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Band: Coldplay
Song: Idiot
Album: None (Live Version)
Words & Music: Guy Berrymen, Jon Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin
From: Zachary
E-mail: cicak_cobing@yahoo.com
Standard Tuning: EADGbe
Chords Used:
Bsus4 C#7#9 Aadd9 Dadd96 E5 C#min7
e| 0 0 0 0 0 0
b| 0 0 0 0 0 0
G| 8 10 6 7 9 6
D| 9 11 7 7 9 6
A| 9 11 7 5 7 4
E| 7 9 5 X X X
Intro: Bsus4 C#7#9 Bsus4
Bsus4 C#7#9 Bsus4
Verse 1:
Bsus4 Aadd9
So I was an idiot,
Dadd96 E5
I was a goddamn idiot,
Bsus4 Aadd9
Because I came here so violent,
Dadd96 E5
Because I came around here so violent,
Verse 2:
Bsus4 Aadd9
I said yes I was an idiot,
Dadd96 E5
I was a goddamn idiot,
Bsus4 Aadd9
Because I made you think for it,
Dadd96 E5
Because I came round here to think for it,
E5 Bsus4
And sing it,
Pre-Chorus:
Bsus4 Dadd96
It’s a wonderful life,
Dadd96 C#min7
Never felt so alive,
C#min7 Bsus4
Never felt so alive,
Bsus4 Dadd96
It’s a wonderful life,
Dadd96 C#min7
Never felt so alive,
C#min7 Bsus4
Never felt so alive,
Chorus:
E5 Bsus4
My love, my love, where have you been?
E5 Bsus4
My love, my love, where did you go?
E5 Bsus4
My love, my love, what have you seen?
E5 Bsus4
My love, you’re such an idiot,
Riff:
Bsus4 E5
Like an idiot...
Dadd96 Aadd9
I run around like a chicken with its head cut off,
Bsus4 E5
Like an idiot,
Dadd96 Aadd9
I run around like a chicken with its head cut off,
Bsus4 E5
Like an idiot,
Dadd96 Aadd9 Bsus4
I run around like a chicken with its head cut off,
Instrumental:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/coldplay/idiot_crd.html ]
e|------------------------------------
b|------------------------------------
G|---11--11-11-11-11-9-9-9--9--9--8-8-
D|-9----------------------------------
A|------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------
(2 times)
Note: One line missing before the "Sing it," line in verse 3.
Verse 3:
Bsus4 Aadd9
I was an idiot,
Dadd96 E5
I fell down like a goddamn idiot,
Bsus4 Aadd9
Because I came here to bring them down,
Dadd96 E5
Because I came round here to fight them down,
Bsus4 Aadd9
I said yes I felt like an idiot,
Dadd96 E5
I was a goddamn idiot,
E5 Bsus4
Sing it,
Pre-Chorus:
Bsus4 Dadd96
It’s a wonderful life,
Dadd96 C#min7
Never felt so alive,
C#min7 Bsus4
Never felt so alive,
Bsus4 Dadd96
It’s a wonderful life,
Dadd96 C#min7
Never felt so alive,
C#min7 Bsus4
Never felt so alive,
Chorus:
E5 Bsus4
My love, my love, where have you been?
E5 Bsus4
My love, my love, where did you go?
E5 Bsus4
My love, my love, what have you seen?
E5 Bsus4
My love, you’re such an idiot,
Riff:
Bsus4 E5
Like an idiot...
Dadd96 Aadd9
I run around like a chicken with its head cut off,
Bsus4 E5
Like an idiot,
Dadd96 Aadd9
I run around like a chicken with its head cut off,
Bsus4 E5
Like an idiot,
Dadd96 Aadd9
I run around like a chicken with its head cut off,
Instrumental:
e|------------------------------------
b|------------------------------------
G|---11--11-11-11-11-9-9-9--9--9--8-8-
D|-9----------------------------------
A|------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------
(4 times)
Ending:
Bsus4 Dadd96
Listen now, it’s a wonderful life,
Dadd96 C#min7
Never felt so alive,
C#min7 Bsus4
It’s a wonderful life,
Bsus4 Dadd96
Never felt so alive,
Dadd96 C#min7
It’s a wonderful life,
C#min7 Bsus4
Never felt so alive,
Bsus4 Dadd96
Never felt so alive,
Dadd96 C#min7
It’s a wonderful life,
C#min7 Bsus4
Never felt so alive,
Bsus4 C#7#9
Never felt so alive...
Instrumental:
e|------------------------------------
b|------------------------------------
G|---11--11-11-11-11-9-9-9--9--9--8-8-
D|-9----------------------------------
A|------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------
(4 times)
Note: This tab is not 100% done, it's just that I don't really care. I
guess this is the worst song from Coldplay. Well sad to say, I
don't get it. What kind of song is this?