Written by Guy Berryman/Jonny Buckland/Will Champion/Chris Martin
Verse: D G A D Scared of losin' all the time G A D He wrote it in a letter? G A D-G-A He was a friend of mine D G A D Heeeee... heard you could see your future G A D Inside a glass of water G A D D-G-A With ripples and the rhymes G A He asked 'Will I see heaven in mine?' D-G-A (2X) D G A D Oh thatttttt... is just the way it was, G A D and nothing could be better, G A D D-G-A and nothing ever was. D G A D Oh he said you could see a future, G A D inside a glass of water, G A D D-G-A With riddles and the rhymes G A He asked 'Will I see heaven in mine' A A A Ooooh, oooh, ooooh ...D-G-A (4X) D G A D And that... is just the way it was G A D G A D G A Hollowest needles… ...no more on the cards D G A D And teleee... vision set the past G A D G A D G A a finger go to Venus... come somewhere aside and run G for stars in heaven tonight! A A A Ooooh, oooh, ooooh ...D F#m Bm G D F#m Bm G Stopppp... don't ask, D F#m Bm G D F#m Bm G Neither how full... or empty is your glass, D F#m Bm G D F#m Bm G Clingggg... to the mast... D F#m Bm A G A G Spend your whole lifefff... living in your past A A Going nowhere fastBridge: D-F#m-G-Em-A-D back to D-F#m-Bm-G-D (4x) Outro: D A And what I'll be drinking when we're done? G D Just glasses of waterD F#m Bm G D F#m Bm G Stopppp... don't ask, D F#m Bm G D F#m Bm G Neither how full... or empty is your glass, D F#m Bm G D F#m Bm G Clingggg... to the mast... D F#m Bm A G A G Spend your whole lifefff... living in your past A A Going nowhere fast!