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Orphans Tab by Coldplay

Orphans tab by Coldplay (Ver. 2)

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:


I want to know when I can go

Back and get drunk with my friends...


(0:17)

    ?   ?  ? ? ? ? ?    ?   ?  ? ? ? ? ?    ?   ?  ?  ?  ?     ?   ?  ?  ?   ?
e|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
B|--7-\-5--5-5-5-5-5-|--7-\-5--5-5-5-5-5-|--10--10-10-10-10-|--14--14-14-14-(14)-|
G|--7-\-6--6-6-6-6-6-|--7-\-6--6-6-6-6-6-|--11--11-11-11-11-|--14--14-14-14-(14)-|
D|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--12--12-12-12-12-|--16--16-16-16-(16)-|
A|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--12--12-12-12-12-|--16--16-16-16-(16)-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|



Verse 1:

(0:26)

Rosaleem of the Damascene...
e|----------0---0-0---0-|----------0---0-0---0-|----------0---0-0---0-|----------0---5-|
B|------5-----5-5---5---|------5-----5-5---5---|------5-----5-5---5---|------5-------5-|
G|--6/7---7-----7-------|--6/7---7-----7-------|--6/7---7-----7-------|--6/7---7-------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|

e|----------0---0-0---0-|----------0---0-0---0-|----------0---0-0---0-|----------0---5-|
B|------5-----5-5---5---|------5-----5-5---5---|------5-----5-5---5---|------5-------5-|
G|--6/7---7-----7-------|--6/7---7-----7-------|--6/7---7-----7-------|--6/7---7-------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|

She went...
    ?   ?  ? ? ? ? ?    ?   ?  ? ? ? ? ?    ?   ?  ?  ?  ?     ?   ?  ?  ?  ?
e|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|--7-\-5--5-5-5-5-5-|--7-\-5--5-5-5-5-5-|--10--10-10-10-10-|--14--14-14-14-14-|
G|--7-\-6--6-6-6-6-6-|--7-\-6--6-6-6-6-6-|--11--11-11-11-11-|--14--14-14-14-14-|
D|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--12--12-12-12-12-|--16--16-16-16-16-|
A|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--12--12-12-12-12-|--16--16-16-16-16-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
    ?   ?  ? ? ? ? ?    ?   ?  ? ? ? ? ?    ?                  ?
e|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|--7-\-5--5-5-5-5-5-|--7-\-5--5-5-5-5-5-|--7---------------|--10--------------|
G|--7-\-6--6-6-6-6-6-|--7-\-6--6-6-6-6-6-|--7---------------|--11--------------|
D|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--9---------------|--12--------------|
A|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--9---------------|--12--------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|



Chorus:

(1:02)

I want to know...
    ?   ?  ? ? ? ? ?    ?   ?  ? ? ? ? ?    ?   ?  ?  ?  ?     ?   ?  ?  ?  ?
e|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|--7-\-5--5-5-5-5-5-|--7-\-5--5-5-5-5-5-|--10--10-10-10-10-|--14--14-14-14-14-|
G|--7-\-6--6-6-6-6-6-|--7-\-6--6-6-6-6-6-|--11--11-11-11-11-|--14--14-14-14-14-|
D|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--12--12-12-12-12-|--16--16-16-16-16-|
A|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--12--12-12-12-12-|--16--16-16-16-16-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
    ?   ?  ? ? ? ? ?    ?   ?  ? ? ? ? ?    ?   ?  ?  ?  ?     ?   ?  ?  ?
e|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------17p12-------|
B|--7-\-5--5-5-5-5-5-|--7-\-5--5-5-5-5-5-|--10--10-10-10-10-|--14--14-14-14--------17p14-|
G|--7-\-6--6-6-6-6-6-|--7-\-6--6-6-6-6-6-|--11--11-11-11-11-|--14--14-14-14--------------|
D|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--12--12-12-12-12-|--16--16-16-16--------------|
A|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--12--12-12-12-12-|--16--16-16-16--------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------------|



Verse 2:

(1:19)

Baba would go...
e|----------------------|----------0---0-0---0-|----------0---0-0---0-|----------0---5-|
B|--12~-----------------|------5-----5-5---5---|------5-----5-5---5---|------5-------5-|
G|----------------------|--6/7---7-----7-------|--6/7---7-----7-------|--6/7---7-------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|

e|----------0---0-0---0-|----------0---0-0-5-0-|----------0---0-0---0-|----------0---5-|
B|------5-----5-5---5---|------5-----5-5---5---|------5-----5-5---5---|------5-------5-|
G|--6/7---7-----7-------|--6/7---7-----7-------|--6/7---7-----7-------|--6/7---7-------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|

Woo woo...
e|--12--------------------|--12--------------------|--12--------------------|--12--------------17p12-------|
B|-----12----12----12-14~-|-----12----12----12-14~-|-----12----12----12-14~-|-----12----12-----------17p14-|
G|--------14----14--------|--------14----14--------|--------14----14--------|--------14----14--------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------|

e|-------------------------|--12--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|--12~-12----12----12-14~-|-----12----12----12-14~-|--7---------------|--10---------------|
G|---------14----14--------|--------14----14--------|--7---------------|--11---------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|--9---------------|--12---------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|--9---------------|--12---------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------|-------------------|



Chorus:

(1:54)

I want to know...
    ?   ?  ? ? ? ? ?    ?   ?  ? ? ? ? ?    ?   ?  ?  ?  ?     ?   ?  ?  ?  ?
e|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|--7-\-5--5-5-5-5-5-|--7-\-5--5-5-5-5-5-|--10--10-10-10-10-|--14--14-14-14-14-|
G|--7-\-6--6-6-6-6-6-|--7-\-6--6-6-6-6-6-|--11--11-11-11-11-|--14--14-14-14-14-|
D|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--12--12-12-12-12-|--16--16-16-16-16-|
A|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--12--12-12-12-12-|--16--16-16-16-16-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
    ?   ?  ? ? ? ? ?    ?   ?  ? ? ? ? ?    ?   ?  ?  ?  ?     ?   ?  ?  ?   ?
e|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
B|--7-\-5--5-5-5-5-5-|--7-\-5--5-5-5-5-5-|--10--10-10-10-10-|--14--14-14-14-(14)-|
G|--7-\-6--6-6-6-6-6-|--7-\-6--6-6-6-6-6-|--11--11-11-11-11-|--14--14-14-14-(14)-|
D|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--12--12-12-12-12-|--16--16-16-16-(16)-|
A|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--12--12-12-12-12-|--16--16-16-16-(16)-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|



Bridge:

(2:12)

e|----------0---0-0---0-|----------0---0-0---0-|----------0---0-0---0-|----------0---5-|
B|------5-----5-5---5---|------5-----5-5---5---|------5-----5-5---5---|------5-------5-|
G|--6/7---7-----7-------|--6/7---7-----7-------|--6/7---7-----7-------|--6/7---7-------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
                                                  ? ? ? ? ? ?    ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
e|----------0---0-0---0-|----------0---0-0---0-|--------------|--------------------|
B|------5-----5-5---5---|------5-----5-5---5---|--7-7-7-7-7-7-|--10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|--6/7---7-----7-------|--6/7---7-----7-------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-|--11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|----------------------|----------------------|--9-9-9-9-9-9-|--12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|----------------------|----------------------|--9-9-9-9-9-9-|--12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|----------------------|----------------------|--------------|--------------------|



Chorus:

(2:34)

I want to know...
    ?   ?  ? ? ? ? ?    ?   ?  ? ? ? ? ?    ?   ?  ?  ?  ?     ?   ?  ?  ?  ?
e|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|--7-\-5--5-5-5-5-5-|--7-\-5--5-5-5-5-5-|--10--10-10-10-10-|--14--14-14-14-14-|
G|--7-\-6--6-6-6-6-6-|--7-\-6--6-6-6-6-6-|--11--11-11-11-11-|--14--14-14-14-14-|
D|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--12--12-12-12-12-|--16--16-16-16-16-|
A|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--12--12-12-12-12-|--16--16-16-16-16-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|

    ?   ?  ? ? ? ? ?    ?   ?  ? ? ? ? ?    ?   ?  ?  ?  ?     ?   ?  ?  ?   ?
e|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
B|--7-\-5--5-5-5-5-5-|--7-\-5--5-5-5-5-5-|--10--10-10-10-10-|--14--14-14-14-(14)-|
G|--7-\-6--6-6-6-6-6-|--7-\-6--6-6-6-6-6-|--11--11-11-11-11-|--14--14-14-14-(14)-|
D|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--12--12-12-12-12-|--16--16-16-16-(16)-|
A|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--9-\-7--7-7-7-7-7-|--12--12-12-12-12-|--16--16-16-16-(16)-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|



Post-Chorus:

(2:53)

Woo woo...
e|--12--------------------|--12--------------------|--12--------------------|--12--------------------|
B|-----12----12----12-14~-|-----12----12----12-14~-|-----12----12----12-14~-|-----12----12----12-----|
G|--------14----14--------|--------14----14--------|--------14----14--------|--------14----14----14~-|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

e|--12--------------------|--12--------------------|
B|-----12----12----12-14~-|-----12----12----12-14~-|
G|--------14----14--------|--------14----14--------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|

    ? ? ? ? ? ?     ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?     ? ? ? ? ? ?     ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
e|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
B|--7-7-7-7-7----|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--7-7-7-7-7----|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|--7-7-7-7-7----|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--7-7-7-7-7----|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-11-|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|--9-9-9-9-9-11-|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|--9-9-9-9-9-11-|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|--9-9-9-9-9-11-|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|-----------------------|



Outro:

(3:15)

Boom boom ka...
e|--12--------------------|--12--------------------|--12--------------------|--12--------------------|
B|-----12----12----12-14~-|-----12----12----12-----|-----12----12----12-14~-|-----12----12----12-----|
G|--------14----14--------|--------14----14----14~-|--------14----14--------|--------14----14----14\-|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

Boom...



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| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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