Yes tab by Coldplay

Tabs

if you care about the guitar only don't pay
attention to the violin parts...

This is the beginning of the song (the orchestra part)
 I tabbed it in case you want it..

D MajorD|--------------1--3----------------------|
BB|-3-----4--3-----------3-----4--3--------|
G+G|-0---5--------1-------0---5-------------|
D MajorD|-----4----3---------------4----3--------|
A augmentedA|-1---1----1--------------------1--------|
D MajorD|--------------0-------1---4-------------|

 INTRO and the VERSE pattern:

D MajorD|-0------------------------0-----0-----------|
BB|-7------------------------6-----6-----------|
G+G|-5------------------------5-----4-----------|
D MajorD|-0------------------------0-----0-----------|
A augmentedA|-0------------------------x-----x-----------|
D MajorD|-0------------------------5-----5-----------|
   When it started we had high hopes

D MajorD|---------0-------------0----------------------0--------|
BB|---------5-------------3----------------------2--------|
G+G|---------3-------------2----------------------2--------|
D MajorD|---------0-------------0----------------------0--------|
A augmentedA|---------x-------------x----------------------x--------|
D MajorD|---------5-------------3----------------------2--------|
  Now my back's on the line my back's on the ropes... etc..

VIOLIN before 1st chorus(D MajorD chord:000320):
2tr3 is a trill(2h3p2h3p2)

D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------3---------------3---------------------3-----------|
G+G|----0--2----2tr3----0--2----2tr3--2tr3-----0--2---2tr3------|
D MajorD|--4---------------4----------------------4------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------|

D MajorD|-----------------------|
BB|---2-------------------|
G+G|-----3--2---2p0--------|
D MajorD|---------------4p2-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|

D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------3---------------3---------------------3--------2--------|
G+G|----0--2----2tr3----0--2----2tr3--2tr3-----0--2---2tr3-----3---2--|
D MajorD|--4---------------4----------------------4------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------|

end of the violin before the 2nd chorus:
D MajorD|------------------------5---------|
BB|----------3---------2-4---1-2--3--|
G+G|----0---2----2tr3-----------------|
D MajorD|-4--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|

 CHORUS:

D MajorD|--0-------------0---------------0---------0----------------------|
BB|--3-------------1---------------3---------3----------------------|
G+G|--2-------------2---------------4---------2----------------------|
D MajorD|--0-------------3---------------5---------0----------------------|
A augmentedA|--0-------------x---------------x---------0----------------------|
D MajorD|--0-------------3---------------5---------0----------------------|
    If you'll only, if you'll only say yes

D MajorD|-0-----------0--0----------------0--------------|
BB|-3-----------0--1----------------2--------------|
G+G|-2-----------2--2----------------2--------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------0--0----------------0--------------|
A augmentedA|-0-----------0--0----------------0--------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------0--0----------------0------3b------|
   Whether you will's anybody's guess

D MajorD|--0------------0-------------0---------0----------------------|
BB|--3------------1-------------3---------3----------------------|
G+G|--2------------2-------------4---------2----------------------|
D MajorD|--0------------3-------------5---------0----------------------|
A augmentedA|--0------------x-------------x---------0----------------------|
D MajorD|--0------------3-------------5---------0----------------------|
    God, only God knows I'm trying my best


D MajorD|---------0---------------------0------------|
BB|---------6---------------------5------------|
G+G|---------0---------------------0------------|
D MajorD|---------0---------------------0------------|
A augmentedA|---------8---------------------7------------|
D MajorD|---------8---------------------7------------|
  But I'm just so tired of this loneliness


(before the solo;)

D MajorD|-------0----------------------0-----0------------|
BB|-------6----------------------5-----8------------|
G+G|-------0----------------------0-----0------------|
D MajorD|-------0----------------------0-----0------------|
A augmentedA|-------8----------------------7-----10-----------|
D MajorD|-------8----------------------7-----10-----------|
...I've become so tired of this loneliness


SOLO: (play chorus chords adding a final D: 000230)

D MajorD|--10v--10---9-------------------------------|
BB|---------------10---------------------------|
G+G|------------------10^---10v--10--9--7--6----|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------|

D MajorD|--10v--10--9-----------------12----12----12----12----12-----12--------|
BB|-------------10-----------------10----10----10----10----10--10--------|
G+G|----------------10^---10----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------|


this is either a violin or a 1st guitar with slide played during the verse:

D MajorD|0--/7--0--0--0--/7--0--/12--0--0--/7---/12--0--0--/7--0---0-------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------|


D MajorD|-/12--0--0---/7--0--0--7\5---------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------/6--/6-------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------|

D MajorD|0--0--/7--0--0--/12--0--0--/7--0--0---/12--0---/7--0---0----------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------|

D MajorD|-/12--0--0--/7--0--0---/12--0--0--/7--0---0---/12--0---------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

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