Song:- The Scientist – Coldplay
Key:- F
CAPO ON 3RD FRET
Chords:- Bm7, G, Gadd9, D, Dsus2, A, A7
Strumming Pattern: 1) D D D DU {Till Interlude 1}
2) D D D DU D D D DU
Tempo:- 147 BPM
(↓:- indicates number of down stroke/s)
Intro:-
Bm7 – (G Gadd9) – D – Dsus2
Bm7 – (G Gadd9) – D – Dsus2
Verse 1:-
Bm7 G
…Come up to meet… you,
D
tell you I’m sorry, you don’t know
Dsus2
how lovely you are
Bm7 G
…I had to find you,
D
tell you I need you,
Dsus2
tell you I’ll set you apart
Bm7 G
…Tell me your secrets and
D
ask me your questions,
Dsus2
oh, let’s go back to the start
Bm7 G
…Running in circles,
D
coming in tails,
Dsus2
heads are a science apart
Chorus:-
G G
…Nobody said it was easy,
D Dsus2
…it’s such a shame for us to part
G G
…Nobody said it was easy,
D Dsus2
…no one ever said it would be
A
this hard
A7↓
….Oh, take me back to the start
Interlude:-
D – (G Gadd9) – D – D
Bm7 – (G Gadd9) – D – Dsus2
Verse:-
Bm7 G
…I was just guessing at numbers
D
and figures,
Dsus2
pulling the puzzles apart
Bm7 G
…Questions of science,
D
science and progress,
Dsus2
do not speak as loud as my heart
Bm7 G
…Tell me you love me, come back
D
and haunt me,
Dsus2
oh and I rush to the start
Bm7 G
…Running in circles,
D
chasing tails,
Dsus2
coming back as we are
Chorus:-
G G
…Nobody said it was easy,
D Dsus2
…it’s such a shame for us to part
G G
…Nobody said it was easy,
D Dsus2
…no one ever said it would be
A
this hard
A7↓
….Oh, take me back to the start
Interlude 2:-
D – G – D – D
Bm7 – G – D – Dsus2
Outro:-
Bm7 G D Dsus2
Oh – ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo
Bm7 G D Dsus2
Ah – ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo
Bm7 G D Dsus2
Oh – ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo
Bm7 G D↓
Oh – ooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo