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“Swallowed in the Sea” is a song by British rock band Coldplay, featured on their third studio album, “X&Y”, released in 2005. The song was written by the band’s lead vocalist, Chris Martin, and is known for its stripped-down, acoustic sound.
Swallowed in the Sea Chords by Coldplay
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Transpose
You
G
cut me down a
D
tree
And
C
brought it back to
G
me
And
D
that’s what made me
C
see
Where I was going
G
wrong
You put me on a
D
shelf
And
C
kept me for
G
yourself
I can
D
only blame
C
myself
You can only blame
G
me
And
C
I could write a
G
song
A
Em
hundred
D
miles
long
Well,
C
that’s where I
G
belong
And
Em
you belong
D
to
me
And
C
I could write it
G
down
Or
Em
spread it all
D
around
Get
C
lost and then get
G
found
Or
Em
swallowed in
D
the
G
sea
You
G
put me on a
D
line
And
C
hung me out to
G
dry
And
D
darling that’s
C
when
I
Decided to go to
B
see
you
You cut me down to
D
size
And
C
opened up my
G
eyes
D
Made me
C
realize
What I could not
G
see
And
C
I could write a
G
book
The
Em
one they’ll say
D
that
shook
The
C
world, and then it
G
took
It
Em
took it back
D
from
me
And
C
I could write it
G
down
Or
Em
spread it all
D
around
Get
C
lost and then get
G
found
And
Em
you’ll come back
D
to
me
Not
C
swallowed in the
G
sea
Am
Em
C
Em
G
Em
D
(x4)
And
C
I could write a
G
song
A
Em
hundred
D
miles
long
Well,
C
that’s where I
G
belong
And
Em
you belong
D
with
me
The
C
streets you’re walking
G
on
A
Em
thousand
D
houses
long
Well,
C
that’s where I
G
belong
And
Em
you belong
D
with
me
Oh what
C
good is it to
G
live
With
Em
nothing left
D
to
give
C
Forget but not
G
forgive
Not
Em
loving all
D
you
see
Oh the
C
streets you’re walking
G
on
A
Em
thousand
D
houses
long
Well
C
that’s where I
G
belong
And
Em
you belong
D
with
me
Not
C
swallowed in the
G
sea
Em
You belong
D
with
me
Not
C
swallowed in the
G
sea
Yeah,
Em
you belong
D
with
me
Not
C
swallowed in the
G
sea
These known chords are used in this song.
