Hi all, this is just a quick one, but I saw someone ask for Swallowed in the Sea by Coldplay. As it's a nice song on acoustic and the chords are quite beginner friendly, I thought I would bash it out for your pleasure…just a few notes
1. Tune down half a step to match the recording
2. the opening part is pretty much sung unaccompanied on the record. To overcome this, play this bit with just a single strum of each chord.
3. Once the strumming starts, mix it up a bit, he doesn't stick to a single pattern, keep the strum going through the chord changes if you can. Perhaps someone can suggest a pattern for this that will fit (Matteo, where are you??)
Swallowed in the Sea – Coldplay. Tuning – lower by half a step EbAbDbGbBbEb
Chords
C x32010
G6 3x0000
Fmaj7 133210 OR x33210 OR xx3210 depending on your ability
G6* 3x0030
F6 1x232x OR x3323x
Am x02210
F133211 or xx3211 dependant on ability
Dm xx0231
Approx 70 bpm. Change chords half way through a bar.
All single strums for vocal intro -----
C G6
You cut me down a tree
Fmaj7 C
And brought it back to me
G6* Fmaj7
And that's what made me see
Fmaj7 C
Where I was going wrong
C G6
You put me on a shelf
Fmaj7 C
And kept me for yourself
G6* Fmaj
I can only blame myself
Fmaj7 C
You can only blame me
F6 C
And I could write a song
Am G6
A hundred miles long
Fmaj7 C
Well, that's where I belong
C G6
And you belong with me
F6 C
And I could write it down
Am G6
Or spread it all around
Fmaj7 C
Get lost and then get found
C G6 C
Or swallowed in the sea
Strumming starts here - -----
C G6*
You put me on a line
F6 C
And hung me out to dry
G6* Fmaj7
And darling that's when I
Fmaj7 C
Decided to go to see
C G6*
You cut me down to size
F C
And opened up my eyes
G6* Fmaj7
Made me realize
Fmaj7 C
What I could not see
F C
And I could write a book
Am G6*
The one they'll say that shook
Fmaj7 C
The world, and then it took
C G6*
It took it back from me
F C
And I could write it down
Am G6*
Or spread it all around
Fmaj7 C
Get lost and then get found
C G6*
And you'll come back to me
Fmaj7 C
Not swallowed in the sea
Dm Fmaj7 C G6*
Oooooh...
Dm Fmaj7 C G6*
Oooooh….
Dm Fmaj7 C G6*
Ooooh (and i…)
F C
(And I) could write a song
Am G6*
A hun-dred miles long
Fmaj7 C
Well, that's where I belong
C G6*
And you belong with me
F C
The streets you're walking on
Am G6*
A thou-sand houses long
Fmaj7 C
Well, that's where I belong
C G6*
And you belong with me
F C
Oh what good is it to live
Am G6*
With no-thing left to give
Fmaj7 C
Forget but not forgive
C G6*
Not loving all you see
F C
All the streets you're walkin'on
Am G6*
A thous-and houses long
Fmaj7 C
Well that's where I bel-ong
C G6*
And you belong with me
Fmaj7 C
Not swallowed in the sea
Am G6*
You belong with me
F6 C
Not swallowed in the sea
Am G6*
Yeah, you belong with me
F6 C
Not swallowed in the sea
Am G6*
Yeah you belong with me
F6 C C
Not swallowed in the sea
Hope a few of you Coldplay fans have a stab at this. Please don't put a message up like "it doesn't sound right in normal tuning..!".....clearly it won't, make the effort to tune down.
Matt
Matt, you are my hero. Can't thank you enough for this! Can't wait to try it out!
