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Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 3.00pm 
From: FLC500@yahoo.com    
Subject: Coldplay Acoustic Tablature

Title: Trouble ( Acoustic Version )
Artist: Coldplay
Album: Parachutes

Note: This version of  "Trouble" Acoustic, I got from listening and watching
Chris Martin playing solo on the programme: Talk Music: Best of Live Performances of 2000 on VH1.
 A great song, even better on guitar only!


Most of the chords in this version are played mostly from the 3rd ,
5th  and 7th frets etc , with some muting of strings + open chord type sounds.
Chris plays this song on a Takamine EN - 15 or 10 Dreadnought I think. His playing 
style in this song if it can be described, is a combination of alternate versions
of chords ( use of open sounding chords you could say) and letting the chords ring
out and in some cases muffling or muting certain frets for chords etc. As for the rhythm,
listen to CD if it's any help, or if your lucky enough to have this version on videotape
or MP3, work away. This song sounds great on any Dreadnought or jumbo Acoustic guitar.

List as followings for chords + chord inversions etc.

Excuse terminology if it doesn't make sense!
					
G   		320033				Inv : Chord Inversion

G Inv		T(3)55403				T: Thumb e.g. T(3) - thumb on 3rd fret

Em		022000				X: Muffle ( Mute ) string

Em Inv	075070

Bm		024430

Bm Inv	T(7)9977X or T(7)997XX

F		133411

F Alt		T(1)33210

F#m		T(2)442XX

Am		002210

A		T(5)77600











Intro: G Inv, Em Inv, Bm Inv (x4) 

Verse 1: 

G Inv, Em Inv,  Bm Inv

Oh     no,      I   see, 

F Alt             Am            G Inv 

A spider web is tangled up with me, 

G Inv,   Em Inv,    Bm Inv

And    I  lost     my head, 

F Alt                  Am               G Inv 

And thought of all the stupid things I'd said. 


G Inv, Em Inv, Bm Inv (x2) 


Verse 2:

G Inv,   Em Inv,     Bm Inv

Oh       no,      what's this, 

F Alt                 Am            G Inv

A spider web and I'm caught in the middle, 

G Inv,      Em Inv,        Bm Inv

So       I   turn     to    run, 

F Alt                    Am               G Inv

And thought of all the stupid things  I'd done. 

Chorus (a):

A 				              Em 

And, I  never  meant  to  cause  you  trouble, 


A                                  Em

And, I  never  meant  to  do  you  wrong, 


A                                           Em

Ah,   well   if   I   ever   caused   you   trouble, 

A                                           Em

And  oh,  no  I  never  meant  to  do  you  harm. 




G Inv, Em Inv, Bm Inv (x2)


Verse 3:

G Inv,  Em Inv,   Bm Inv

Oh       no,    I   see,

F Alt             Am             G Inv

A spider web and it's me in the middle, 

G Inv,   Em Inv,      Bm Inv

So    I   twist   and  turn, 

F Alt               Am               G Inv

But  here  am  I,   I'm  all  in  a   muddle 

Chorus (b):

A                                             Em 

Singin that, I  never  meant  to  cause  you  trouble, 

A                                  Em

And, I  never  meant  to  do  you  wrong, 

A                                                  Em

Singin that, well   if   I   ever   caused   you   trouble, 

A                                           Em

And  oh,  no  I  never  meant  to  do  you  harm. 


Instrumental:

Chords:  G, Em, Bm, A (x3), then G, Em, Bm (x1).
On the Chords, You can (Mute) Top E and Bottom E strings on chords Bm alt and Am alt (optional) for effect etc.

Instrumental Tab: 

Alt : Alternate chord shape
T(7): Thumb on 7th Fret

	G alt               Em alt                 Bm alt         Am alt
e --------0-------- |-------0------------|--------0---------|-------0-------|
b --------8---------|-------8------------|--------7---------|-------10------|
g ------- 0---------|-------0------------|--------7---------|-------0-------|
D --------9---------|-------9------------|--------9---------|-------11------|
A--------10---------|-------7------------|--------9---------|-------12------|
E --------X---------|-------0------------|-----T(7) or X----|-------X-------|

Strum and Flatpick etc 




Outro: 

Em      F#m     G Inv    F#m      Em 

They    spun  a  web     for      me. (x3) 


Tabbed By: N.T.

The Chords / Tablature and Lyrics for Trouble (Acoustic Version) above are exactly as played and sung by Chris Martin of Coldplay from the programme : Talk Music : Best of Live Performances of 2000 on VH1.

Any Mistakes, corrections or comments send to FLC500@yahoo.com