Coldplay - Glass Of Water

coldplay – glass of water

tabbed by deluke

hey guys! i went through some of the tabs online and found that none of them
actually displayed the sound of the song properly . so i did my own one and there you go!
don’t get afraid of the chords . they’re basically only little variations of D .
listen to the song to get a feeling for the strumming especially in the verses
where it’s the same over and over again .
i tried to match the chords to the words the best i could . it seems very untidy at
first but makes it much easier to play and sing along .

have fun!

chords :
Dsus4 x 5 7 7 8 5
D x 5 7 7 7 5
Dsus2 x 5 7 7 5 5
D7maj x 5 7 7 5 9
Gsus2 x 10 12 12 10 10
Aadd9 5 7 9 6 5 5
F#m 2 4 4 2 2 2
Bm 7 9 9 7 7 7
G 3 5 5 4 3 3
E5 x 7 9 9 x
xa 5 7 7 6 5 5

( note : Dsus4 – D simply means that you slide from 8th to 7th fret with your little finger! )

= = = verse 1 = = =

Dsus4 – D Dsus2 D7maj Dsus4 – D
scared of losin’ all the time

Dsus2 D7maj Dsus4 – D
he wrote it in a letter ,

Dsus2 D7maj Dsus4 – D
he was a friend of mine

Dsus4 – D Dsus2 D7maj Dsus4 – D
he heard you could see your future

Dsus2 D7maj Dsus4 – D
inside a glass of water

Dsus2 D7maj Dsus4 – D Dsus2 D7maj
with ripples and the lines

Gsus2 Aadd9
and he asked , “will i see heaven in mine?”

= = = fill = = =

Dsus4 – D Dsus2 D7maj ( 2x )

= = = verse 2 = = =

Dsus4 – D Dsus2 D7maj Dsus4 – D
that is just the way it was

Dsus2 D7maj Dsus4 – D
nothing could be better

Dsus2 D7maj Dsus4 – D Dsus2 D7maj
and nothing ever was

Dsus4 – D Dsus2 D7maj Dsus4 – D
oh , they say you can see your future

Dsus2 D7maj Dsus4 – D
inside a glass of water ,

Dsus2 D7maj Dsus4 – D Dsus2 D7maj
the riddles and the rhymes

Gsus2 Aadd9
“will i see heaven in mine?”

= = = chorus = = =

D F#m Bm G
son ,

D F#m Bm G
don’t ask

D F#m Bm G D F#m Bm G
neither how full nor empty is your glass

D F#m Bm G
cling

D F#m Bm G
to the mast

D F#m Bm G G E5 G
spend your whole life living in the past

A
going nowhere fast

= = = fill = = =

Dsus4 – D Dsus2 D7maj ( 2x )

= = = verse 3 = = =

Dsus4 – D Dsus2 D7maj Dsus4 – D
so he wrote it on A wall

Dsus2 D7maj Dsus4 – D
the hollowest of halos

Dsus2 D7maj Dsus4 – D
is no halo at all

Dsus4 – D Dsus2 D7maj Dsus4 – D Dsus2 D7maj Dsus4 – D
tele – visions selling plastic figurines of leaders

Dsus2 D7maj Dsus4 – D
saying nothing at all

Gsus2 Aadd9
and you chime , stars in heaven align

= = = chorus = = =

D F#m Bm G
son ,

D F#m Bm G
don’t ask

D F#m Bm G D F#m Bm G
neither how full nor empty is your glass

D F#m Bm G
cling

D F#m Bm G
to the mast

D F#m Bm G G E5 G
spend your whole life living in the past

A
going nowhere fast

= = = bridge = = = ( slow strumming , half tempo )

G G F#m Bm
G Em A Aadd9

= = = chorus = = = ( without singing )

D F#m Bm G ( 4x )
D

= = = end = = =
D A
what are we drinking when we’re done?

Gsus2 Dsus2
glasses of water