Chords
Spies

Spies by Coldplay, from the album Parachutes, delves into themes of paranoia and the feeling of being constantly watched. The lyrics reflect concerns over privacy loss.

Key: F#m

Introduction: C#m    

difficulty
hard |||||
[Verse 1]
F#m                                         E6  
I awake to find no peace of mind
                    A                            G#/11  
I said "How do you live     as a fugitive?"
      F#m                                          E6  
Down here, where i cannot see so clear
                     A                                         G#m11  
I said "What do i know?"     show me the right way to go
[Chorus]
F#m                                        G#m11  
And the spies came out of the water
            A                                         G#m11  
And your feeling so bad ' cause you know
                  F#m                            E6  
That the spies hide out in every corner
                        A     
But you cant touch them no
         B9                    
' Cause they' re all spies
C#m11....    A....    B9..    B9..    B9..            B9..    
                                         they' re just spies
C#m11....    A....    B9..    B9..    B9..    B9..  
[Verse 2]
F#m                                            E6  
I awake to see that no-one is free
             A                 
We' re all fugitive' s
                G#m11  
Look at the way we live
      F#m                                      E6  
Down here, I cannot sleep from fear, no
                  A  
i said "Which way do i turn?"
                      G#m11  
Oh, I forget everything i learn
[Chorus]
F#m                                        G#m11  
And the spies came out of the water
            A                                         G#m11  
And your feeling so bad ' cause you know
                  F#m                            E6  
That the spies hide out in every corner
                        A     
But you cant touch them no
         B9                    
' Cause they' re all spies
C#m11....    A....    B9..    B9..    B9..            B9..    
                                         they' re just spies
C#m11....    A....    B9..    B9..    B9..    B9..  
[Bridge]
B/A                    A              E6/  B                        B9  
        And if we don' t hide here  they' re gonna find us
F#m11                 G#m13          F#m11                     B9  
        And if we don' t hide now  they' re gonna catch us where we sleep
B/A                    A              E6/  B                        B9  
        And if we don' t hide here  they' re gonna find us
D#m7b5....    G#sus4..    G#/11..  
C#m11....    A....    B9..    B9..    B9..    B9..    (x2)
[Outro]
      A                        G#/11  
Spies came out of the water
                B/A                                    F#  
And your feeling so good ' cause you know
              F#m                                 E6  
That those spies hide out in every corner
                          A  
And they can' t touch you no
         B9  
' Cause they' re just spies
C#m11....    A....    B9..    B9..    B9..            B9..    
                                         they' re just spies
[Ending]
C#m13  
      ...and that' s all folks