Coldplay - The Scientist: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Scientist" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Dm A# F Fsus4 Dm

            A#                     F
Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry
                    Fsus4        Dm
You don't know how lovely you are
          A#                      F
I had to find you, to tell you I need you,
              Fsus4       Dm
Tell you I’ll set you apart
              A#                        F
Tell me your secrets, and ask me your questions
             Fsus4           Dm
Oh, let’s go back to the start
            A#                  F
Running in circles,  coming up tails,
            Fsus4      A#
Heads on a science apart


                       F
Nobody said it was easy
            Fsus4              A#
It's such a shame for us to part
                       F
Nobody said it was easy
            Fsus4                  C
No one ever said it would be this hard.
                         F    A#   F    Fsus4
Oh take me back to the start...

Dm A# F Fsus4 Dm

            A#                      F
I was just guessing at numbers and figures
            Fsus4       Dm
Pulling the puzzles apart
               A#                   F
Questions of science, science and progress
                Fsus4          Dm
Do not speak as loud as my heart
             A#                     F
Tell me you love me, come back and haunt me
           Fsus4          Dm
Oh, and I rush to the start
Dm          A#                   F
Running in circles, chasing our tails
       Fsus4         A#
Coming back as we are


                       F
Nobody said it was easy
                Fsus4              A#
Oh, it's such a shame for us to part
                       F
Nobody said it was easy
            Fsus4                C
No one ever said it would be so hard
                        F    A#   F   F
I'm going back to the start

Dm A# F F
Dm A# F F
Dm A# F F
Dm A# F F
Dm A# F


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

Fsus4

Guitar chord Fsus4

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 "The Scientist" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Scientist" by Coldplay.