Coldplay - Flags: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Flags" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Flags Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Coldplay

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Flags" smoothly on your guitar.

 G                 C             D
Talk amongst the skeletons this morning
  G                 C            D
Aside from all the medicine and health
             G           C
If you could do it all again,
           D
would you do it all the same?
          G
Is there something that you'd
 C                D
tell your former self?

There were those that wished
they'd spun upon a jukebox
There were pirates who had never seen the sea
But the one recurring theme,
the one recurring dream they had
Was to be whatever they wanted to be

Chorus:
       G C        D
To be Pyotr Tchaikovsky
        G       C    D
To be free like everyone else
            G      C       D
There will be no flags to warn me
       G       C            D
'Cause I just want to be myself

Julie, telephoning by a ouija
"Is there any advice that you could give?
When you know you're not like them
Do you know La Varsovienne?
I know that I am living,
but can you show me how to live?"

Chorus:
And the Holy Roman Army
Said, "Your heart beats like everyone else"
But you don't need no flags to tell
you who you are, so say
"I just want to be myself''

lalala laaaa lalala laaaa lalala laaaa
lalala laaaa lalala laaaa lalala laaaa
lalala laaaa lalala laaaa lalala laaaa
lalala laaaa lalala laaaa lalala laaaa

Chorus:
There's an aura that surrounds thee
There's a different kind of wealth
And I don't need flags to know
you're really something
And I just love you for yourself
Oh, I just love you for yourself

lalala laaaa lalala laaaa lalala laaaa
lalala laaaa lalala laaaa lalala laaaa
lalala laaaa lalala laaaa lalala laaaa

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Flags" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Flags" by Coldplay.