Tabs
Lovers In Japan
Viva la Vida or Death And All His Friends -- 2008
This tab is essentially the album and acoustic version of the song.
Tuning - Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB e)
Guitar 1 = Acoustic
Guitar 2 = Lead (Album Version)
Intro Prt.1
Guitar 2 Guitar 1
e|-----------------------| or e|------------3----2----|
BB|--15---12----8----7----| BB|--0----1----3----3----|
G+G|--12----9----7----7----| G+G|--0----0----0----2----|
D MajorD|--14---10----9----7----|2x D MajorD|--2----2----0----0----|2x
A augmentedA|-----------------------| A augmentedA|--2----3----x---------|
E MajorE|-----------------------| E MajorE|--0---------3---------|
Intro Prt.2/Verse 1 - 3x
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------|
BB|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------|
G+G|--2-2-2-4--2-2-4-4-------2-2-2-4--2-2-4-4-------|
D MajorD|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-[2x]--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-[2x]--|
A augmentedA|--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
BB|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------|
G+G|--2-2-2-4--2-2-4-4-------2-2-2-4--2-2-4-4-------|
D MajorD|--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-[2x]--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-[2x]--|
A augmentedA|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-------|
E MajorE|-------------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------|
Intro Prt.2/Verse 1
Guitar 2 "solider on..."
e|---------------| e|------------------------------|
BB|---------------| BB|------------------------------|
G+G|--12-12-12-12--| G+G|--12/16[16x]\14[16x]\12[??x]--|
D MajorD|---------------|??x D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------| E MajorE|------------------------------|
Chorus
Guitar 1
E minor 7Em7 
Cadd9Cadd9 
Gsus2Gsus2
They are turning my head out
D MajorD E minor 7Em7
To see what I'm all about
Cadd9Cadd9 Gsus2Gsus2
Keeping my head down
D MajorD E minor 7Em7
To see what it feels like now
D MajorD Cadd9Cadd9
But I have no doubt
A minorAm D MajorD
One day, we are gonna get out
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------|2x
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--5-5-7-7-[2x]-7-7-8-8-[2x]-5-5-7-7-[2x]-3-3-5-5-[2x]-----|
"But I have no..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--5-5-7-7-[2x]-3-3-5-5-[2x]-3-3-7-7-[2x]-5-5-7-7-[2x]-3-3-5-5-[2x]--|
Interlude
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------|
BB|--15---12----8----7----|
G+G|--12----9----7----7----|
D MajorD|--14---10----9----7----|2x
A augmentedA|-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
G+G|--2-2-2-4--2-2-4-4--2-2-2-4--2-2-4-4--|
D MajorD|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
A augmentedA|--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--------------------|
E MajorE|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
G+G|--2-2-2-4--2-2-4-4--2-2-2-4--2-2-4-4--|
D MajorD|--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
A augmentedA|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--|
E MajorE|--------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
e|------------3----2----|
BB|--0----1----3----3----|
G+G|--0----0----0----2----|
D MajorD|--2----2----0----0----|
A augmentedA|--2----3----x---------|
E MajorE|--0---------3---------|
Verse 2
Same as Intro Prt.2/Verse 1
Chorus
Bridge
Guitar 1
E minor 7Em7 Cadd9Cadd9 Gsus2Gsus2 D MajorD - 4x
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|--4-------5-------7--------11-------|
D MajorD|--x-[7x]--x-[1x]--x-[16x]---x-[8x]--|2x
A augmentedA|--2-------3-------5---------9-------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9------10------12--------16-------|2x
A augmentedA|--x-[7x]--x-[1x]--x-[16x]---x-[8x]--|
E MajorE|--7-------8------10--------14-------|
Outro
Guitar 1
e|--------------------|
BB|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
G+G|--2-2-2-4--2-2-4-4--|
D MajorD|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|2x
A augmentedA|--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--|
E MajorE|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
Guitar 2
e|---------------|
BB|---------------|
G+G|--12-12-12-12--|
D MajorD|---------------|??x
A augmentedA|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|
Other versions of Lovers In Japan
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Lovers in japan acoustic (Ver. 2) by Coldplay
