Coldplay – Only Superstition

Chords used: Cmaj, Fmaj, Gmaj, A, B, C
Progression: Cmaj, Fmaj, Gmaj, A, B, C (I)

Standard Tuning: EADGbe

Used:

e| [Amin]0 0 1 3
b| 1 1 1 3
G| 0 2 2 0
D| 2 2 3 0
A| 3 0 3 2
E| 0 X 1 3

Note: Yeah, 4 chords only, I’m just trying to make it simple & basic so
that everybody can understand it. What makes the song fantastic
is because the electric guitar adds lots of ‘flower’ in it & the
way Chris sings it. Enjoy! In the intro, the Cmaj just strum it
once

Intro:

e|————————————|
b|————————————|
G|—–7h9—7-9-9p11-7—–7h9——-|
D|-9-9—–9————7h9—–9-8-9-|
A|————————————|
E|————————————|

e|————————————|
b|————————————|
G|—–7h9—7-9-9p11-7—–7h9——-|
D|-9-9—–9————7h9—–9-8-9-|
A|————————————|
E|————————————|

e|————————————|
b|————————————|
G|—–7h9—7-9-9p11-7—–7h9——-|
D|-9-9—–9————7h9—–9-8-9-|
A|————————————|
E|————————————|

e|————————————0-|
b|————————————1-|
G|—–7h9—7-9-9p11-7—–7h9——-2-|
D|-9-9—–9————7h9—–9-8-9-2-|
A|————————————0-|
E|————————————–|

Verse 1:

[Amin]cardboard head I see,

Has [Amin]found its way to me,

It’s [Amin]old and [Amin]it’s old and it’s old,

Making me cry,

Verse 2:

I [Amin]sleep but I will not move,

Too [Amin]scared to leave my room,

ut [Amin]I won’t be defeated, oh no,

Note: The electric guitar do some of the intro here

Prehorus:

What if cards don’t go my way?

nd [Amin]it’s sure to spoil my day,

ut in voices loud and clear,

Note: This part electric guitar do the same as the intro

Chorus:

[Amin]You say to me “It’s only superstition,

[Amin]It’s only your imagination,

[Amin]It’s only all of the things that you fear,

[Amin] nd the things from which you can’t escape.”

Verse 3:

Keep [Amin]clean for the thousand time,

Stand [Amin]still and wait and line,

Some [Amin]numbers are badder than others, oh no,

Note: Same as the first one

Prehorus:

What if cards don’t go my way?

nd [Amin]it’s sure to spoil my day,

ut in voices loud and clear,

Note: Same as the first one

Chorus:

[Amin]You say to me “It’s only superstition,

[Amin]It’s only your imagination,

[Amin]It’s only all of the things that you fear,

[Amin] nd the things from which you cannot expect.”

Bridge:

[Amin] ut it’s making me cry,

[Amin] nd it’s making me cry,

[Amin] nd I’m slipping away,

[Amin] nd I’m slipping away,

Fade:

[Amin]It’s only [Amin]superstition, only your imagination,

[Amin]It’s only [Amin]superstition, only superstition,

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