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Higher Power Tab by Coldplay

Higher Power tab by Coldplay

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


🎸 Intro:

e|------15-----17------15------13h15p13--------------------------|
B|--13-------------13--------------------13----------------------|
G|----------12-------------12------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------15-----17------15------13h15p13------15-----17------15---|
B|--13-------------13--------------------13-------------13-------|
G|----------12-------------12--------------------12--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
🎸
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

🎸 Verse 1:

    Sometimes I just can't take it  Sometimes I just can't take it and it isn't alright
e|---------------------------------------------------8---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------10---------------------------------|
G|-12-----------------------------------------------10---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                                             x2
    I'm not gonna make it            And I think my shoe's untied (Ooh-ooh)
e|---------------------------------------------------8---------------------------------|
B|-6------------------------------------------------10---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------10---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------13-------------------10---------------------------------|
G|-12-----------------------------------------------10---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     Come on (Come on), come on (Come on)           Yeah, don't let go oh, oh, oh-oh
e|-----------17--15--13h15p13------------------------8---------------------------------|
B|--6--------------------------13-------------------10---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------10---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Hold tight (Hold tight), hold tight (Hold tight) Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
e|-----------17--15--13h15p13------------------------8---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------13-------------------10---------------------------------|
G|-12-----------------------------------------------10---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 "It's alright,
 it's alright" she said I've got my hands up shakin' just to let you know
e|-----------17--15--13h15p13----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6--------------------------13-------------------10~---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------10~---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


🎸 Chorus 1:

That you've got    a higher power    Got me singing evеry second, dancing every hour
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----\8----8---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----\8----8---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------1----------\8---8-------------------------5---6-------------------------|


🎸 Verse 2:

     This boy is electric  This boy is electric and you're sparklin' like
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1~--------13~-----------1b~-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  the universe connected   And I'm buzzin' night after night after night (Oh-oh)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6----------------------1~---------------13~-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  This joy is electric               This joy is electric and you're circuiting through
e|-------------17--15--13h15p13-------------------17--15--13h15p13-----------|
B|-------------------------------13---------------------------------13-------|
G|-12------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  I'm so happy that I'm alive     Happy I'm alive at the same time as you
e|-------------17--15--13h15p13----------------------------------------------|
B|-6-----------------------------13-------------------10~--------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------10~--------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


🎸 Chorus 2:
'Cause you've got                            a higher power
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--13--13--13-----13-----13--13--13-----13--13--|
G|--10--10--10--12p10--12p10--10--10--12p10--10--|  x7
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

 I wanna know     (I wanna know, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------5---6------------5---6-----------------|


🎸 Bridge:
 You've got, yeah, you've got a higher
e|--------15-----17------15------13h15p13-|
B|----13-------------13-------------------|
G|12----------12-------------12-----------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

 You've got, yeah, you've got a higher
e|------15-----17------15------13h15p13---|
B|--13-------------13---------------------|
G|----------12-------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

 You've got, yeah, you've got a higher
e|------15-----17------15------13h15p13---|
B|--13-------------13---------------------|
G|----------12-------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

You've got, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
e|----------------------------------------|
B|--13------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

 You've got, oh, you've got a high
e|--------15-----17------15------13h15p13-|
B|----13-------------13-------------------|
G|12----------12-------------12-----------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

You've got, yeah, you've got a higher
e|----------------------------------------|
B|--13------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

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|
B|-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|-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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  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------------------------|
B|-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|-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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


🎸 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|
B|-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|-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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  For so
  long I'd been down on my knees                 'Til your love song                floats me on
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------13-13-13-13-13------------------------|
B|-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|-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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Ee-oh, oh-oh
e|-------------13-13-13-13-|
B|-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

NOTE:
This is how Jonny Buckland plays Higher Power in live performances.

************************************
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| x  Dead note
| ~  Vibrato
| \  Slide down
************************************

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