Chords
Speed Of Sound

Speed of Sound was inspired by the joy Chris Martin felt following the birth of his daughter Apple. It was the first track written for the album X&Y. The song has been interpreted as a meditation on both the achievements and the limitations of human technology.

Key: A

Introduction:  A   Em   D   A   Em   D  

     A                  Em 
how long before I get in
                              D 
before it starts, before I begin
     A                  Em 
how long before you decide
                               D 
before I know what it feels like
       A                  Em 
where to, where do I go
                                        D 
if you never tried then you' ll never know
     A                     Em 
how long do I have to climb
                                        D 
up on this side of this mountain of mine
      A                    Em 
look up, I look up at night
                                       D 
planets are moving at the speed of light
      A                 Em 
come up, up in the trees
                                               D 
every chance that you get is a chance you seize
     A                 Em 
how long am I gonna stand
                              D 
with my head stuck under the sand
      A                     Em 
I' ll start before I can stop
                                       D 
or before I see things the right way up

 G            A                    Bm 
   all that noise, all that sound
 G              A                 Bm 
  all those places that i got found

     G                       Bm 
and birds go flying at the speed of sound
    D                  G 
to show how it all began
 G                           Bm 
birds come flying from the underground
              F#m                          G 
if you could see it then you' d understand

   A                        Em 
ideas that you' ll never find
                                   D 
all the inventors could never design
     A                        Em 
the buildings that you put up
                           D 
Japan and China all lit up
     A                        Em 
the sign that I couldn' t read
                                 D 
all the light that I couldn' t see
     A                          Em 
somethings you have to believe
                                    D 
but others are puzzles, puzzling me

 G            A                    Bm 
   all that noise, all that sound
 G              A                 Bm 
  all those places that i got found

     G                       Bm 
and birds go flying at the speed of sound
    D                  G 
to show how it all began
 G                           Bm 
birds come flying from the underground
              F#m                          G  D 
if you could see it then you' d understand

 G                A                        Bm 
 all those signs   I knew what they meant
               E 
something you can' t invent
 G               A                   Bm 
 Some get made,  and some get sent
 E 
ooh

     G                       Bm 
and birds go flying at the speed of sound
    D                  G 
to show how it all began
 G                           Bm 
birds come flying from the underground
              F#m                          G 
if you could see it then you' d understand

             F#m                      G 
Oh when you see it then you' ll understand