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Sparks by Coldplay

Chords

Capo

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NOTE:
This is my own original interpretation of the main acoustic guitar part.  I 
think I’ve got it pretty close, although the other guitar(s) in the song 
may have colored my choice of chord voicing.  The strumming should favor 
the bass strings with the high E not being sounded much at all.  Listen to 
the album for the chord changes.  

Tuning: EADGBD


Chords used:

--------E---A---D---G---B---D----------
Em(1) --0---2---2---0---0---0----------
F#m ----x---4---4---0---0---0----------
Gm -----x---5---5---0---0---0----------
Am -----x---7---7---0---0---0----------
Em6 ----x---4---2---0---0---0----------
Cmaj7---x---3---2---0---0---0----------
G ------3---2---0---0---0---0----------
Em7 ----0---2---0---0---0---0----------
Am7 ----x---0---2---0---1---0----------
Em(2)  -x---x---2---0---0---0----------

The intro starts with an easy Em shape right up the fretboard.  It’s also 
used during the choruses:

Em(1)---F#m---Gm---Am---Em6---Cmaj7---


Then you go into the part that’s the second part of the intro and is also 
used for the verses and the ending:

G-------------Em(1)--Em7
(play 4 times in the intro)

Verse 1:

G-------------Em(1)--Em7
Did I ________away

G--------------Em(1)--
I know _______ say

Em7-------Am7
You say, ohhhh

Am7-------------G
You see_______ know


Verse 2:

G-------------Em(1)--Em7
But I ________this

G--------------Em(1)--
I’ll always___ out

Em7-------Am7
For _____ you

Am7-------------G
Yeah _________ do


Chorus:

G----
I say

Em(1)---F#m---Gm---Am---Em6---Cmaj7---
yeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Cmaj7 --
I say

Em(1)---F#m---Gm---Am---Em6---Cmaj7---
yeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh


G-------------Em(1)--Em7
(play 4 times)

Verse 3:

G-------------Em(1)--Em7
My heart ____ yours

G--------------Em(1)--
It’s you _____ hold

Em7-------Am7
On- _____ to

Am7-----------G
Yeah, _______ do


Verse 4:

G-------------Em(1)--Em7
And I ________wrong

G--------------Em(1)--
But I ________ dowwnn

Em7-------Am7
_________ oh, no

Am7-------------G
Yeah _________ will


Chorus:

G----
I said

Em(1)---F#m---Gm---Am---Em6---Cmaj7---
yeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Cmaj7 --
I cried

Em(1)---F#m---Gm---Am---Em6---Cmaj7------------
oouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutttt, yeah I saw

G---------Em(1)--Em7 ---
Sparks, ____yeah, I saw

G---------Em(1)--Em7 ---
Sparks, ____yeah, I saw

G---------Em(1)--Em7 ---
Sparks, ____yeah, I saw

G---------Em(1)--Em7 ------
Sparks, _________singing out

G---------Em(1)--Em7 ---
La-la _________________

G---------Em(1)--Em7 ---
La-la _________________

G---------Em(1)--Em7 ---
La-la _________________

G-----------------Em(1)--Em7--Em(2)--Em7--G
La -- la -- la -- la --- la ---la----la---