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Song title:      Fix You
Original Album:	 X&Y

Words and Music by Chris Martin and Coldplay
Copyright © 2005 Parlophone Records
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)



NOTES:
Key of Eb major.
Capo on 3. Chords are relative to capo. Timing is 4/4.

The new wave guitar riff in the second half of the song is played here
on an uncapoed electric guitar.



INTRO:
Notes:
Organ transcribed for guitar.

Chords:
C   x32010 or x35553    Am7  x02010 or 575555
Em  022000 or x79987    G    320003 or 355433


[play: 4/4| C | Em | Am7 | G |]  [x2]

 

VERSE1:
Chords:
C   x32010 or x35553    Am7  x02010 or 575555
Em  022000 or x79987    G    320003 or 355433


       | C                   | Em          | Am7 | G
When you try your best but you don't succee__eed,

       | C                    | Em              | Am7  | G
When you get what you want, but not what you nee__eed,

       | C                | Em            | Am7 | G
When you feel so tired, but you can't slee__eep,

         | C  | Em | Am7 | G
Stuck in rever_______erse.

 

VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
C   x32010 or x35553    Am7  x02010 or 575555
Em  022000 or x79987    G    320003 or 355433


      | C                  | Em      |     Am7 | G
And the tears come streaming down your fa__ace,

       | C                | Em         | Am7 | G
When you lose something you can't repla__ace,

       | C                 | Em        | Am7 | G
When you love someone but it goes to wa__aste,

          | C  | Em | Am7 | G
Could it be wor__or___orse?

 

CHORUS:
Chords:
F  133211
C  x32010 or x35553
G  320003 or 355433


| F           | C    G      | F
    Lights will gui__uide you home,

  | C  G       | F
And ig-nite your bones,

    | C    G        | C
And I will try to fix you,

 

[Acoustic piano instrumental over these chords:]

[play: 4/4| C | Em | Am7 | G |]  [x2]

 

VERSE3:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
C   x32010 or x35553    Am7  x02010 or 575555
Em  022000 or x79987    G    320003 or 355433


| C              | Em        | Am7 | G
  High up above or down below__ow,

          | C            | Em       | Am7 | G
When you're too in love to let it go__oh,

         | C              | Em        | Am7 | G
But if you never try you'll never know__ow,

               | C  | Em | Am7 | G
Just what you're wor__or___orth.

 

[repeat CHORUS]


INSTRUMENTAL:
Notes:
The electric guitar is uncapoed.


[play Guitar Figure 1]  [x4]

Guitar Figure 1


[play:]  [x3]

Electric guitar:
  C                                 F
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4--/11--11--11--11--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


[then play:]

Electric guitar:
  Am7                               G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4---4---4---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

 

BRIDGE:
Notes:
Guitar Figure 1 continues over bridge chords.

Chords:
C  x32010 or x35553    Am7  x02010 or 575555
F  133211              G    320003 or 355433


| C               | F
    Tears stream,     down your face,

| Am7                      | G
    When you lose something    you cannot replace.

| C               | F                    C   G
    Tears stream,     down your face and I___I

| Am7                | F
    Tears stream, down your face,

| C                    | G
    I promise you I will   learn from my mistakes.

| Am7                | F               C   G
    Tears stream, down   your face and I___I

 

[repeat CHORUS] (single strumming)

[ends on C]