Spies

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Suggested strumeverywhere 4/4

1

d

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2

d

&

u

3

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u

4

d

&

–

Prefer something simpler: whole-bar ballad d – – –

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Intro: Dbm

Verse:
Gbm                             E6
I awake to find no peace of mind
               A                   Ab  
I said "How do you live    as a fugitive?"
     Gbm                              E6
Down here, where i cannot see so clear
                A                             Abm  
I said "What do i know?"    show me the right way to go

Chorus:
Gbm                            Abm  
And the spies came out of the water
         A                             Abm  
And your feeling so bad 'cause you know
              Gbm                   E6
That the spies hide out in every corner
                  A  
But you cant touch them no
       B                 
'Cause they're all spies

Interlude:
Dbm       A     B6     B       B6           B       
                               they're just spies
Dbm       A     B6     B       B6     B      

Verse:
Gbm                               E6
I awake to see that no-one is free
          A           
We're all fugitive's
            Abm  
Look at the way we live
     Gbm                           E6
Down here, I cannot sleep from fear, no
              A
i said "Which way do i turn?"
                 Abm  
Oh, I forget everything i learn

Chorus:
Gbm                            Abm  
And the spies came out of the water
         A                             Abm  
And your feeling so bad 'cause you know
              Gbm                   E6
That the spies hide out in every corner
                  A  
But you cant touch them no
       B                 
'Cause they're all spies

Interlude:
Dbm       A     B6     B       B6           B       
                               they're just spies
Dbm       A     B6     B       B6     B      

Bridge:
B               A         E6                  B    
      And if we don't hide here  they're gonna find us
Gbm             Abm        Gbm                B    
      And if we don't hide now  they're gonna catch us where we sleep
B               A         E6                  B    
      And if we don't hide here  they're gonna find us
Ebm   Absus4   Ab       

Interlude (x2): Dbm  A  B6  B  B6  B

Outro:
     A                Ab     
Spies came out of the water
            B                           Gb
And your feeling so good 'cause you know
           Gbm                       E6
That those spies hide out in every corner
                    A
And they can't touch you no
       B    
'Cause they're just spies
Dbm       A     B6     B       B6           B       
                               they're just spies

Dbm 
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How to play Spies on ukulele

To play Spies on ukulele, strum the everywhere 4/4: d – d u – u d –. Expect a medium pace, around 84 bpm. This arrangement is in Db minor. The fretting hand earns its keep in this one: I have the chords at the expert level. Let the chords ring and stay quiet through the verses.

11 ukulele chords used in "Spies" by Coldplay: A, B, B6, Dbm, Ebm, E6, Gb, Gbm, Ab, Abm and Absus4

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5 years ago

Completely underrated song. Beautiful song on ukulele and guitar!

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Mumford&SonsAndGreenDayAreForever

6 years ago

This helps with my anxiety. 😀

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Ryan Aiello

6 years ago

+3 with a capo on 3 in the easiest imo

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Baydo

9 years ago

+1, +3, -4

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Hana Duditšová

3 years ago

-1 sounds great

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Hana Duditšová

3 years ago

+1 transpose 1st fret sounds pretty cool

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Coldplay is a British alternative rock and britpop band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and creative director Phil Harvey. They met at University College London and began playing music together from 1996 to 1998, initially calling themselves Starfish. Coldplay's music incorporates elements of soft rock, pop rock, piano rock, and post-britpop.

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Intro: C#m

Verse:
F#m                             E6
I awake to find no peace of mind
               A                   G#  
I said "How do you live    as a fugitive?"
     F#m                              E6
Down here, where i cannot see so clear
                A                             G#m  
I said "What do i know?"    show me the right way to go

Chorus:
F#m                            G#m  
And the spies came out of the water
         A                             G#m  
And your feeling so bad 'cause you know
              F#m                   E6
That the spies hide out in every corner
                  A  
But you cant touch them no
       B                 
'Cause they're all spies

Interlude:
C#m       A     B6     B       B6           B       
                               they're just spies
C#m       A     B6     B       B6     B      

Verse:
F#m                               E6
I awake to see that no-one is free
          A           
We're all fugitive's
            G#m  
Look at the way we live
     F#m                           E6
Down here, I cannot sleep from fear, no
              A
i said "Which way do i turn?"
                 G#m  
Oh, I forget everything i learn

Chorus:
F#m                            G#m  
And the spies came out of the water
         A                             G#m  
And your feeling so bad 'cause you know
              F#m                   E6
That the spies hide out in every corner
                  A  
But you cant touch them no
       B                 
'Cause they're all spies

Interlude:
C#m       A     B6     B       B6           B       
                               they're just spies
C#m       A     B6     B       B6     B      

Bridge:
B               A         E6                  B    
      And if we don't hide here  they're gonna find us
F#m             G#m        F#m                B    
      And if we don't hide now  they're gonna catch us where we sleep
B               A         E6                  B    
      And if we don't hide here  they're gonna find us
D#m   G#sus4   G#       

Interlude (x2): C#m  A  B6  B  B6  B

Outro:
     A                G#     
Spies came out of the water
            B                           F#
And your feeling so good 'cause you know
           F#m                       E6
That those spies hide out in every corner
                    A
And they can't touch you no
       B    
'Cause they're just spies
C#m       A     B6     B       B6           B       
                               they're just spies

C#m