SPIES
As recorded by Coldplay
(From the 1999 Album PARACHUTES)
Transcribed by Wunderdog
Notes:
Gtr I; standard tuning for lead
-tube slide used where slides indicated
-chords vary from Gtr II and are tabbed
-re-enters at 1st chorus
Gtr II; (D A B F# B B), then capo to 2nd
-makes an open E6 tuning
-strum patterns vary section to section and are shown
-chords are shown at the start of each bar
-accent is usually on the 2nd (quarter) beat
Elapsed time shown at the start of each section.
Some lyrics included as a rough guide.
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Tablature Legend
----------------
s - legato slide
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
Gtr II
Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E
||------0----0-0-0-|-------0----0-0-0-|-------0----0-0-0-|-----0----0-0-0--||
||o-----0----0-0-0-|-------0----0-0-0-|-------0----0-0-0-|-----0----0-0-0-o||
||------8----8-8-8-|-------8----8-8-8-|-------8----8-8-8-|-----8----8-8-8--||
||------0----0-0-0-|-------0----0-0-0-|-------0----0-0-0-|-----0----0-0-0--||
||o----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------o||
||---9--9----------|---9---9----------|---9---9----------|--9--9-----------||
|
| Gtr I
| W +W +W W
||-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------||
||o-14-------------|-(14)-------------|-(14)s============|=16s============o||
||-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------||
||-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------||
||o----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------o||
||-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------||
Verse: 0:24,1:44
F#m E6
Gtr II
Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W
||--0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0--------------|
||o-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0--------------|
||--1-------------|--1--------------|-0-------------|--0--------------|
||--0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0--------------|
||o-2-------------|--2--------------|-0-------------|--0--------------|
||--2-------------|--2--------------|-0-------------|--0--------------|
|
| Gtr I (2nd time)
| W +W W +W
||--2-------------|-(2)-------------|-2-------------|-(2)-------------|
||o-2-------------|-(2)-------------|-0-------------|-(0)-------------|
||--2-------------|-(2)-------------|-1-------------|-(1)-------------|
||--4-------------|-(4)-------------|-2-------------|-(2)-------------|
||o---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
||----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
I awake to find no peace of mind I said how do
here where I cannot see so clear I said what
A G#madd4
Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W
|-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0----------------||
|-3-------------|--3--------------|-2-------------|--2---------------o||
|-5-------------|--5--------------|-3-------------|--3----------------||
|-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0----------------||
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------o||
|-5-------------|--5--------------|-4-------------|--4----------------||
|
| W +W W +W
|-5-------------|-(5)-------------|-4-------------|-(4)---------------||
|-5-------------|-(5)-------------|-4-------------|-(4)--------------o||
|-6-------------|-(6)-------------|-4-------------|-(4)---------------||
|-7-------------|-(7)-------------|-6-------------|-(6)---------------||
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------o||
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------||
you live as a fugitive down
do I know show me the right way to go and the
Chorus: 0:52,2:10,3:53
F#m G#madd4
Gtr II
Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W
|-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------|
|-0-------------|--0--------------|-2-------------|--2---------------|
|-1-------------|--1--------------|-3-------------|--3---------------|
|-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------|
|-2-------------|--2--------------|---------------|------------------|
|-2-------------|--2--------------|-4-------------|--4---------------|
|
| W +W W +W
|-2-------------|-(2)-------------|-4-------------|-(4)--------------|
|-2-------------|-(2)-------------|-4-------------|-(4)--------------|
|-2-------------|-(2)-------------|-4-------------|-(4)--------------|
|-4-------------|-(4)-------------|-6-------------|-(6)--------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
spies came out of the water but you're
A G#madd4
Gtr II
Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W * W W
|-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------|
|-3-------------|--3--------------|-2-------------|--2---------------|
|-5-------------|--5--------------|-3-------------|--3---------------|
|-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
|-5-------------|--5--------------|-4-------------|--4---------------|
|
| W +W * W +W
|-5-------------|-(5)-------------|-4-------------|-(4)--------------|
|-5-------------|-(5)-------------|-4-------------|-(4)--------------|
|-6-------------|-(6)-------------|-4-------------|-(4)--------------|
|-7-------------|-(7)-------------|-6-------------|-(6)--------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
feelin so bad cos ya know and the
^
| * last time go to Outro @ 4:04 below
F#m E6
Gtr II
Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W
|-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------|
|-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------|
|-1-------------|--1--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------|
|-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------|
|-2-------------|--2--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------|
|-2-------------|--2--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------|
|
| W +W W +W
|-2-------------|-(2)-------------|-2-------------|-(2)--------------|
|-2-------------|-(2)-------------|-0-------------|-(0)--------------|
|-2-------------|-(2)-------------|-1-------------|-(1)--------------|
|-4-------------|-(4)-------------|-2-------------|-(2)--------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
spies hide out in every corner but you can't
A Badd2
Gtr II
Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W
|-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------|
|-3-------------|--3--------------|-5-------------|--5---------------|
|-5-------------|--5--------------|-7-------------|--7---------------|
|-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0---------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
|-5-------------|--5--------------|-7-------------|--7---------------|
|
| W +W W +W
|-5-------------|-(5)-------------|-7-------------|-(7)--------------|
|-5-------------|-(5)-------------|-7-------------|-(7)--------------|
|-6-------------|-(6)-------------|-8-------------|-(8)--------------|
|-7-------------|-(7)-------------|-9-------------|-(9)--------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
touch them no cos they're all spies
C#m
Gtr II
Q Q. E Q E E Q E E Q
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / /
W W
||---0----------------|--0----------------|
||o--0----------------|--0----------------|
||---8----------------|--8----------------|
||---0----------------|--0----------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||---9----------------|--9----------------|
|
| Gtr I
| Q E Q E E E +E E Q E E Q
||---------11-------9-|-(9)-------0-------|
||o-----0------0------|-----0-------0-----|
||--------------------|-------------------|
||--11-----------11---|-------11------11S=|
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||--------------------|-------------------|
Q Q. E Q E E Q E E Q
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / /
W W
|--0-----------------|---0-----------------|
|--0-----------------|---0-----------------|
|--8-----------------|---8-----------------|
|--0-----------------|---0-----------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--9-----------------|---9-----------------|
|
| Q E Q E E E +E E Q E E Q
|--------11-------12-|-(12)-------14-------|
|-----0------0-------|------0--------0-----|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-14-----------14----|--------14-------14--|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
C#m
Gtr II
Q Q. E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W
|-0---------------|--0--------------|-0--------------|--0-----------------||
|-0---------------|--0--------------|-0--------------|--0----------------o||
|-8---------------|--8--------------|-8--------------|--8-----------------||
|-0---------------|--0--------------|-0--------------|--0-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------o||
|-9---------------|--9--------------|-9--------------|--9-----------------||
|
| Gtr I
| Q E Q E E E +E E Q E E Q Q E Q E E E +E E Q E E Q
|-------11------9-|-(9)------0------|-------4------2-|-(2)------0---------||
|----0------0-----|-----0------0----|----0-----0-----|-----0------0------o||
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------||
|-9-----------9---|-------9------9S=|=4----------4---|-------4------4/----||
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------o||
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------||
They're all spies
Bridge: 3:02
A
Gtr II
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
W W
|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
And if we don't hide
Badd2
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/coldplay/spies_tab_ver_4.html ]
W W
|-0-------------------------------|-0---------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------|-5---------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|-7---------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-0---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|-7---------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
here they're gonna find us
F#m G#madd4
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
W W
|-0-------------------------------|--0-------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|--2-------------------------------|
|-1-------------------------------|--3-------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|--0-------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|--4-------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
if we don't hide . . .
F#m Badd2
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
W W
|---0----------------------------------------------|-0---------------------------------|
|---0----------------------------------------------|-5---------------------------------|
|---1----------------------------------------------|-7---------------------------------|
|---0----------------------------------------------|-0---------------------------------|
|---2----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---2----------------------------------------------|-7---------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-/16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
W W
|--0-------------------------------|--0-------------------------------|
|--3-------------------------------|--3-------------------------------|
|--5-------------------------------|--5-------------------------------|
|--0-------------------------------|--0-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--5-------------------------------|--5-------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-\6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Badd2
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
W W
|--0----------------------------------------------|--0-------------------------------------------------|
|--5----------------------------------------------|--5-------------------------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------------------|--7-------------------------------------------------|
|--0----------------------------------------------|--0-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------------------|--7-------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-/16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16---|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D#m7b5
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / /
W W
|--0----------------------------------------------|--0----------------------------------------------|
|--0----------------------------------------------|--0----------------------------------------------|
|--1----------------------------------------------|--1----------------------------------------------|
|--2----------------------------------------------|--2----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#sus4 G#add4
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / /
W W
|-0-------------------------------|-0---------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-0---------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-4---------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-2---------------------------------|
|-4-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-4-------------------------------|-4---------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Outro: 4:04
F#
Gtr II
Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / /
W W
|--0-------------|---0------------------|
|--0-------------|---0------------------|
|--2-------------|---2------------------|
|--0-------------|---0------------------|
|--2-------------|---2------------------|
|--2-------------|---2------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| W +H +H
|----------------|----------------------|
|-11-------------|-(11)------(11)S======|
|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|
F#m
Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / /
W W
|--0-------------|---0-------------------|
|--0-------------|---0-------------------|
|--1-------------|---1-------------------|
|--0-------------|---0-------------------|
|--2-------------|---2-------------------|
|--2-------------|---2-------------------|
|
| W +H +H
|----------------|-----------------------|
|-10-------------|-(10)------(10)s=======|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
E6 A
Gtr II
Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W
|-0-------------|--0-----------------|--0-------------|---0---------------|
|-0-------------|--0-----------------|--3-------------|---3---------------|
|-0-------------|--0-----------------|--5-------------|---5---------------|
|-0-------------|--0-----------------|--0-------------|---0---------------|
|-0-------------|--0-----------------|--0-------------|---0---------------|
|-0-------------|--0-----------------|--5-------------|---5---------------|
|
| Gtr I
| W +H +H W +W
|---------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-9-------------|-(9)------(9)s======|=14-------------|-(14)--------------|
|---------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------|
Badd2
Gtr II
Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / /
W W
|---0---------------|---0------------------|
|---5---------------|---5------------------|
|---7---------------|---7------------------|
|---0---------------|---0------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|---7---------------|---7------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| +H H H +H
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-(14)---------14s==|==16------(16)--------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
C#m A
Gtr II
Q Q E E E E +E E Q. E E E Q Q E E E E +E E Q. E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W
||----0--------------|--0--------------|-0--------------|--0---------------|
||o---0--------------|--0--------------|-3--------------|--3---------------|
||----8--------------|--8--------------|-5--------------|--5---------------|
||----0--------------|--0--------------|-0--------------|--0---------------|
||o------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
||----9--------------|--9--------------|-5--------------|--5---------------|
|
| +W W W W
||-------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
||o-(16)s============|=14--------------|----------------|------------------|
||-------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
||-------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
||o------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
||-------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
Badd2
Gtr II
Q Q E E E E +E E Q. E E E Q Q E E E E +E E Q. E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W 4x
|-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0----------------||
|-5-------------|--5--------------|-5-------------|--5---------------o||
|-7-------------|--7--------------|-7-------------|--7----------------||
|-0-------------|--0--------------|-0-------------|--0----------------||
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------o||
|-7-------------|--7--------------|-7-------------|--7----------------||
They're all spies
C#m
W
|
/
Gtr II
W +W
|-0--------|-(0)----*|
|-0--------|-(0)----*|
|-8--------|-(8)----*|
|-0--------|-(0)----*|
|----------|--------*|
|-9--------|-(9)----*|
