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Band: Coldplay
Song: Crest Of Waves
Album: Clocks Single (B-side)
Words & Music: Guy Berrymen, Jon Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin
From: Zachary
E-mail: cicak_cobing@yahoo.com
Standard Tuning: EADGbe
Chords Used:
C7 Gmaj Cmaj Bmin Amin D7 Dmin
e| 0 3 0 2 0 2 1
b| 1 3 1 3 1 1 3
G| 3 0 0 4 2 2 2
D| 2 0 2 4 2 0 0
A| 3 2 3 2 0 0 0
E| 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Note: It hard to tab this song as Chis's vocals could be somewhere C to
D. (I'm not a good vocalist) Anyway, try to sing to the chord and
you find it okay.
Intro:
C7
Gmaj Cmaj Bmin
Gmaj Cmaj Gmin
Gmaj Cmaj Bmin
Amin D7
Verse 1:
Cmaj
It could be worse,
Fmaj
I could be alone,
Amin Gmaj
I could be locked in here on my own,
Cmaj Fmaj
Like a stone that suddenly drops,
D7 Gmaj
It never stops, no,
Cmaj
I could be lost,
Fmaj
Or I Could be saved,
Amin Gmaj
Calling out from beneath the waves,
Cmaj Fmaj
Beaten down by this ocean rain,
D7
Never again,
Gmaj
Never again,
Note: During the "Ohh, ohh, ohh," part in the chorus, Jonny play the
same as the intro.
Chorus:
Gmaj Cmaj Bmin
Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh,
Gmaj Cmaj Gmaj
Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh,
Gmaj Cmaj Bmin
Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh,
Amin D7
Screaming out from the crests of waves,
Note: Same as the intro.
Instrumental:
Gmaj Cmaj Bmin
Gmaj Cmaj Gmaj
Gmaj Cmaj Bmin
Amin D7
Verse 2:
Cmaj
It could be worse,
Fmaj
Bitter or sweet,
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/coldplay/crest_of_waves_crd_ver_2.html ]
Amin Gmaj
It could be snapped from the jaws of defeat,
Cmaj Fmaj
Like a light lit upon a beach,
Amin
Wear your heart on your sleeve,
Gmaj
Oh,
Cmaj Fmaj
You want to stop before you begin,
Amin Gmaj
You want to sink when you know you could swim,
Cmaj Fmaj
You want to stop just before you begin,
D7
Never give in,
Gmaj
Never give in,
Note: Same as the first chorus.
Chorus:
Gmaj Cmaj Bmin
Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh,
Gmaj Cmaj Gmaj
Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh,
Gmaj Cmaj Bmin
Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh,
Amin D7
Screaming out from the crests of waves,
Bridge:
Amin
Nothing matters,
Cmaj Fmaj
Except life and the love you make,
Amin
Nothing matters,
Cmaj Fmaj
Except life and the love you make,
Amin
Nothing matters,
Cmaj Fmaj Amin
Except life and the love you make,
Cmaj Fmaj
Except life and the love you make,
Chorus:
Gmaj Cmaj Bmin
Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh,
Gmaj Cmaj Gmaj
Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh,
Gmaj Cmaj Bmin
Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh,
Amin D7
Screaming out from the crests of waves,
Gmaj Cmaj Bmin
Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh,
Gmaj Cmaj Gmaj
Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh,
Gmaj Cmaj Bmin
Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh,
Amin D7
Screaming out from the crests of waves,
Fade:
Amin D7
Where your longing to be saved,
Amin D7
Screaming out from the crests of waves,
Amin D7
Where your longing to be saved,
Amin Dmin
Screaming out from the crests of waves,
Note: About the chorus & intro, I still don't really know how to show
you guys the way of struming on some parts of the strings & in
the same time to change the chords. I guess you'll have to try
it out if you know the song very well.
