How to Play Clocks on Guitar?

Coldplay - Clocks can be played in the key of D using the D, Am, Em, F chords. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. 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 Clocks with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Coldplay - Clocks Chords

Chord reference D, Am, Em, F

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[D] [Am] [Am] [Em] [D]Lights go out and I [Am]can’t be saved, [Am]tides that I tried to [Em]swim against [D]Brought me down u[Am]pon my knees, [Am]oh I beg I [Em]beg and plead singing [D]Come out of the [Am]things unsaid, [Am]shoot an apple [Em]off my head and a [D]trouble that [Am]can’t be named, [Am]tigers waiting [Em]to be tamed singing [D]you [Am] [Am] [Em]are [D]you [Am] [Am] [Em]are

[D] [Am] [Am] [Em] [D]Confusion [Am]never stops, closing walls and [Em]ticking clocks gonna [D]come back and [Am]take you home, I could not stop that she [Em]now knows singing [D]Come out upon [Am]my seas, curse missed opportuni[Em]ties am I [D]a part [Am]of the cure, or am I a part of the [Em]disease? singing [D]you [Am] [Am] [Em]are [D]you [Am] [Am] [Em]are [D]you [Am] [Am] [Em]are [D]you [Am] [Am] [Em]are [F]and nothing else [C]com[G]pares [F]oh nothing else [C]com[G]pares [F]and nothing else [C]com[G]pares [F]

[D] [Am] [Am] [Em] [D]Home, home, [Am]where I wanted to [Em]go [D]Home, home, [Am]where I wanted to [Em]go [D]Home, home, [Am]where I wanted to [Em]go [D]Home, home, [Am]where I wanted to [Em]go [D] [Am] [Am] [Em]

Artist Coldplay

Album A Rush of Blood to the Head

Genres Rock

Year 2002

Key D

Coldplay - Clocks can be played in the key of D using the D, Am, Em, F chords.

For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
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 Clocks with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.