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Coldplay - A Message Chords

Chord reference C, Am, G, Dm, F
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]My song is [Am]love [G] [C]Love to the [Am]loveless [G]shown [C]And it goes [Am]on [G] You don’t [Dm]have to [C]be [G]alone

[C]Your heavy [Am]heart[G] [C]Is made of [Am]s[G]tone [F] [C] [C]And it’s so [Am]hard to [G]see clearly You don’t [Dm]have to [C]be on your [G]own You don’t [F]have to [C]be on your [G]own

[Dm]And I’m not gonna [C]take it [G]back [Dm]And I’m not gonna say I [C]don’t mean [G]that [Dm]You’re the target that I’m [C]aiming [G]at And I’ll [F]get that [C]message [G]home

[C]My song is [Am][G]love [C]My song is [Am]love, [G]unknown [F] [C] [C]But I’m on [Am]fire for [G]you, clearly You don’t [Dm]have to [C]be [G]alone You don’t [F]have to be [C]on your [G]own

[Dm]And I’m not gonna [C]take it [G]back [Dm]And I’m not gonna say I [C]don’t mean [G]that [Dm]You’re the target that I’m [C]aiming [G]at But I’m [F]nothing [C]on my [G]own Got to [F]get that [C]message [G]home

[Dm] [C] [G] [Dm]And I’m not gonna [C]stand and [G]wait [Dm]Not gonna leave it until it’s [C]much too [G]late [Dm]On a platform I’m gonna [C]stand and [G]say That I’m [F]nothing [C]on my [G]own That I [F]love you, [C]please come [G]home

[F] [C] [G] [Am] My [F]song is [C]love, is [G]love [Am]unknown And I’ve [F]got to [C]get that [G]message [C]home

Artist Coldplay
Album X&Y
Genres Alternative, Rock
Year 2005
Key C

How to Play A Message on Guitar?

Coldplay - A Message can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, G, Dm, F chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play A Message with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.