Speed of Sound — Coldplay
Chords and lyrics for Speed of Sound by Coldplay (key of G).
Verse 1
Begin the strumming pattern with a pickup phrase, basically play beats 3 &
4 above,
then continue with whole pattern.
Intro
[A] [Em] [Em] [D]
[A] [Em] [Em] [D]
Verse 1
How [A]long before I get [Em]in,
before it [Em]starts, before I [D]begin?
How [A]long before you [Em]decide,
before I [Em]know what it feels [D]like?
Where [A]to, where do I [Em]go?
If you never [Em]try then you'll never [D]know
How [A]long do I have to [Em]climb
up on the [Em]side of this mountain of [D]mine?
Interlude
[A] [Em] [Em] [D]
[A] [Em] [Em] [D]
Verse 2
Look [A]up, I look up at [Em]night
Planets are [Em]moving at the speed of [D]light
Climb [A]up, up in the [Em]trees
Every chance that you [Em]get is a chance you [D]seize
How [A]long am I gonna [Em]stand
with my [Em]head stuck under the [D]sand?
I'll [A]start before I can [Em]stop
or before I [Em]see things the right way [D]up
Pre-Chorus
[G] All that [A]noise, and all that [Bm]sound
[G] All those [A]places I got [Bm]found
Chorus
And [G]birds go flying at the [Bm]speed of sound
to [D]show you how it all [G]began
[G]Birds came flying from the [Bm]underground
If you could [F#m]see it then you'd [G]understand
Interlude
[A] [Em] [Em] [D]
[A] [Em] [Em] [D]
Verse 3
[A]Ideas that you'll never [Em]find
All the [Em]inventors could never [D]design
The [A]buildings that you put [Em]up
Japan and [Em]China all lit [D]up
A [A]sign that I couldn't [Em]read
Or a [Em]light that I couldn't [D]see
Some [A]things you have to [Em]believe
but others are [Em]puzzles, puzzling [D]me
Pre-Chorus
[G] All that [A]noise, and all that [Bm]sound
[G] All those [A]places I got [Bm]found
Chorus
And [G]birds go flying at the [Bm]speed of sound
to [D]show you how it all [G]began
[G]Birds came flying from the [Bm]underground
If you could [F#m]see it then you'd [G]understand
Oh, when you [F#m]see it then you'll [G]understand
Post-Chorus
[D]
Bridge
[G] All those [A]signs, I knew what they [Bm]meant
Some things you [E]can invent
[G] Some get [A]made, and some get [Bm]sent
[E]Ooh-ooh
Chorus
And [G]birds go flying at the [Bm]speed of sound
to [D]show you how it all [G]began
[G]Birds came flying from the [Bm]underground
If you could [F#m]see it then you'd [G]understand
Oh, when you [F#m]see it then you'll [G][Gadd#11][G]understand[Gmaj7][G6]
* ascending melody of B C# D E F# is played
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