Fix You - Coldplay

FIX YOU - COLD PLAY - X&Y

Standard tuning

CAPO 1  

Chords: 
D -     xx0232
G/D -   2x023x
C/D -   x2023x
A/D -   x0223x
G -     320033

Intro: D, G/D, C/D, A/D
 

Verse 1:
 
         D                      G/D      C/D       A/D           
When you try your best, but you don't succeed
 
    D                      G/D          C/D   A/D  
When you get what you want, but not what you need

  D                  G/D         C/D        A/D  
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
  
              D     G/D       C/D      A/D               
Stuck in re - ver - er - er - erse.



Verse 2:

         D                    G/D       C/D       A/D          
When the tears come streaming down your face
 
         D                  G/D       C/D       A/D 
When you lose something you can't replace
 
         D                    G/D      C/D      A/D   
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
 
             D    G/D       C/D      A/D          
Could it be  wo - oo - oo - orse?



Chorus:

G              A/D           G
   Lights will gu - ide you home
 
G            A/D       G
   And ig - nite your bones

G             A/D        D
   And I will try to fix you

 

Instrumental:       

D, G/D, C/D, A/D  x 2 
 
 

Verse 3:

    D                G/D     C/D     A/D
And high up above or down below

            D              G/D    C/D    A/D 
When you're too in love to let it go

       D                      G/D     C/D     A/D
If you never try, then you'll never know
 
                 D     G/D        C/D        A/D   
Just what you're wor - or - or - orth
 


Chorus:

G              A/D           G
   Lights will gu - ide you home
 
G            A/D       G
   And ig - nite your bones

G             A/D        D
   And I will try to fix you


 
Instrumental Bridge:

Strum "D" fast about 12 times as it sounds in the song and then hammer on the little E
string with your pinky on fret 6 for about 5 quick strums and repeat. Its not perfect,
but its a way to keep strumming cords while adding in the catchy little solo in the
background. 

 
Vocal Bridge:

D  G   D   A/D   (x4)

D                G
  Tears stream,    down your face
 
D                         A/D                   
  When you lose something you cannot replace
 
D                G
  Tears stream,    down your face
 
    D      A/D  
And I.........

D                G
   Tears stream,   down your face
 
D                          A/D                   
   I promise you that I'll learn from my mistakes
 
D                G
   Tears stream,   down your face
 
    D      A/D
And I.........


 
Outro Chorus:

G              A/D           G
   Lights will gu - ide you home
 
G            A/D       G
   And ig - nite your bones

G             A/D        D
   And I will try to fix you