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Intro (Piano arr. for guitar) A augmentedA G+G G+G D MajorD e|-0----------0------------0-------------0------------| BB|----3-----------3-------------3------------3--------| G+G|------2--2---------0--0---------0--0----------------| D MajorD|----------------------------------------------4--4--| (2x) A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------| Verse 1 A augmentedA G+G D MajorD How long before I get in, before it starts, before I begin A augmentedA G+G D MajorD How long before you decide, or before I know what it feels like A augmentedA G+G D MajorD Where to, where do I go, if you never try then you'll never know A augmentedA G+G D MajorD And how long do I have to climb up on this side of this mountain of mine Riff: [Repeat Intro] Verse 2 Look up, I look up at night, planets are moving at the speed of light Climb up, up in the trees, every chance that you get, is a chance you seize How long am I gonna stand, with my head stuck under the sand I’ll start before I can stop, or before I see things the right way up Pre-Chorus 1 G+G A augmentedA Bm7Bm7 And all that noise, all that sound G+G A augmentedA Bm7Bm7 And all those places that I have found Chorus 1 G+G Bm7Bm7 D/F#D/F# G+G And birds go flying at the speed of sound, to show you how it all began G+G Bm7Bm7 F# minorF#m G+G Birds keep flying from the underground and if you could see it then you'd understand F# minorF#m G+G Oh when you see it then you'll understand Riff: [Repeat Intro] Verse 3 Ideas that you'll never find, all the inventors could never design All the buildings that you put up, of Japan and China were all lit up The first sign that I couldn't read, all the light that I couldn't see Some things you have to believe, but others are puzzles, puzzling me Pre-Chorus 1 Chorus, 1 and Riff (As above) Pre-Chorus 2 G+G A augmentedA Bm7Bm7 E7E7 All those signs, I knew what they meant, some things you can't invent G+G A augmentedA Bm7Bm7 E7E7 Some get made, and some get sent Ooh Chorus 2 G+G Bm7Bm7 D/F#D/F# G+G Birds go flying at the speed of sound to show you how it all began G+G Bm7Bm7 F# minorF#m G+G Birds keep flying from the underground if you could see it then you'd understand F# minorF#m G+G Oh when you see it then you'll understand Notes: - Coldplay plays E minor 7Em7 instead of G, but I like the sound of G+G - They also play the chords up and down the neck using various chord voicings, but the song sounds great if only played in the first position
Other versions of Speed Of Sound
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Speed of sound acoustic by Coldplay
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Speed of sound | Chords |
Speed of sound (Ver. 2) | Chords |
Speed of sound (Ver. 2) | Tabs |
Speed of sound (Ver. 3) | Chords |
Speed of sound acoustic | Chords |
Speed of sound acoustic | Solo |