Flags chords by
Coldplay (Official Version)

2019Alternative1.3K views

Key: G majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

C#7sus4

F#sus4

Bsus2

C#7sus4

F#sus4

Bsus2

C#7sus4

Verse 1
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
Talk      among the ske      letons this mor         ning
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
Aside      from all the me       dicine and health
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
If you could do        it all again,
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
would you do          it all the same?
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Is there something that you'd
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
tell     your former self?
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
There were those     that wished
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
they'd spun     upon a juke        box
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
There were pirates   who had
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
ne       ver seen the sea
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
But the one       recurring theme,
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
the one         recurring dream they had
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Was to be        whatever
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
they     wanted to be

Chorus 1
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
To be P         yotr       Tchaikov    sky
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
To be free      like everyone else
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
There will be        no flags    to warn        me, no
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
'Cause I         just wanna    be my          self
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4

Verse 2
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
You       may telephone    in by oui           jia
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
Is there     any advice
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
that you could give?
D#m7 D#m7 
 
When you know   you're not like them,
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
D#m7 D#m7 
 
do you know        La Varsovienne?
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
I know      that I am living,
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
but can you show        me how to live?

Chorus 2
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
And the Holy      Roman    Ar          my
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
Said your heart beats     like everyone else
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
And you don't need      no flags
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
to tell        you who you are, so say
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
I         just wanna    be my          self

Interlude 1
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
Ooh-la-la-la,         la-la-la-la,
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
la-la-la-la
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
Ooh-la-la-la,         la-la-la-la,
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
la-la-la-la
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
Ooh-la-la-la,         la-la-la-la,
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
la-la-la-la
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
Ooh-la-la-la,         la-la-la-la

Chorus 3
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
There's an aura      that     surrounds      me
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
There's a different kind     of wealth
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
And I don't     need flags
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
to know        you're really something
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
And I         just love     you for your        self
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
Oh, I         just love     you for your        self

Outro 1
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
Ooh-la-la-la,         la-la-la-la,
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
la-la-la-la
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
Ooh-la-la-la,         la-la-la-la,
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
la-la-la-la
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
Ooh-la-la-la,         la-la-la-la,
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
C#7sus4 C#7sus4 
 
la-la-la-la
[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC#7sus4 F#sus4 Bsus2 D#m7

Chords

C#7sus4
F#sus4
Bsus2
D#m7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C#7sus4: x-4-6-4-7-x
F#sus4: x-x-4-4-2-2
Bsus2: x-2-4-4-2-2
D#m7: x-6-8-6-7-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: -1

-1

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Flags by Coldplay, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Coldplay's performance.

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