White shadows

	  		  	 
Coldplay 
White Shadows 
X&Y 

Hope this is correct, figured it out on my acoustic. Kinda hard with all the synths  
on in the background but i think i got it.

Rhythm Acoustic Guitar -  - Tuning: Standard 
Electric Guitar - No capo - Tuning: Eb A D G B e (tune down low E a half step, this was  
only way i could find it possible to do the second verse) 

Key: 
b=bend 

Chords Used (relative to Acoustic w/, chords in parentheses are actual  
chords) 
F#m (G#m) - 244222 
A (B) - x02220 
Bm (C#m) - x24432 
E (F#) - 022100 
C#m (D#m)- x46654 
D (E) - x00232 

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INTRO/RIFF 1 - Main Elec. Guitar Part w/ lots of delay and reverb (chords above played  
acoustic guitar w ) 

  F#m                                         C#m 
e-11-11------11-11------11-11----11------b11--------11-11--------11-11--| 
B-------9-9--------9-9--------9-9---9--9------11-11--------11-11--------| 
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

                     F#m                                  C#m 
e------11-------b11------11-11------11-11----11------b11--------11-11-----| 
B-11-11---11--11-----9-9-------9-9--------9-9---9--9------11-11--------11-| 
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e----11-11-------11-------b11---| 
B-11--------11-11---11--11------| 
G-------------------------------| 
D-------------------------------| 
A-------------------------------| 
Eb------------------------------| 

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VERSE 1 - Rhythm Acoustic Guitar 

F#m          A           C#m      Bm 
When I was a young boy I tried to listen 

F#m         A         C#m 
And I wanna feel like that 

F#m          A       C#m       Bm 
Little white shadows blink and miss them 

F#m       A       C#m 
Part of a system, I am 

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REPEAT INTRO/RIFF 1 1x 
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VERSE 2&3 - Rhythm Acoustic Guitar plays same chords as above with Elec. Guitar playing  
2 (imitates the bass in the song)---> 

e---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb--5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-0h5--5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-0h5--etc---------------------| 

VERSE 2 

(With RIFF 2) 
If you ever feel like something's missing 
Things you'll never understand 

{INTRO/RIFF 1 reappears here (an octave lower than in the intro)} 
Little white shadows 
Sparkle and glisten 
Part of a system, a plan 

VERSE 3 

(with RIFF 2) 
When I was a young boy I tried to listen 
Don't you wanna feel like that? 

{INTRO/RIFF 1 an octave lower again} 
You're part of the human race 
All of the stars and the outer space 
Part of the system, a plan 

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PREChorus 1&2 - Rhythm Acoustic Guitar 

D               Bm 
All this noise, I'm waking up 

D               Bm 
All this space, I'm taking up 

D             Bm 
I cannot hear you're breaking up 

D       E 
Ohhhhhhhh 

PREChorus 1&2 - Elec. Guitar RIFF 3 (above chords are once again rhythm acoustic guitar  
) 

  D                   Bm                  D 
e-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------| 
B-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x2---| 
G-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------| 
D--------------------------------------------------------------| 
A--------------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------| 

  Bm                  D                   Bm 
e-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------| 
B-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x2---| 
G-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------| 
D--------------------------------------------------------------| 
A--------------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------| 

  D                   E 
e-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----| 
B-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x2--| 
G-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----| 
D-----------------------------------------| 
A-----------------------------------------| 
Eb----------------------------------------| 

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Chorus 1&2 - Rhythm Acoustic Guitar 

F#m                       D 
Maybe you'll get what you wanted 

A                         C#m 
maybe you'll stumble upon it 

F#m                 D 
Everything you ever wanted 

A              C#m 
In a permanent state 

(Same chords as above) 
Maybe you'll know when you see it 
Maybe if you say it, you'll mean it 
And when you find it you'll keep it 
In a permanent state, a permanent state 

Chorus 1&2 - Elec. Guitar RIFF 4 play throughout whole Chorus 

  F#m                    D                      A 
e-16-16-16-14--14-16-14--16-16-16-14--14-16-14--16-16-16-14--14-16-14--| 
B--0--0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--| 
G----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------| 

  C#m 
e-------------------------------| 
B-16-16-16---14-14-14---12-12---| 
G-15-15-15---15-15-15---13-13---|  x4 
D-------------------------------| 
A-------------------------------| 
Eb------------------------------| 

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OUTRO - Organ transcribed for Rhythm Acoustic Guitar 

F#m 
Swam on a sea of faces 

D 
A tide of the human races 

A                           C#m 
Oh, an answer now is what I need 

(same chords as above) 
See it in a new sun rising 
See it break on your horizon 
Oh, come on love, stay with me 

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Phew...thats it. Pretty easy song, but complex arrangement and its hard to hear all the  
intricacies that the guitarist is employing under all those organs. anyways...good luck!