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“Speed of Sound” is a song by British rock band Coldplay, released as the lead single from their third studio album, “X&Y” in 2005. The song was written by the band’s lead vocalist, Chris Martin, and their drummer, Will Champion.
Speed Of Sound Guitar Chords by Coldplay
Font
Transpose
Intro
A
Em
D
A
Em
D
Intro
how
A
long before I get
Em
in
before it starts, before I
D
begin
how
A
long before you
Em
decide
before I know what it feels
D
like
where
A
to, where do I go
Em
if you never tried then you’ll never
D
know
how
A
long do I have to
Em
climb
up on this side of this mountain of
D
mine
A
Em
D
A
Em
D
look
A
up, I look up at
Em
night
planets are moving at the speed of
D
light
come
A
up, up in the
Em
trees
every chance that you get is a chance you
D
seize
how
A
long am I gonna
Em
stand
with my head stuck under the
D
sand
I’ll
A
start before I can
Em
stop
or before I see things the right way
D
up
Pre-Chorus
G
all that
A
noise, all that
Bm
sound
G
all those
A
places that i got
Bm
found
Chorus
and
G
birds go flying at the
Bm
speed of sound
to
D
show how it all
G
began
G
birds come flying from the
Bm
underground
if you could
F#m
see it then you’d
G
understand
Instrumental
A
Em
D
A
Em
D
Verse
A
ideas that you’ll never
Em
find
all the inventors could never
D
design
the
A
buildings that you put
Em
up
Japan and China all lit
D
up
the
A
sign that I couldn’t
Em
read
all the light that I couldn’t
D
see
A
somethings you have to
Em
believe
but others are puzzles, puzzling
D
me
Pre-Chorus
G
all that
A
noise, all that
Bm
sound
G
all those
A
places that i got
Bm
found
Chorus
and
G
birds go flying at the
Bm
speed of sound
to
D
show how it all
G
began
G
birds come flying from the
Bm
underground
if you could
F#m
see it then you’d
G
understand
D
Bridge
G
all those
A
signs I knew what they
Bm
meant
something you
E
can’t
invent
G
Some get
A
made, and some get
Bm
sent
E
ooh
Chorus
and
G
birds go flying at the
Bm
speed of sound
to
D
show how it all
G
began
G
birds come flying from the
Bm
underground
if you could
F#m
see it then you’d
G
understand
Outro
Oh when you
F#m
see it then you’ll
G
understand
These known chords are used in this song.
