Politik Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

Author Renegade O Film [a] 80.

3 contributors total, last edit on Jul 20, 2021

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Chords

Fsus4

Db6

Ebsus4

Bbm

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Politik
by Coldplay
A Rush of Blood to the Head
2002
 
Chords:
C7      x323xx
Fsus4   1333xx
Db6     x4332x
Ab      466544
Ebsus4  x6889x
Eb      x6888x
 
 
[Intro]
 
C7    Fsus4     C7    Fsus4
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
C7
Look at earth from outer space
Fsus4
Everyone must find a place
C7
Give me time and give me space
Fsus4
Give me real, don't give me fake
C7
Give me strength, reserve, control
Fsus4
Give me heart and give me soul
C7
Give me time, give us a kiss
Fsus4
Tell me you're a politik
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
C7    Fsus4     C7    Fsus4
 
 
[Chorus]
 
              C7                 Fsus4
Open up your eyes, open up your eyes
              C7                 Fsus4
Open up your eyes, open up your eyes
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
C7
Give me one, cuz one is best
Fsus4
In confusion confidence
C7
Give me peace of mind and trust
Fsus4
Don't forget the rest of us
C7
Give me strength, reserve, control
Fsus4
Give me heart and give me soul
C7
Wars that heal and cracks that fix
Fsus4
Tell me you're a politik
 
 
[Chorus]
 
             C7                 Fsus4
Open up your eyes, open up your eyes
              C7                 Fsus4
Open up your eyes, open up your eyes
                   C7
Just open up your eyes
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Fm   Db6   Ab   Ebsus4   Eb
 
Fm                     Db6                     Ab       Ebsus4  Eb
But give me love over, love over, love over this ...  our love
Fm                     Bbm                      Ab      Ebsus4  Eb
But give me love over, love over, love over this ...  our love
 
Fm   Db6   Ab   Ebsus4   Eb
Fm   Db6   Ab   Ebsus4   Eb   Fm
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CAPO FIRST FRET!!!! Let the capo bar all of those chords for you. Just transpose all chords listed, down 1/2 step and think of your capo as a new nut for a standard tuned guitar(EBGDAE) Renegade did all the hard work here but missed the last step that makes the lives (and chord changes) of the working stiffs easier.

jschuster2 is on spot with the capo. If you play with capo on one, you can play these chords. Chord names remain the same, fret numbers are relative to capo though. Intro: You could always play the C7 as (x24242), also, on the Fm(add11) in the intro, it's an Fsus4 (022200) for one strum (an eighth) and then is an Fm (022000). Chorus: it is not the Fsus4 chord, it's just an Fm, except in the last measure of the first chorus (the last "open up your eyes" in the first chorus., For that measure it's an Fm7. For the bridge: The C#6 (which is actually a Db6) could be played as (x35555) or your way (sheet music alternates), Ebsus4 as (xx0233) and Eb as (xx0232). Finally, the last chord is just an Fm, not an Fm9. Great job overall, especially if you did this by ear. This is the tab I used until I got the sheet music!

Hi :) Db6 = C# (446664) it's easyer by *XceLLenT*