F - C

Glass Of Water Chords by Coldplay

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What key is "Glass Of Water" in?

The chords for "Glass Of Water" show the original chord names (including D, Asus4, A, G, F#m, Bm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.