Crests Of Waves

Band: Coldplay

Song: Crest Of Waves

Words & Music: Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin



April 8th, 2009

Email: [email protected]



Just listen to the song for the chord progressions in the intro.

Intro:

B7sus4

C#m F#m7 G#m7

C#m F#m7 G#m7

C#m F#m7 G#m7

F#m7 G#m7 B



Verse 1:

            C#m               A

It could be worse, I could be alone

           F#m7                  G#m7

I could be locked in here on my own

          C#m                  A

Or like a stone that certainly drops

         F#m7   G#m7

It never stops, No.

B          C#m                 A 

I could be lost, or I could be saved

        F#m7                    G#m7

Calling out from beneath the waves

       C#m                  A

Beaten down by the sloshing rain

      F#m7            G#m7   B

Never again, Never again





Chorus:

C#m       F#m7        G#m7

Ooh   -   Ooh    -    Ooh 

C#m       F#m7        G#m7 

Ooh   -   Ooh    -    Ooh

C#m       F#m7        G#m7 

Ooh   -   Ooh    -    Ooh

        F#m7                   G#m7

Skating out from the crests of waves





Pre-Verse:

C#m F#m7 G#m7

C#m F#m7 G#m7

C#m F#m7 G#m7

F#m7 G#m7 B





Verse 2: 

            C#m             A

It could be worse, It's all sweet

             F#m7                       G#m7 

You could be snapped from the jaws of defeat

       C#m               A

Like a light lit up on a beach

                      F#m7    G#m7  

Where your heart your sleeve, Oh

B           C#m             A  

You want to stop before you begin

            F#m7                         G#m7

You want to sink when you know you could swim

            C#m                  A

You want to stop just before you begin

           F#m7           G#m7    B

Never give in, Never give in





Chorus:

C#m       F#m7        G#m7

Ooh   -   Ooh    -    Ooh

C#m       F#m7        G#m7

Ooh   -   Ooh    -    Ooh

C#m       F#m7        G#m7 

Ooh   -   Ooh    -    Ooh

        F#m7                   G#m7

Skating out from the crests of waves





Bridge:

A

Nothing matters

F#m7      G#m7

Except life and the love we make

A

Nothing matters

F#m7      G#m7 

Except life and the love we make

A

Nothing matters

F#m7      G#m7 

Except life and the love we make

F#m7    G#m7   

                Except life and the love we make





Chorus: Play Twice

C#m       F#m7        G#m7

Ooh   -   Ooh    -    Ooh

C#m       F#m7        G#m7

Ooh   -   Ooh    -    Ooh

C#m       F#m7        G#m7

Ooh   -   Ooh    -    Ooh

        F#m7                   G#m7 

Skating out from the crests of waves





Outro:

        F#m7                       G#m7

Skating out from the crests of the waves

     F#m7           G#m7

Your longing to be saved

          F#m7                       G#m7

Screaming out from the crests of the waves

     F#m7           G#m7

Your longing to be saved

          F#m7                       G#m7

Screaming out from the crests of the waves.





Enjoy. :)