Coldplay - White Shadows: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "White Shadows" 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 White Shadows 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 "White Shadows" smoothly on your guitar.

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

G#m           B           D#m      C#m
When I was a young boy I tried to listen
G#m          B         D#m
And I wanna feel like that
G#m            B      D#m       C#m
Little white shadows blink and miss them
G#m        B        D#m
Part of a system, I am

If you ever feel like something's missing
Things you'll never understand
Little white shadows sparkle and glisten
Part of a system, a plan

E                   C#m
All this noise, I'm waking up
E                   C#m
All this space, I'm taking up
E                 C#m
All this sound is breaking up
E    F#
Oohhhhhhh

Chorus:
G#m                        E
Maybe you'll get what you wanted
 B                    D#m
Maybe you'll stumble upon it
G#m                  E
Everything you ever wanted
      B          D#m
In a permanent state

G#m                         E
Maybe you'll know when you see it
 B                           D#m
Maybe if you say it, you'll mean it
G#m                          E
And when you find it you'll keep it
      B          D#m               G#m
In a permanent state, a permanent state

When I was a young boy I tried to listen
Don't you wanna feel like that?
You're part of the human race
All of the stars and the outer space
Part of the system, a plan

All this noise, I'm waking up
All this space I'm taking up
I cannot hear, you're breaking up
Whooaaaaaaa

Chorus

G#m
Swim out on a sea of faces
E
A tide of the human races
B                           D#m
Oh, an answer now is what I need

G#m
See it in a new sun rise and
E
See it break on your horizon
B                           D#m G#m
Oh, come on love, stay with me


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

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