A Rush of Blood to the Head Lyrics

Coldplay's great 2nd album produced in 2002.
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1.Politik
This isn't really a guitar song, but this is a good guide to what the piano is playing.
Chords defined:
Low to high
B7: x2120x
Em: 022000
Am6: x32210 this could be called Am/C as well
G: 320033 or 355433 (I think the latter, the bar chord, sounds better - relative to capo)
D6: xx0432
D: xx0232
Intro:
Look at earth from outer space
everyone must find a place
give me time and give me space
give me real, don't give me fake
give me strength, reserve, control
give me heart and give me soul
give me time, give us a kiss
tell me you're a politik
open up your eyes open up your eyes
open up your eyes open up your eyes
Give me one, cause one is best
In confusion, confidence
give me peace of mind and trust
don't forget the rest of us
give me strength, reserve, control
give me heart and give me soul
Wars that heal and cracks that fix
tell me you're a politik
open up your eyes open up your eyes
open up your eyes open up your eyes
Just open up your eyes
Here each chord is played the same amount of time (2 measures I think) except the D
and D6, which are each played half as long as the other chords
But give me love over, love over, love over this ... our love
But give me love over, love over, love over this ... our love
2. In My Place
INTRO:
e:---12---7h9-7h9--12---7h9-7h9--12---7h9-7h9--12---9-7h9-7h9--5----|
b:------------------------------------------------------------------|
g:------------------------------------------------------------------|
d:------------------------------------------------------------------|
a:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 1:
In my place, in my place were lines that I couldn't
change, I was lost, oh yeah
I was lost, I was lost, crossed lines I shouldn't have
crossed, I was lost, oh yeah
CHORUS:
Yeah, how long must you wait for it
For it...
VERSE 2:
I was scared, I was scared, tired and underprepared
But I wait for you
If you go, if you go and Leave me down here on my own
Then I wait for you
BRIDGE:
Saying please, please, please
Come back and sing to me
To me, me
Come on and sing it out, now, now
Come on and sing it out, to me, me
Come back and sing it
In my place, in my place were lines that I couldn't
change, I was lost, oh yeah
Oh, yeah...
CHORDS:
A: 002220 Amaj: 002120 E: 022100 D: 000232
3. God put a smile upon your face
Chords used:
E (022100) I've named these weird chords as if they were
G (055400) barre chords and they are basically the chords
F# (044300) indicated only without the barre.
E, G, F#, F
Where do we go? Nobody knows
E, G, F#, F
I've got to say I'm on my way down
E, G, F#, F
God, give me style and give me grace
E, G, F#, F
God put a smile upon my face
Where do we go to draw the line?
I've got to say I wasted all your time, but honey, honey.
Where do I go to fall from grace?
God put a smile upon your face, yeah.
Now when you work it out, I'm worse than you.
Yeah, when you work it out, I wanted to.
Now when we work out where to draw the line
Your guess is as good as mine.
Verses 3 & 4 (Same as 1 & 2)
As good as mine (Repeat)
Repeat Verse 1 and Finish on F
4. The Scientist
an incredibly simple but fantastic song to play on an acoustic guitar!
there seems to be a lot of confusion about the key of the song. it does state below
that a capo is required but for those that don't have a capo i have taken the liberty
of putting a set of chords on which do not require a capo and will allow you to play
along with the cd.
(CAPO ON 3RD FRET) (NO CAPO)
INTRO: | Bm7 | G | D | Dsus2 |
V1: come up to meet you, tell you i'm sorry, you don't know how lovely you are
i had to find you, tell you i need you, tell you i'll set you apart
tell me your secrets and ask me your questions, oh lets go back to the start
running in circles, coming in tales, heads are a science apart
C1: nobody said it was easy, it's such a shame for us to part
nobody said it was easy, no-one ever said it would be this hard
oh take me back to the start
LINK 1: | D | G | D | D |
V2: i was just guessing in numbers and figures, pulling the puzzles apart
questions of science, science and progress, do not speak as loud as my heart
tell me you love me, come back and haunt me, oh and i rush to the start
running in circles, chasing our tales, coming back as we are
C2: nobody said it was easy, oh it's such a shame for us to part
nobody said it was easy, no-one ever said it would be so hard
oh take me back to the start
LINK 2: | D | G | D | D |
OUTRO: oh - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo
ah - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo
oh - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo
oh - ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo
5. Clocks
Piano Riff x2
w/Piano Riff:
Lights go out and I can't be saved, tides that I tried to swim against
Brought me down upon my knees, oh I beg I beg and plead -singing
Come out of the things unsaid, shoot an apple off my head - and a
trouble that can't be named, tigers waiting to be tamed - singing
w/Piano Riff:
ye hooooooooh aahh ye hooooooooh aahh
w/Piano Riff:
Confusion never stops, closing walls and ticking clocks - gonna
come back and take you home, I could not stop the tune now known - singing
Come out upon my seas, curse missed opportunities - am I
a part of the cure, or am I a part of the disease? - singing
w/Piano Riff:
ye hooooooooh aahh ye hooooooooh aahh
w/High Piano Riff:
w/High Piano Riff:
ye hooooooooh aahh ye hooooooooh aahh
Bridge:
and nothing else compares
oh nothing else compares
and nothing else compares
Piano Riff x2
w/High Piano Riff:
w/High Piano Riff:
ye hooooooooh aahh ye hooooooooh aahh
w/High Piano Riff:
Home, home, where I wanted to go
Home, home, where I wanted to go
Home, home, where I wanted to go
Home, home, where I wanted to go
High Piano Riff x2
End on D
6. Daylight
CHORDS USED:
NB For the purposes of readability, Gmaj7(b5) will be shortened to G~.
E6 G~ F#5
To my sur - prise
E6 G~ F#5
And my de - light
E6 G~ F#5
I saw sun - rise
E6 G~ F#5
I saw sun - light.
E6 G~ F#5
I am no - thing
E6 G~ F#5
In the dark.____
E6 G~ F#5
And the clouds burst
E6 G~ F#5
To show day - light.
Ooh, and the sun will shine
Yeah, on this heart of mine.
Ooh, and I realise
Who, cannot live without
Ooh, come apart without, yeah.
LINK
E6 G~ F#5 F#5 (x2)
E6 G~ F#5
On a hill - top
E6 G~ F#5
On a sky - rise
E6 G~ F#5 E6 G~ F#5
Like a first born child.
E6 G~ F#5
On a full tilt,
E6 G~ F#5
And in full flight
E6 G~ F#5
Defeat dark - ness
E6 G~ F#5
Breaking day - light.
Ooh, and the sun will shine
Yeah, on this heart of mine.
Ooh, and I realise
Who, cannot live without
Ooh, come apart without, daylight.
E6 G~
Slowly breaking through the daylight,
Slowly breaking through the daylight.
REPEAT TO FADE...
7. Green Eyes
This is really easy to play... and a great song
Honey you are a rock
Upon which i stand
And I come here to talk
I hope you understand
The green eyes, yeah the spotlight
Shines upon you
And how could anybody deny you
I came here with a load
And it feels so much lighter now i met you
And honey you should know
That I could never go on without you
Green eyes
Honey you are the sea
Upon which I flow
And I came here to talk
I think you should know
The green eyes
You're the one that I wanted to find
And anyone who tried to deny you
Must be out of their mind
Because I came here with a load
And it feels so much lighter since I met you
And honey you should know
That I could never go on without you
The green eyes, green eyes
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Honey you are a rock
Upon which I stand
8. Warning Sign
This is played with capo on 2 live, but it's on 3 if you want to play to the recorded
track.
A warning sign
I missed the good times and I realised
I started looking and the bubble burst
I started looking for excuses
Come on In
I've gotta tell you what a state I'm in
I've gotta tell you in my loudest tones
That I started looking for a warning sign D
And the truth is
I miss you
Yeah the truth is
That I miss you so
A warning sign
Came back to haunt me and I realised
You were an island and I passed you by
You were an island to discover
Come on In
I gotta tell you what a state I'm in
I gotta tell you in my loudest tones
I started looking for a warning sign
And the truth is
I miss you
Yeah the truth is
That I miss you so
And I'm tired
I should not have let you go
So I crawl back into your open arms x 4
Chords:
F| X87060 during the chorus: G| 320003
At the end: G| X.10.10.9.8.X btw u can hammer on the 0-2 on C if u like
9. A Whisper
**Tuning: EAEGBe**
Chords used:
E Eadd9 Cmaj7 C? Asus4
Main "whisper" riff: (strum pattern NOT shown)
E Eadd9 Cmaj7 C?
Verse: (strum pattern shown, all down strums)
Bridge: (strum pattern NOT shown)
Outro: (strum pattern shown)
dd9
10. A rush of blood to the head
He said I'm gonna buy this place and burn it down.
I'm gonna put it six feet underground.
He said I'm gonna buy this place and watch it fall.
Stand here beside me baby in the crumbling walls.
Oh I'm gonna buy this place and start a fire.
Stand here until I fill all your hearts desires.
Because I'm gonna buy this place and see it burn.
And do back the things it did to you in return.
Huhuuuuuuh Huhuuuuuuuuuuuuh
He said I'm gonna buy a gun and start a war.
If you can tell me something worth fighting for.
Oh and I'm goina buy this place is what I said.
Blame it upon a rush of blood to the head.
Honey, all the movements you're starting to make.
See me crumble and fall on my face.
And I know the mistakes that I have made.
See it all disappear without trace.
And they call us, they beckon you on.
The said start as you mean to go on. Start as you mean to go on
You said I'm goina buy this place and see it go.
Stand here beside me, baby watch the orange glow.
Some will laugh, some just sit and cry.
But you just sit down there and you wonder why.
So I'm goina buy a gun and start a war.
If you can tell me something worth fighting for.
And I'm goina buy this place is what I said.
Blame it upon a rush of blood to the head, oh to the head.
Honey, all the movements you've started to make.
See me crumble and fall on my face.
And I know the mistakes that I have made.
See it all disappear without trace.
And they call us, they beckon you on.
They said start as you mean to go on. Need to go on Need to go on.
So meet me by the bridge
Oh meet me by the lane
When am I going to see
That pretty face again
Meet me on the road
Meet me where I said
Blame it all upon
A rush of blood to the head
11. Amsterdam
this is sorta a little "rendition" of the piano intro, listen to the song
to get the timing right...
verse:
Come on, oh my star is fading
And I swerve out of control
If I, if I'd only waited
I'd not be stuck here in this hole.
*play intro and repeat verse*
chorus:
But time is on your side
It's on your side now
Not pushing you down and all around
It's no cause for concern
*intro again and verse*
*chorus till end*
THANKS...