Chord/Tab song: X&Y

Coldplay - X&Y
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[EADGBE]
Verse (intro)

[F#m] [Gmaj7] [Bm] [A6] [Eadd9/G#] [Gmaj7]

e|-2----2----2----2-| x4 |-2----2-| x2
b|-2----0----3----2-| |-5----0-|
g|-2----0----4----2-| |-4----0-|
d|-4----0----4----2-| |-2----0-|
a|-4----x----2----0-| |-x----x-|
e|-2----3-----------| |-4----3-|

[F#m]Trying hard to s[Gmaj7]peak and [Bm]fighting with my[A6] weak hand.
Driven to distraction, it's all part of the plan.
When Something is broken and you try to fix it.
Trying to repair it, anyway you can. Eadd9/G#

Verse

[F#m] [Gmaj7] [Bm] [A6] [F#7] [Gmaj7] [Bm] [A6]

|-2----2----2----2-| x2 |-2----2----2----2-| x2
|-2----0----3----2-| |-2----0----3----2-|
|-2----0----4----2-| |-2----0----4----2-|
|-4----0----4----2-| |-4----0----4----2-|
|-4----x----2----0-| |-4----x----2----0-|
|-2----3-----------| |-2----3-----------|

lead gtr w/slide, slight dist+echo

e| -7/14-
I dive in at the deep end, you become my best friend
7/14- 14\9-
I wanna love you, but I don't know if I can
6/7/9/10\7-7 7/9/10/12\9-9
I know something is broken, and I'm trying to fix it
6/7/9/10\7-7 7/9/10/12\9--10\7
Trying to repair it, any way I can

Pre-Chorus

[E/G#] [Gmaj7]

|-2----2-| x4
|-5----0-|
|-4----0-|
|-2----0-|
|-x----x-|
|-4----3-|
e| -10\7- -10\7- -10\7- (two gtrs)
e| -7\4- -2/4- -7\4-

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh...

Chorus

Dadd9 Cadd#4 E7 or G6 E/G#

|-0----0----0----0-| x2 |-0----0-| x2
|-3----1----3----3-| |-3----5-|
|-2----0----4----1-| |-4----4-|
|-4----4----6----2-| |-5----6-|
|-5----3----x----2-| |-x----x-|
|-----------0----0-| |-x----x-|

lead gtr, clean

e|---------0-----------------0-------------------------|
B|-----3-----3-----------1-----1-----------7---5---3---|
G|---2---2-----2-------0---0-----0-------4---4---4---4-|
D|-4-------------4---4-------------4---6---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-0---------0---------------0-----------------0-------|
B|---3---3-----3---------3-----3-----------1-----1-----|
G|-----4---4-----4-----2---2-----2-------0---0-----0---|
D|-------------------4-------------4---4-------------4-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------0---------0---------------0--------|
B|-----7---5---3-------3---3-----3---------3-----3-----|
G|---4---4---4---4-------4---4-----4-----4---4-----4---|
D|-6-----------------------------------5-------------5-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------0---------------0--|
B|------3-----3-----------5----|
G|----4---4-----4-------4------|
D|--5-------------5---6--------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

You and me are floating on a tidal wave...
Together
You and me are drifting into outer space...
And singing
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh...

Interlude

[F#m] [Gmaj7] [Bm] [A6]

|-2----2----2----2-| x3
|-2----0----3----2-|
|-2----0----4----2-|
|-4----0----4----2-|
|-4----x----2----0-|
|-2----3-----------|

two lead gtrs 1 w/dist

e|-14--14--14--14---15--14---17--17---15--14---17--17-|
B|-x---x---15--14---x---x----x---x----x---x----x---x--|
G|-14--16-----------15--16---19--18---15--16---19--18-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

2 w/dist+echo

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11b12-11-9--9/16b17--16-16-16\11b12--11\9--9/16b17----16-16--11b12--11\9--9\4b5--4-4-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Coda

Dadd9 Cadd#4 E7 x2
G6 E/G# x4

two lead gtrs
1 - Chorus Arpeggios, 2 (same time):-

e|-3^2-----3^2-----3^2-----3^2------5^4-----5^4-----|
B|-----3-------3-------1-------1--------3-------3---|
G|-------2-------2-------2-------2--------4-------4-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-5^4-----5^4-----3^2-----3^2------3^2-----3^2-----|
B|-----3-------3-------3-------3--------1-------1---|
G|-------4-------4-------2-------2--------2-------2-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--5^4-----5^4--------5^4-----5^4-----|
B|------3-------3----------3-------3---|
G|--------4-------4----------4-------4-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

You and me are floating on a tidal wave...
Together
You and me are drifting into outer space...
And singing

lead 1

e|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| x2
B|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

lead 2 (same time) w/dist

e|--------0---------------0-| x4
B|----3-----3-----------5---|
G|--4---4-----4-------4-----|
D|5-------------5---6-------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

lead 1 (over last 2 of lead 2)

e|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
B|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh...

Outro

[D] [Am/C] [E7] [G] [E/G#]

|-2----0----0------3----4-|
|-3----1----3------3----5-|
|-2----2----4------4----4-|
|-0----x----6------5----6-|
|------3----x------x----x-|
|-----------0------3----4-|

lead (string arr.)

|-2-------------------------------------------------|
|-3---3---3---3----1---1---1---1----3---3---3---3---|
|-2-2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----1---1---1---1-|
|-0-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------3--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------0---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3----3---3----3--3--5--7-|
|---1---1---1---1----1---1---1---1----1---1--4--4--4--7-|
|--------------------------------------------4--5--6----|
|--------------------------------------------x--x--X----|
|--------------------------------------------2--3--4----|

"X & Y"
Coldplay

D7/F# (2x0212)

(CAPO 2nd FRET!!)


(Verse 1)
[Em]Trying hard to [F]speak and
F[Am]ighting with my [G]weak hand
[Em]Driven to [F]distraction
It's [Am]all part of the [G]plan

[Em]When something is [F]broken
an[Am]d you try to [G]fix it
[Em]Trying to [F]repair it a[D]nyway you c[F]an

[D7/F#] [F] [D7/F#] [F]

(Verse 2)

I dive in off the deep end
You become my best friend
I wanna love you but I don't know if I can
I know something is broken
and I'm trying to fix it
T[Em]rying to [F]repair it a[Am]nyway I [G]can
[D7/F#] Ooooh[F]h, [D7/F#] ooooh[F]h
[D7/F#] Ooooh[F]h, [D7/F#] ooooh[F]h


(Chorus)
[C]You and me are [Bb]floating on a tidal [D]wave... together
[C]You and me are [Bb]drifting into outer [D]space
and singing

[F]Ooo[D7/F#]ohh, [F]ooo[D7/F#]ohh


(Chorus 2)
You and me are floating on a tidal wave... together
You and me are drifting into outer space
You and me are floating on a tidal wave... together
You and me are drifting into outer space
and singing

Oooohh, oooohh
Oooohh, oooohh