Things I Don't Understand

Coldplay

(intro) (chords) ( ) (2x) ( ) (lead guitar) E |15--------17\12--------12-----------------| B |----------------------------------12b13---| G |------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------| E |------------------------------------------| E |12----------------------------------------| B |----------10--12b13-----------------------| G |------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------| E |------------------------------------------| (verse) How tides control the sea and what becomes of me How little things can slip out of your hand How often people change no two remain the same Why things don't always turn out as you planned These are things that i don't understand Yeah these are things that i don't understand (Chorus 1) I can't (and i can't) decide Wrong (oh my wrong) from right Day (oh my day) from night Dark (oh my dark) from light I love (but i love) this life (lead guitar) 1/16 notes E |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7| B |6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8| G |7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9| D |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E |12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12| B |13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13| G |14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14| D |-----------------------------------------------| (2x) A |-----------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------| E |12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------| | B |13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13------------| | G |14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--9b10-9\7--| | D |-----------------------------------------------| | A |-----------------------------------------------| | E |------------------------------------------------- | E |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7| B |6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8| G |7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9| D |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E |0-------------| B |1-------------| G |2-------------| D |--------------| A |--------------| E |--------------| (interlude) (chords) ( ) ( ) (verse) How infinite is space and who decides your fate Why everything will dissolve into sand How to avoid defeat where truth and fiction meet Why nothing ever turns out as you planned These are things that i don't understand Yeah these are things that i don't understand (Chorus 2) I can't (and i can't) decide Wrong (oh my wrong) from right Day (oh my day) from night Dark (oh my dark) from light I love (but i love) this life (lead guitar same as Chorus 1) (outro) (chords) ( ) (2x) ( ) (lead guitar 2x) E |15--------17\12--------12-----------------| B |----------------------------------12b13---| G |------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------| E |------------------------------------------| E |12----------------------------------------| B |----------10--12b13-----------------------| G |------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------| E |------------------------------------------| (intro bass riff repeats for a few bars to end the song)

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