Clocks guitar tab by Coldplay

Clocks guitar tab

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Clocks - Coldplay

Although this tune is mainly a piano piece, lots of people were requesting it so
as well as a guitarist, I thought I'd tab it for you. I suggest as it is Eb that
a capo on the 1st fret.

NOTE THAT THE TAB IS FOR A GUITAR WITHOUT A CAPO!!!

Chords - with capo 1st fret
======

       E A D G B e

Eb     X X 0 2 3 2

Bbm    X 0 2 2 1 0

Fm     0 2 2 0 0 0

F#maj7 1 3 3 2 1 0

C#     X 3 2 0 1 0


FIG I
=====
  Eb    Bbm           Bbm      Fm
|-11-------11-------11----|-9-------9-------9----|-9-------9-------9----|-8-----
|----11-------11-------11-|---11------11------11-|---11------11------11-|---9---
|-------12-------12-------|------10------10------|------10------10------|-----10
|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-------
|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-------
|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-------


FIG II
======
  Eb    Bbm      BbmFm
|-16-15----16-15----16-15-|-16-15----16-15----16-15-|-16-15----16-15----16-15-|-
|-------16-------16-------|-------14-------14-------|-------14-------14-------|-
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-


Intro
=====
Play 'FIG I' 4 times (bass, drums enter third time)


Verse 1
=======
Eb    Bbm
Lights go out and I can't be saved,

Bbm      Fm
Tides that I tried to swim against,

     Eb  Bbm
Have put me down upon my knees,

Bbm    Fm
Oh I beg, I beg and plead, singin',

EbBbm
  Come out have things I've said,

Bbm       Fm
Shoot an apple off my head, an' a,

Eb       Bbm
  Trouble that can be named,

Bbm       Fm
Tigers waitin' to be tamed, singin',


Chorus 1 - FIG I played twice
========
||*Eb        Bbm  Bbm  Fm      *||
||*  You__________ Are__________*||


Link 1
======
FIG I played twice


Verse 2
=======
Eb       Bbm
Confusion that never stops,

Bbm  Fm
Closin' walls 'n' tickin' clocks, gonna,
 |-----13--------(13)p11-|
Electric (clean) |-----------------------|
 |-----------------------|
 |-----------------------|
 |-----------------------|
 |-----------------------|

EbBbm
  Come back 'n' take ya home,

  Bbm      Fm
I could not stop, but you now know, singin'

Eb    Bbm
  Come out upon ma' seas,

Bbm   Fm
Cursed missed oppurtunities, am I,

Eb Bbm
  A part of the cure,

   BbmFm
Or am I part of the disease? Singin'


Chorus 2
========
As Chorus 1 but played twice


Link 2
======
FIG II played twice


Chorus 3
========
As Chorus 1 but with FIG II and not FIG I


Bridge
======
 F#maj7   F#maj7     C#       Fm
      An' no___thing else compa_______________res
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-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-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 F#maj7   F#maj7     C#       Fm
   Oh 'n' no___thing else   compa_______________res
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 F#maj7   F#maj7     C#       Fm
      An' no___thing else compa_________________________________
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 F#maj7   F#maj7     F#maj7       F#maj7
______________________________________________res
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-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-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Link 3
======
As Link 1
As Link 2

Chorus 4
========
As Chorus 3


Outro
=====
Played 4 times with backing vocals joining in 2nd time
(Also with FIG II if there's more than one of you)

 Eb            Bbm      Bbm       Fm
 Home        Home      where I wan - ted   to    go,
|-------4-3-------|-------4-3-------|-------4-3-------|-------4-3-------|
|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----6-----|-----4-----6-----|-----4-----4-----|
|---5-------------|---5-------------|---5-------------|---5-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Finish by playing above (minus vocals, drums and bass) to fade.



Tabbed by Jake Whiteman 28/11/02

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