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The Scientist

Coldplay
Pop essentials 90s & 2000s Slow & emotional
KeyDm
Capo3
LevelEasy
Transpose Dm 0
Text
Chord sheet
Chords are positioned above the lyric change point
EADGBe
Bm7 x20202
G 320003
D xx0232
Dsus2 xx0230
A/D xx0220
D6/9 xx0200
A/E 002220
Asus4 xx2230
A xx2220
Dmaj7 xx0222
Dsus2/C# x40230
 
 

Intro

Bm7GDDsus2 | x2
 

Verse

Bm7GD
Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry
Dsus2
You don't know how lovely you are
Bm7GD
I had to find you, tell you I need you,
Dsus2
Tell you I’ll set you apart
Bm7GD
Tell me your secrets, and’ask me your questions
Dsus2
Oh, let’s go back to the start
Bm7GD
Running in circles, coming up tails,
Dsus2
Heads on a science apart
 

Chorus

G
Nobody said it was easy
DDsus2
It's such a shame for us to part
G
Nobody said it was easy
D A/D D6/9 A/E Asus4 A 
No one ever said it would be this hard.
N.C.
Oh take me back to the start...
 

Instrumental

DGDDDmaj7 |
Bm7GDDsus2 |
 

Verse

Bm7GD
I was just guessing at numbers and figures
Dsus2
Pulling the puzzles apart
Bm7GD
Questions of science, science and progress
Dsus2
Do not speak as loud as my heart
Bm7GD
Tell me you love me, come back and haunt me
Dsus2
Oh, and I rush to the start
Bm7GD
Running in circles, chasing our tails
Dsus2/C#
Coming back as we are
 

Chorus

G
Nobody said it was easy
DDsus2
Oh, it’s such a shame for us to part
G
Nobody said it was easy
D A/D D6/9 A/E Asus4 A 
No one ever said it would be so hard.
N.C.
I’m going back to the start.
 

Instrumental

DGDD |
 

Ending

Bm7GDD | x4
Oooooooooooooooohh
Bm7GD
Oooooooooooooooohh
End

How to play The Scientist chords

This Chordsurf arrangement of The Scientist by Coldplay is presented in the key of Dm, with a capo at the 3rd fret. Use the transpose controls above the sheet to move every chord together while keeping the lyric-change positions aligned.

The page is set up for practice as well as quick reference: adjust the text size, use auto scroll when your hands are busy, or switch to focus mode for a cleaner playing view. The published arrangement uses 11 distinct chord shapes, including Bm7, G, D, Dsus2, A/D, D6/9 and others. You can also explore related material through Pop essentials, 90s & 2000s, Slow & emotional.