In My Place Chords

by Coldplay
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: A
Capo: no capo
Author Unregistered.
4 contributors total, last edit on Jan 6, 2021
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Chords

A
F#m
C#m
E
D

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[Intro]
e|12------------12----------------------------9-------------9---|
B|-----------------------------------  12--------------12-------|
G|-------9------------9-----------------------------------------| X2
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|12------------12--------------------------9------------9------|
B|-------------------------------14----12------------12----10---|
G|-------9------------9-----------------------------------------| X2
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
]Verse 1]
A       F#m         C#m          E
  In my place, in my place, were lines that I couldn't
A              F#m      C#m   E
  change, I was lost, oh yeah
A       F#m         C#m           E
  I was lost, I was lost, crossed lines I shouldn't have
A               F#m      C#m    E
  crossed, I was lost, oh yeah
 
[Chorus]
D         A             E        D
Yeah, how long must you wait for it?
          A             E       D
Yeah, how long must you pay for it?
          A             E        D        E
Yeah, how long must you wait for it, for it
 
[Instrumental]
e|12------------12----------------------------9-------------9---|
B|-----------------------------------  12--------------12-------|
G|-------9------------9-----------------------------------------| X2
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|12------------12--------------------------9------------9------|
B|-------------------------------14----12------------12----10---|
G|-------9------------9-----------------------------------------| X2
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse 2]
A       F#m           C#m     E                 A
  I was scared, I was scared, tired and underprepared
      F#m     C#m    E
But I wait for you
A        F#m        C#m
  if you go, if you go
E                        A
Leave me down here on my own
          F#m     C#m   E
Then I'll wait for you, yeah
 
[Chorus]
D         A             E        D
Yeah, how long must you wait for it?
           A            E       D
Yeah, how long must you pay for it?
          A             E        D       E
Yeah, how long must you wait for it, for it
 
[Instrumental]
e|12------------12----------------------------9-------------9---|
B|-----------------------------------  12--------------12-------|
G|-------9------------9-----------------------------------------| X2
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|12------------12--------------------------9------------9------|
B|-------------------------------14----12------------12----10---|
G|-------9------------9-----------------------------------------| X2
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Bridge]
         A        F#m      C#m
Sing it, please, please, please
      E               A      F#m C#m
Come back and sing to me, to me, me
     E               A    F#m  C#m
Come on and sing it out, now, now
     E               A      F#m C#m
Come on and sing it out, to me, me
      E
Come back and sing it
 
[Outro]
A       F#m          C#m
  In my place, in my place
     E                    A
Were lines that I couldn't change
          F#m      C#m   E     A
And I was lost, oh yeah, oh yeah
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16 comments
wazu_492000
Great tab!! Appreciate it but I have some suggestions, F#m should be a A/G# and it may be easier to play the intro by using the 14 on the B string rather than the 9 on the E string
+8
bulter81
thirst time G# and second time is F#!it's so simple....
+4
casswillcocks
Also handy if you finish the whole tab, you’re missing the whole outro
+1