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CLOCKS COLDPLAY WORDS AND MUSIC BY Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin TRANSCRIBED BY Jeff Perrin

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[Al Intro (0:00)

Moderatel y Fast Rock q = 128 Eb Riff A

Fm7/Ab Bb5

lat 116fr 321 134

Bbm

F5 Gb

II ffll'fr 134 2 31

Fm

Ab/Eb ffll1or, 231

end Riff A let ring throughoUJ

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Eb/G Gtr. 1 plays Riff A ( see meas. 1)

Gtr. 2 (elcc. w/sligh1 gain) Rhy. Fig. 1

5 > P.M. _, > P.M. >

P.M._, > P.M._, >

Bass Bass Fig. 1

~ 00 Verses (0:29, 1 :28)

1. Lights go out 2. Confusion

Eb

Gtr. 2

9 lstrime only- -- -- - -- --- ,

•repeal previous chord

and I can't be never

Bbm

Bass plays Bass Fig. I twice (see meas . 5)

put me down come back

upon my and take you

Bbm

saved stops

knees home

As heard on Coldplay's Capltol recording A Rush of Blood to the Head

Fm7/Ab

P.M. _____ _________ ____ _____ __ , end Rhy. Fig. 1 P.M._ ,

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Tides that I've tried Closing walls

Oh could not

beg stop

to swim against and ticking clocks

Fm7

end Bass Fig. I

You're Gonna

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I beg and that you now

Fm7

plead know

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Eb 17 Bass

I 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

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21 (repeat previous/our measures)

[£] Chorus (0:58, 1:57)

you

EbS Gtr. J pla ys Riff A (see meas. J)

25 ~tr . 2 > >

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Bass . :: :: - :: A A :: A - ¥ .-

I I I I I

Eb Gtr. 2 pla ys Riff A twice (see meas. J) Gtr. J plays Rhy. Fig. }.(see meas . 5) Bass

29 Bass Fig. 2

Bbm

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(4th time on 211d chorus) To Coda ~

are (skip ahead 10 mea.s. 37)

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Fm7

(play 2 times 011 J st chorus) (play 4 times 011 211d chorus)

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x . x . ,. :r :r :r ,.

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Eb/G Bbm/Db Gtr . 2 Rhy. Fig. 2

133 ; :M. ; I

Ba.u plays Bass Fig. 2 (see meas . 29)

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r r r r I I I L.LJ

~Coda

[Q] Interlude (2:26)

(3rd and 4th times ) You

Eb Bbm Gtr. 2 plays Rhy . Fig. J simile first , third and fourth times (see meas. 5) Gtr. 2 plays Rhy. Fig. 2 simile second time (see meas . 33) Riff B

1r (!' r r r r r r Ir r r r r r r r I Bass plays Bass Fig. 2 (see meas. 29)

N.C.(Fm7)

P.M .••••• ,

are

Fm7

D.~.~ al Coda~ (go back to [ID)

e11d Rhy. Fig. 2

e11d Riff B (play 4 times)

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3

CLOCKS COLDPLAY (ID Bridge (2:56)

Gb/Db 41 Gtr. 3 (clcc. w/dist.)

4A 4A 4A 4A

JI Gtr. 2 Rhy. Fig. 3 > >

- I I I

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I

Gb/Db

4A

I

4A

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4A

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4A

>

I

nothing nothing

Gtr. 2 plays Rhy. Fig. 3 simile (see meas. 41) Gtr.3 45 (play repeat simile)

Bass Bass substitutes Bass Fig. 3 secolld time (see meas. 41)

Gb/Db 49 Gtr. 3

A A

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I

Gtr. 2 >

A I :r

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Bass

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A

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(repeat previous two measures)

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end Bass Fig. 3 > > >

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II

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4

[!] (3:25)

El>/G Gtr. 1 plays Riff A (see meas. 1) (Gtrs. 2 anti 3 tacet on repeal)

53 Gtr. 3

I I

Gtr. 2

II I"' . ---·

( Bass tacet on repeat) Bass

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El, Bl>m Grr. 2 plays Rhy. Fig. I first, second, and third times (see meas. 5) Grr. 2 plays Rhy. Fig. 2/ourrh time(see meas. 33)

1r f I' r r r r r r Ir r r r r r r r I Bass plays Bass Fig. 2 (see meas. 29)

Im (4:09)

(1., 3.) Home home (2., 4.) Home home

(3rd and 4th times)(You

N.C.(EI>) (Bl>m) Gtr. 1 plays Riff B (see meas. 37) (play repeats simile)

61 Glr.2

Bass plays Bass Fig. 2 (see meas. 29)

II] Outro (4:38)

N.C.(Eb) Grr. 1 plays Riff B (see meas. 37) (play repeats simile)

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Gtr. 3

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(Bbm)

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go go

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(play 4 rimes and fade)

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