White Shadows chords by
Coldplay (Official Version)
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Key: G# minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Am

[Organ]

Am

Am7

G/A

Dm/A

Am

Am7

G/A

G/A

Verse 1
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
When I was a young boy
Em7 Em7 
 
Dmadd9 Dmadd9 
 
I tried to listen
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
And I want to feel like that
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Little white shadows
Em7 Em7 
 
Dmadd9 Dmadd9 
 
blink and missed    them
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Part of the system, I am

Interlude 1

Am

Am7

G/A

Dm/A

Am

Am7

G/A

G/A

Verse 2
Am Am 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
If you ever feel  like
G/A G/A 
 
Dm/A Dm/A 
 
something's miss   ing
Am Am 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
G/A G/A 
 
Things you'll never under stand
Am Am 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Little white shadows
G/A G/A 
 
Dm/A Dm/A 
 
sparkle and glis   ten
Am Am 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
G/A G/A 
 
Part of a system, a plan

Pre-chorus 1
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Dm6 Dm6 
 
All this noise, I'm   waking up
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Dm6 Dm6 
 
All this space I'm   taking up
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Dm6 Dm6 
 
All this sound is    breaking up
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Dm6 Dm6 
 
Whoa oh

Chorus 1
Am Am 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Maybe you'll get what you wanted
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Maybe you'll stumble upon    it
Am Am 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Everything you ever wanted
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
In a permanent state
Am Am 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Maybe you'll know when you see      it
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Maybe if you say it you'll mean  it
Am Am 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
And when you find it you'll keep     it
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
In a permanent state

Interlude 2

Am

Am7

G/A

Dm/A

A permanent state

Am

Am7

G/A

G/A

Verse 3
Am Am 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
When I was a young boy
G/A G/A 
 
Dm/A Dm/A 
 
I tried to lis    ten
Am Am 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
G/A G/A 
 
Don't you wanna feel  like that
Am Am 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
You're part of the human race
G/A G/A 
 
Dm/A Dm/A 
 
All of the stars and the outer  space
Am Am 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
G/A G/A 
 
Part of the system plan

Pre-chorus 2
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Dm6 Dm6 
 
All this noise, I'm   waking up
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Dm6 Dm6 
 
All this space I'm   taking up
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Dm6 Dm6 
 
I cannot hear, you're breaking up
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Dm6 Dm6 
 
Whoa oh

Chorus 2
Am Am 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Maybe you'll get what you wanted
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Maybe you'll stumble upon    it
Am Am 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Everything you ever wanted
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
In a permanent state
Am Am 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Maybe you'll know when you see      it
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Maybe if you say it you'll mean  it
Am Am 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
And when you find it you'll keep     it
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
In a permanent state

Outro 1
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
F F 
 
A permanent state
C C 
 
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Am Am 
 
Swimming on a sea of faces
F F 
 
Tide of the human races
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
So, an answer now is what I need
Am Am 
 
See it in a new sun rising
F F 
 
See it break on your horizon
C C 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Oh, come on love, stay with me
Am Am

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAm Am7 G/A Dm/A C...

Chords

Am
Am7
G/A
Dm/A
C
Em7
Dmadd9
Fmaj7
Dm6
F

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

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
G/A: x-0-5-4-3-x
Dm/A: x-0-3-2-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Dmadd9: x-5-7-7-6-0
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
Dm6: x-x-0-2-0-1
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 1

1

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Minor 7ths sit between minor and major in feel. The course covers the shapes and the songs they show up in most often. Learn minor 7th chords

This is the definitive original version of White Shadows 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# minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Coldplay's performance.

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