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Band: Coldplay
Song: Lips Like Sugar
Album: Unreleased (Live in Olympia, Paris – 2000)
Words & Music: Guy Berrymen, Jon Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin
From: Zachary
E-mail: [email protected]
Standard Tuning: EADGbe
Chords Used:
A2 A5 Asus4 Amin Bsus C#min7 Emaj G#min
e| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
b| 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
G| 2 9 7 2 4 6 1 5
D| 2 7 7 2 4 6 2 6
A| 0 X X 0 2 4 2 6
E| 0 X X X X X 0 4
Note: Intro and all instrumental are electric guitar. Normal chords
are acoustic guitar. All verses, pre-chorus and chorus have
electric guitar role too.
Intro:
Strumming Tabs-
A5 Asus4 A5 A5 Asus4 A5
e|——————–|——————–|
b|——————–|——————–|
G|-9—-7p0–0h9–9—|-9— 7p0–0h9–9—|
D|-7—–7—-7—7—|-7—–7—-7—7—|
A|——————–|——————–|
E|——————–|——————–|
Plucking Tabs-
e|—————————|—————————|
b|—————————|—————————|
G|-9-8-9-8—11–9-8-9-8—–|-9-8-9-8—11–9-8-9-8—–|
D|———9————-9-7-|———9————-9-7-|
A|—————————|—————————|
E|—————————|—————————|
Note: For verse 1, 2 & 3, do the same intro strumming for electric
guitar.
Verse 1:
Amin
She floats like a swan,
Bsus
Grace on the water,
C#min7
Lips like sugar,
Emaj
Lips like sugar,
Amin Bsus
Just when you think you’ve caught her,
C#min7
She glides across the water,
Amin Emaj
She calls for you tonight,
Emaj C#min
To share this moonlight,
Pre-Chorus:
e|——-4-3-0——4-3-0——
b|————-3———-3—-
Electric Guitar: G|—————————–
D|—————————–
A|—————————–
E|—————————–
Acoustic Guitar: G#min Emaj
She’ll flow down your river,
e|——-4-3-0——4-3-0——
b|————-3———-3—-
Electric Guitar: G|—————————–
D|—————————–
A|—————————–
E|—————————–
Acoustic Guitar: G#min Emaj
And ask him and she’ll give you,
Chorus:
Emaj A2
Lips like sugar,
A2 Bsus
Sugar kisses,
Emaj A2
Lips like sugar,
A2 Bsus
Sugar kisses,
Instrumental:
e|—————————|—————————|
b|—————————|—————————|
G|-9-8-9-8—11–9-8-9-8—–|-9-8-9-8—11–9-8-9-8—–|
D|———9————-9-7-|———9————-9-7-|
A|—————————|—————————|
E|—————————|—————————|
Verse 2:
Amin
She knows what she knows,
Bsus
I know what she’s thinking,
C#min7
Sugar kisses,
Emaj
Sugar kisses,
Amin Bsus
Just when you think she’s yours,
C#min7
She’s flown to other shores,
Amin Emaj
To laugh at how you break,
Emaj C#min7
To melt into this lake,
Pre-Chorus:
e|——-4-3-0——4-3-0——
b|————-3———-3—-
Electric Guitar: G|—————————–
D|—————————–
A|—————————–
E|—————————–
Acoustic Guitar: G#min Emaj
She’ll flow down your river,
e|——-4-3-0——4-3-0——
b|————-3———-3—-
Electric Guitar: G|—————————–
D|—————————–
A|—————————–
E|—————————–
Acoustic Guitar: G#min Emaj
And ask him and she’ll give you,
Chorus:
Emaj A2
Lips like sugar,
A2 Bsus
Sugar kisses,
Emaj A2
Lips like sugar,
A2 Bsus
Sugar kisses,
Note: You really got to listen to the song again to understand this!
Instrumental:
e|————————————-|
b|-4-5-7-5-4-5-7-5-4-7-5-4-7-5-4-7-5-0-|
G|————————————-|
D|————————————-|
A|————————————-|
E|————————————-|
e|——————————————|
b|-4-5-7-5-4-5-7-5-4-7-5-4-7-5-4-7-5-4-5p10-|
G|——————————————|
D|——————————————|
A|——————————————|
E|——————————————|
e|—————|
b|-7-5-4-5-8-7-5-|
G|—————|
D|—————|
A|—————|
E|—————|
e|—————————|—————————|
b|—————————|—————————|
G|-9-8-9-8—11–9-8-9-8—–|-9-8-9-8—11–9-8-9-8—–|
D|———9————-9-7-|———9————-9-7-|
A|—————————|—————————|
E|—————————|—————————|
Note: Chords at this verse may sound funny because Chris’ vocals change
at some point. Don’t know what I mean? Check out the 3rd line.
But it should be okay because it is a running chords for verse.
For electric guitar, Jonny just do the same thing but he add some
spies in it.
Verse 3:
Amin
She’ll be my mirror,
Emaj
Reflect what I am,
Bsus
A loser and a winner,
Amin
The King of Siam,
Emaj
And my Siamese twin,
Bsus
She knows what I’m thinking,
Pre-Chorus:
e|——-4-3-0——4-3-0——
b|————-3———-3—-
Electric Guitar: G|—————————–
D|—————————–
A|—————————–
E|—————————–
Acoustic Guitar: G#min Emaj
She’ll flow down your river,
e|——-4-3-0——4-3-0——
b|————-3———-3—-
Electric Guitar: G|—————————–
D|—————————–
A|—————————–
E|—————————–
Acoustic Guitar: G#min Emaj
And ask him and she’ll give you,
Chorus:
Emaj A2
Lips like sugar,
A2 Bsus
Sugar kisses,
Emaj A2
Lips like sugar,
A2 Bsus
Sugar kisses,
