#-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE-----------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpreta- # # tion of the song. You may only use this file for private study, # # scholarship, or research. # #---------------------------------------------------------------------# 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 G C Bm9 Am9 D7 Dm9 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 G C Bm9 G C Gm9 G C Bm9 Am9 D7 Verse 1: C It could be worse, F I could be alone, Am9 G I could be locked in here on my own, C F Like a stone that suddenly drops, D7 G It never stops, no, C I could be lost, F Or I Could be saved, Am9 G Calling out from beneath the waves, C F Beaten down by this ocean rain, D7 Never again, G Never again, Note: During the "Ohh, ohh, ohh," part in the chorus, Jonny play the same as the intro. Chorus: G C Bm9 Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, G C G Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, G C Bm9 Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, Am9 D7 Screaming out from the crests of waves, Note: Same as the intro. Instrumental: G C Bm9 G C G G C Bm9 Am9 D7 Verse 2: C It could be worse, F Bitter or sweet, Am9 G It could be snapped from the jaws of defeat, C F Like a light lit upon a beach, Am9 Wear your heart on your sleeve, G Oh, C F You want to stop before you begin, Am9 G You want to sink when you know you could swim, C F You want to stop just before you begin, D7 Never give in, G Never give in, Note: Same as the first chorus. Chorus: G C Bm9 Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, G C G Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, G C Bm9 Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, Am9 D7 Screaming out from the crests of waves, Bridge: Am9 Nothing matters, C F Except life and the love you make, Am9 Nothing matters, C F Except life and the love you make, Am9 Nothing matters, C F Am9 Except life and the love you make, C F Except life and the love you make, Chorus: G C Bm9 Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, G C G Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, G C Bm9 Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, Am9 D7 Screaming out from the crests of waves, G C Bm9 Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, G C G Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, G C Bm9 Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, Am9 D7 Screaming out from the crests of waves, Fade: Am9 D7 Where your longing to be saved, Am9 D7 Screaming out from the crests of waves, Am9 D7 Where your longing to be saved, Am9 Dm9 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.