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Coldplay - Swallowed In The Sea Chords

Chord reference G, D, C, Em, B, Am
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You [G]cut me down a [D]tree And [C]brought it back to [G]me And [D]that’s what made me [C]see Where I was going [G]wrong You put me on a [D]shelf And [C]kept me for [G]yourself I can [D]only blame [C]myself You can only blame [G]me

And [C]I could write a [G]song A [Em]hundred [D]miles long Well, [C]that’s where I [G]belong And [Em]you belong [D]to me And [C]I could write it [G]down Or [Em]spread it all [D]around Get [C]lost and then get [G]found Or [Em]swallowed in [D]the [G]sea

You [G]put me on a [D]line And [C]hung me out to [G]dry And [D]darling that’s [C]when I [n]Decided to go to [B]see you You cut me down to [D]size And [C]opened up my [G]eyes [D]Made me [C]realize What I could not [G]see

And [C]I could write a [G]book The [Em]one they’ll say [D]that shook The [C]world, and then it [G]took It [Em]took it back [D]from me And [C]I could write it [G]down Or [Em]spread it all [D]around Get [C]lost and then get [G]found And [Em]you’ll come back [D]to me Not [C]swallowed in the [G]sea

[Am] [C] [G] [D] And [C]I could write a [G]song A [Em]hundred [D]miles long Well, [C]that’s where I [G]belong And [Em]you belong [D]with me The [C]streets you’re walking [G]on A [Em]thousand [D]houses long Well, [C]that’s where I [G]belong And [Em]you belong [D]with me Oh what [C]good is it to [G]live

With [Em]nothing left [D]to give [C]Forget but not [G]forgive Not [Em]loving all [D]you see Oh the [C]streets you’re walking [G]on A [Em]thousand [D]houses long Well [C]that’s where I [G]belong And [Em]you belong [D]with me Not [C]swallowed in the [G]sea

[Em]You belong [D]with me Not [C]swallowed in the [G]sea Yeah, [Em]you belong [D]with me Not [C]swallowed in the [G]sea

Artist Coldplay
Album X&Y
Genres Alternative, Indie, Rock
Year 2005
Key G

How to Play Swallowed In The Sea on Guitar?

Coldplay - Swallowed In The Sea can be played in the key of G using the G, D, C, Em, B, Am chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Swallowed In The Sea with the ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑ strumming pattern.