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Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) 🎸 Intro: e|------15-----17------15------13h15p13--------------------------| BB|--13-------------13--------------------13----------------------| G+G|----------12-------------12------------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|------15-----17------15------13h15p13------15-----17------15---| BB|--13-------------13--------------------13-------------13-------| G+G|----------12-------------12--------------------12--------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|
🎸 Verse 1: Sometimes I just can't take it Sometimes I just can't take it and it isn't alright e|---------------------------------------------------8---------------------------------| BB|--------------------------------------------------10---------------------------------| G+G|-12-----------------------------------------------10---------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 I'm not gonna make it And I think my shoe's untied (Ooh-ooh) e|---------------------------------------------------8---------------------------------| BB|-6------------------------------------------------10---------------------------------| G+G|--------------------------------------------------10---------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Pre 🎸 Chorus: To hold tight (Hold tight) Come on (Come on), come on (Come on) Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh e|-----------17--15--13h15p13------------------------8---------------------------------| BB|-----------------------------13-------------------10---------------------------------| G+G|-12-----------------------------------------------10---------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Come on (Come on), come on (Come on) Yeah, don't let go oh, oh, oh-oh e|-----------17--15--13h15p13------------------------8---------------------------------| BB|--6--------------------------13-------------------10---------------------------------| G+G|--------------------------------------------------10---------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Hold tight (Hold tight), hold tight (Hold tight) Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh e|-----------17--15--13h15p13------------------------8---------------------------------| BB|-----------------------------13-------------------10---------------------------------| G+G|-12-----------------------------------------------10---------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| "It's alright, it's alright" she said I've got my hands up shakin' just to let you know e|-----------17--15--13h15p13----------------------------------------------------------| BB|--6--------------------------13-------------------10~---------------------------------| G+G|--------------------------------------------------10~---------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
🎸 Chorus 1: That you've got a higher power Got me singing evеry second, dancing every hour e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----\8----8---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|--------------1----------\8---8-------------------------5---6------------------5---6--| Oh yеah, you've got a higher power And you're really someone I wanna know, ooh e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----\8----8---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|--------------1----------\8---8-------------------------5---6-------------------------| 🎸 Verse 2: This boy is electric This boy is electric and you're sparklin' like e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|-1~--------13~-----------1b~-----------------------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| the universe connected And I'm buzzin' night after night after night (Oh-oh) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|-6----------------------1~---------------13~-------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| This joy is electric This joy is electric and you're circuiting through e|-------------17--15--13h15p13-------------------17--15--13h15p13-----------| BB|-------------------------------13---------------------------------13-------| G+G|-12------------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I'm so happy that I'm alive Happy I'm alive at the same time as you e|-------------17--15--13h15p13----------------------------------------------| BB|-6-----------------------------13-------------------10~--------------------| G+G|----------------------------------------------------10~--------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 🎸 Chorus 2: 'Cause you've got a higher power e|-----------------------------------------------| BB|--13--13--13-----13-----13--13--13-----13--13--| G+G|--10--10--10--12p10--12p10--10--10--12p10--10--| x7 D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------| I wanna know (I wanna know, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh) e|-----------------------------------------------| BB|-----------------------------------------------| G+G|-----------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------| E MajorE|--------5---6------------5---6-----------------| 🎸 Bridge: You've got, yeah, you've got a higher e|--------15-----17------15------13h15p13-| BB|----13-------------13-------------------| G+G|12----------12-------------12-----------| D MajorD|----------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------| You've got, yeah, you've got a higher e|------15-----17------15------13h15p13---| BB|--13-------------13---------------------| G+G|----------12-------------12-------------| D MajorD|----------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------| You've got, yeah, you've got a higher e|------15-----17------15------13h15p13---| BB|--13-------------13---------------------| G+G|----------12-------------12-------------| D MajorD|----------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------| You've got, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh e|----------------------------------------| BB|--13------------------------------------| G+G|----------------------------------------| D MajorD|----------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------| You've got, oh, you've got a high e|--------15-----17------15------13h15p13-| BB|----13-------------13-------------------| G+G|12----------12-------------12-----------| D MajorD|----------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------| You've got, yeah, you've got a higher e|----------------------------------------| BB|--13------------------------------------| G+G|----------------------------------------| D MajorD|----------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------| You've got, oh, you've got a higher My hands up shaking just to let you know now 🎸 Chorus 3: You've got a higher power You've got me singing every second, dancing any hour e|-------------------------------------------------------------------13-13-13-13-13-------13-13-13-13-13-13| BB|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11| G+G|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Oh yeah, I'm going a million you've got a higher power You're once in any lifetime miles an hour e|-------------------------------------------------------------------13-13-13-13-13------------------------| BB|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11| G+G|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 🎸 Outro: When for so long I'd been down on my knees Then your love song saved me over and over e|-------------------------------------------------------------------13-13-13-13-13-------13-13-13-13-13-13| BB|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11| G+G|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| For so long I'd been down on my knees 'Til your love song floats me on e|-------------------------------------------------------------------13-13-13-13-13------------------------| BB|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11| G+G|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ee-oh, oh-oh e|-------------13-13-13-13-| BB|-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-| G+G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| D MajorD|-------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------| NOTE: This is how Jonny Buckland plays Higher Power in live performances. ************************************ | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | x Dead note | ~ Vibrato | \ Slide down ************************************
Other versions of Higher Power
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Higher Power by Coldplay
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Higher power | Chords |
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