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Guitar Tab for Spies

Performed by: Coldplay. Composed by: Christopher Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion.
This song is published by BMG SONGS INC OBO BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD. and displayed here with permission. All rights reserved.
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Artist: Coldplay
Track: Spies
Album: Parachutes
Tabbed: ajd (complicateyourwords@hotmail.com)


Guitars Tuned:

Tune the D string down one semitone to C#, and the 
high E string down three semitones to C# also.
(Make sure ALL the strings are tuned really nicely)

1: C#
2: B
3: G
4: C#
5: A
6: E


The rhythm is very unusal and might take a little getting used to. I have written in the
main notes, and the lyrics are put more-or-less where they should be but I recommend you 
play along with the CD to get it right. Strum freely and very gently.
Have fun learning this gorgeous track!

I find it easiest playing the Low E string with my thumb, and the 2nd and 3rd strings
with my ring and middle fingers, respectively. This works for most chords, the rest you
have to swap some fingers around.

_____________________________INTRO_____________________________________

    C#m
   _x____ 
   o||oo|9f
   ||||||  
   ||||||  
   ||||||  

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4 . +     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +  
e|---------------------------------|---------------------0---0---0---|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------9---9---9---|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------9---9---9---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4 . +     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    \e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---| |
B|---------9-------9-------9---9---|---------9-------9-------9---9---| |
G|---------9-------9-------9---9---|---------9-------9-------9---9---|x4 
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------| |
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------| |
E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|/
           >                                 >


*Strum louder where the > are shown. Continue this throughout the verses.


_____________________________VERSE_____________________________________

    F#m         E6         A         G#m     
   _x____     ______     _x____     _x____   
   ||||||     |||o||     o|||o|5f   o||oo|4f
   o||oo|     |o||o|     |||o||     ||||||  
   ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||  
   ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||  

   F#m                               
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------2-------2-------2---2---|---------2-------2-------2---2---|
G|---------2-------2-------2---2---|---------2-------2-------2---2---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
           I       awake    to       find    no      peace   of

   E6
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------2-------2-------2---2---|---------2-------2-------2---2---|
G|---------1-------1-------1---1---|---------1-------1-------1---1---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
   mind                                             I   said   how

   A                                
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------5-------5-------5---5---|---------5-------5-------5---5---|
G|---------6-------6-------6---6---|---------6-------6-------6---6---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
   do   you   live                                      as    a 

   G#m
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------4-------4-------4---4---|---------4-------4-------4---4---|
G|---------4-------4-------4---4---|---------4-------4-------4---4---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-4-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
   fugitive                                                down

   F#m
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------2-------2-------2---2---|---------2-------2-------2---2---|
G|---------2-------2-------2---2---|---------2-------2-------2---2---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
   here                     where I  cannot     see     so

   E6
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------2-------2-------2---2---|---------2-------2-------2---2---|
G|---------1-------1-------1---1---|---------1-------1-------1---1---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
   clear                                            I   said   what

   A                                
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------5-------5-------5---5---|---------5-------5-------5---5---|
G|---------6-------6-------6---6---|---------6-------6-------6---6---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
   do   I     know                                      show me the

   G#m
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------4-------4-------4---4---|---------4-------4-------4---4---|
G|---------4-------4-------4---4---|---------4-------4-------4---4---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-4-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
   right   way    to   go                                   and the



_____________________________BRIDGE___________________________________

    F#m         E6         A         G#m        Badd9
   _x____     ______     _x____     _x____     _x____
   ||||||     |||o||     o|||o|5f   o||oo|4f   o|||o|7f
   o||oo|     |o||o|     |||o||     ||||||     |||o||
   ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||
   ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||

   F#m                               
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------2-------2-------2---2---|---------2-------2-------2---2---|
G|---------2-------2-------2---2---|---------2-------2-------2---2---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
   spies          came          out       of          the

   G#m
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------4-------4-------4---4---|---------4-------4-------4---4---|
G|---------4-------4-------4---4---|---------4-------4-------4---4---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-4-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
   water                                                  and you're

   A                                
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------5-------5-------5---5---|---------5-------5-------5---5---|
G|---------6-------6-------6---6---|---------6-------6-------6---6---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
   feeling          so               bad                cause  you

   G#m
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------4-------4-------4---4---|---------4-------4-------4---4---|
G|---------4-------4-------4---4---|---------4-------4-------4---4---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-4-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
   know                                                     that the

   F#m
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------2-------2-------2---2---|---------2-------2-------2---2---|
G|---------2-------2-------2---2---|---------2-------2-------2---2---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
   spies         hide                out              in   ev  er  y

   E6
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------2-------2-------2---2---|---------2-------2-------2---2---|
G|---------1-------1-------1---1---|---------1-------1-------1---1---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
    corner                                           But you cant          

   A                                
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------5-------5-------5---5---|---------5-------5-------5---5---|
G|---------6-------6-------6---6---|---------6-------6-------6---6---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
   touch  them   no                                     cause

   Badd9                                
e|---------0-------0-------0---0---|---------0-------0-------0---0---|
B|---------7-------7-------7---7---|---------7-------7-------7---7---|
G|---------6-------6-------6---6---|---------6-------6-------6---6---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------|-x-------------------------------|
E|-7-------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
   they're           all             spi.......




_____________________________CHORUS___________________________________

LEAD GUITAR - ELECTRIC
    1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .   1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .  \C#|-------14------12----------------|-------------------------17------| |
B |---------------------------------|-------16------17----------------| |
G |-----x---------------------------|-----x---------------------------| |
C#|-12----------12------12--15--12--|-15----------15------15------15--| |
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
                                                                        | repeat x2
    1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .   1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .   |
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
B |-------16------14----------------|---------------------------------| |
G |---------------------------------|-------13------11----------------| |
C#|-----x-------------------15------|-----x-------------------14------| |
A |-14----------14------14------14--|-11----------11------11------11--| |
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|/


MAIN GUITAR - ACCOUSTIC
    C#m         A        B 6/9       Badd9
   _x____     _x____     _x____     _x____   
   o||oo|9f   o||o||9f   o|||||7f   o|||o|7f 
   ||||||     ||||o|     |||o||     |||o||   
   ||||||     ||||||     ||||o|     ||||||   
   ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||


   C#m
...ies

A

B 6/9       Badd9

B 6/9       Badd9
They're all spi....

   C#m
...ies

A

B 6/9       Badd9


____________________________vERSE 2_______________________________


    F#m         E6         A         G#m     
   _x____     ______     _x____     _x____   
   ||||||     |||o||     o|||o|5f   o||oo|4f
   o||oo|     |o||o|     |||o||     ||||||  
   ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||  
   ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||  


F#m                              E6
   I awake to see that no-one is free

          A                      G#m 
We're all fugitives, Look at the way we live

     F#m                       E6
Down here, I cannot sleep from fear, no

              A                       G#m             
I said "Which way do I turn?" Oh I forget everything I learn


_____________________________BRIDGE_______________________________

SAME AS ABOVE

_____________________________CHORUS_______________________________

SAME AS ABOVE

_____________________________BREAK________________________________


      A       Badd9/G#     Badd9     F#m        G#m        D#m       G#sus4     G#add11
   _x____     _x____     _x____     _x____     _x____     _x____     ______     ______
   o|||o|5f   o|||oo7f   o|||o|7f   ||||||     o||oo|4f   ||||o|10f  o|||o|4f   o|||o|4f
   |||o||     |||o||     |||o||     o||oo|     ||||||     o||o||     ||||||     |||o||
   ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||o|||     |||o||     ||||||
   ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||


A                          A
                 And if we dont hide 

Badd9/G#                   Badd9
here         they're gonna find u...

F#m                        G#m
...s             And if we dont hide

F#m                        Badd9
now          they're gonna catch us when we

A                          A
sleep            And if we dont hide

Badd9                      Badd9
here         They're gonna find u...

D#m                        D#m
....................................

G#sus4     G#add11
...s

__________________________INSTRUMENTAL____________________________

    C#m         A        B 6/9       Badd9
   _x____     _x____     _x____     _x____   
   o||oo|9f   o||o||9f   o|||||7f   o|||o|7f 
   ||||||     ||||o|     |||o||     |||o||   
   ||||||     ||||||     ||||o|     ||||||   
   ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||


Same as chorus but without lyrics.

_____________________________VERSE________________________________

    F#m         E6         A         G#m       G#madd11     F#        Badd9
   _x____     ______     _x____     _x____     _x____     _x____     ______
   ||||||     |||o||     o|||o|5f   o||oo|4f   o|||o|4f   ||||||     o|||o|7f
   o||oo|     |o||o|     |||o||     ||||||     |||o||     o|||o|     |||o||
   ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     |||o||     ||||||
   ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||


A                     G#madd11
spies came out of the water

           A                          F#
and you're feeling so good 'cause you know

           F#m                     E6
that those spies hide out in every corner

               A
and they cant touch you, no

       Badd9
'cause they're just spi...

_____________________________OUTRO________________________________

    C#m         A        B 6/9       Badd9
   _x____     _x____     _x____     _x____   
   o||oo|9f   o||o||9f   o|||||7f   o|||o|7f 
   ||||||     ||||o|     |||o||     |||o||   
   ||||||     ||||||     ||||o|     ||||||   
   ||||||     ||||||     ||||||     ||||||


C#m                         \...ies                       |
                             |
A                            |
                             | repeat x4
B 6/9        Badd9           |
                             |
B 6/9        Badd9           |
They're just spi...         /



_____________________________LYRICS_______________________________

I awake to find no peace of mind
I said "How do you live as a fugitive?"
Down here where I cannot see so clear
I said "What do I know? Show me the right way to go"

and the spies came out of the water
and you're feeling so bad 'cause you know
that those spies hide out in every corner
but you cant touch them, no
'cause they're all spies
they're all spies

I awake to see that no-one is free
We're all fugitives, Look at the way we live
Down here, I cannot sleep from fear, no
I said "Which way do I turn? Oh I forget everything I learn

and the spies came out of the water
and you're feeling so bad 'cause you know
that those spies hide out in every corner
but you cant touch them, no
'cause they're all spies
they're all spies

And if we dont hide here
they're gonna find us
And if we dont hide now
they're gonna catch us when we sleep
And if we dont hide here
They're gonna find u--us

spies came out of the water
and you're feeling so good 'cause you know
that those spies hide out in every corner
but they cant touch you, no
'cause they're just spies
they're just spies
they're just spies
they're just spies
they're just spies
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