Chords
The Scientist

The Scientist by Coldplay was written after lead singer Chris Martin was inspired to write a simple song in the key of G major, following the example of George Harrisons hit Isnt It a Pity. During the writing process, Martin wanted a song that was direct, that was without pretense. The song describes the desire to fix a broken relationship.

Key: D

Introduction:  Bm7   G   D   D2  

difficulty
intermediate |||||
 Bm7              G                      D 
   Come up to meet you, tell you I' m sorry
                     D2 
You don' t know how lovely you are
 Bm7              G                     D 
   I had to find you, tell you I need you,
               D2 
Tell you I&rsquo ll set you apart
 Bm7                G                           D 
   Tell me your secrets, and&rsquo ask me your questions
                D2 
Oh, let&rsquo s go back to the start
 Bm7              G                   D 
   Running in circles, coming up tails,
                D2 
Heads on a science apart

 G 
  Nobody said it was easy
 D              D2 
  It' s such a shame for us to part
 G 
  Nobody said it was easy
 D              D/A               D6(9)     E/A  A4  A 
  No one ever said it would be this hard.
N.C.

 Bm7               G                       D 
   I was just guessing at numbers and figures
                  D2 
Pulling the puzzles apart
 Bm7                 G                     D 
   Questions of science, science and progress
                    D2 
Do not speak as loud as my heart
 Bm7                G                         D 
   Tell me you love me, come back and haunt me
                D2 
Oh, and I rush to the start
 Bm7              G                     D 
   Running in circles, chasing our tails
                   D2/C# 
Coming back as we are

 G 
  Nobody said it was easy
 D                  D2 
  Oh, it&rsquo s such a shame for us to part
 G 
  Nobody said it was easy
 D              D/A               D6(9)   E/A  A4  A 
  No one ever said it would be so hard.
N.C.

  Bm7   G     D 
Oooooooooooooooohh
  Bm7   G     D 
Oooooooooooooooohh