Intro 1
C#m C#m C#m C#m
Verse 1
F#m E6
I awake to find no peace of mind
Amaj7 G#m11
I said how do you live as a fu gitive
F#m E6
Down here where I cannot see so clear
Amaj7
I said, what do I know
G#m11
Show me the right way to go
Chorus 1
F#m G#m11
And the spies came out of the water
Amaj7 G#m11
But you're feel ing so bad 'cause you know
F#m E6
But the spies hide out in every cor ner
Amaj7
But you can't touch them no,
B
'cause they're all spies
Interlude 1
C#m
They're all spies
C#m
Verse 2
F#m E6
I awake to see that no one is free
Amaj7
We're all fu gitives
G#m11
Look at the way we live
F#m E6
Down here, I cannot sleep from fear no
Amaj7
I said, which way do I turn
G#m11
Oh I forget everything I learn
Chorus 2
F#m G#m11
And the spies came out of the water
Amaj7 G#m11
But you're feel ing so bad 'cause you know
F#m E6
That the spies hide out in every cor ner
Amaj7
But you can't touch them no
B
'Cause they're all spies
Interlude 2
C#m
They're all spies
C#m
Bridge 1
Amaj7 B
And if we don't hide here
They're going to find us
F#m G#m7 F#m
And if we don't hide now
B Amaj7
They're going to catch us where we sleep
B
And if we don't hide here
D#m7b5
They're going to find us
G#sus4 G#
Interlude 3
C#m
C#m
Chorus 3
A G#
And spies came out of the water
A6 F#
But you're feeling so good 'cause you know
F#m E6
Though spies hide out in every cor ner
Amaj7
They can't touch you no
B
'Cause they're just spies
Outro 1
C#m A B
They're just spies
C#m A B
They're just spies
C#m A B
They're just spies
C#m A B
They're just spies
C#m
I awake to find no peace of mind
I said, "How do you live as a fugitive down here"
"Where I cannot see so clear?"
I said, "What do I know?"
"Show me the right way to go"
And the spies came out of the water
But you're feeling so bad 'cause you know
That the spies hide out in every corner
But you can't touch them, no
'Cause they're all spies
They're all spies
I awake to see that no one is free
We're all fugitives, look at the way we live down here
I cannot sleep from fear, no
I said, "Which way do I turn?"
Oh, I forget everything I learn
And the spies came out of the water
And you're feeling so bad 'cause you know
That the spies hide out in every corner
But you can't touch them, no
'Cause they're all spies
They're all spies
And if we don't hide here
They're gonna find us
And if we don't hide now
They're gonna catch us where we sleep
Ah, and if we don't hide here
They're gonna find us
And the spies came out of the water
But you're feeling so good 'cause you know
That those spies hide out in every corner
They can't touch you, no
'Cause they're just spies
They're just spies
They're just spies
They're just spies
They're just spies
Intro 1
C#m C#m C#m
Verse 1
F#m E6
I awake to find no peace of mind
Amaj7 G#m11
I said how do you live as a fu gitive
F#m E6
Down here where I cannot see so clear
Amaj7
I said, what do I know
G#m11
Show me the right way to go
Chorus 1
F#m G#m11
And the spies came out of the water
Amaj7 G#m11
But you're feel ing so bad 'cause you know
F#m E6 Amaj7
But the spies hide out in every cor ner/ But you can't touch them no,
B
'cause they're all spies
Interlude 1
C#m
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C#m
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Verse 2
F#m E6
I awake to see that no one is free
Amaj7
We're all fu gitives
G#m11
Look at the way we live
F#m E6
Down here, I cannot sleep from fear no
Amaj7
I said, which way do I turn
G#m11
Oh I for get everything I learn
Chorus 2
F#m G#m11
And the spies came out of the water
Amaj7 G#m11
But you're feel ing so bad 'cause you know
F#m E6
That the spies hide out in every cor ner
Amaj7
But you can't touch them no
B
'Cause they're all spies
Interlude 2
C#m
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C#m
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Bridge 1
Amaj7 B
And if we don't hide here
F#m G#m7 F#m
And if we don't hide now
B Amaj7
They're going to catch us where we sleep
B
And if we don't hide here
D#m7b5
They're going to find us
G#sus4 G#
Interlude 3
C#m
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C#m
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Chorus 3
A G#
came out of the water
A6 F#
But you're feeling so good 'cause you know
F#m E6
Though spies hide out in every cor ner
Amaj7
They can't touch you no
B
'Cause they're just spies
Outro 1
C#m A B
They're just spies
C#m A B
They're just spies
C#m A B
They're just spies
C#m A B
They're just spies
C#m
Literary translation to Italian — faithful to the author's feeling, not singable.
Mi sveglia per trovare pace d'animo
Ho detto: "Come fai a vivere come un fuggitivo qui sotto?"
"Dove non riesci a vedere così chiaro?"
Ho detto: "Qualcosa so io?"
"Mostrami la strada giusta da prendere"
E i spie sono usciti dall'acqua
Ma ti senti così male perché sai
Che i spie si nascondono in ogni angolo
Ma non puoi toccarli, no
"Perché sono tutti spie"
Sono tutti spie
Mi sveglia per vedere che nessuno è libero
Siamo tutti fuggitivi, guarda come viviamo qui sotto
Non riesco a dormire per la paura, no
Ho detto: "In quale direzione devo girare?"
Oh, dimentico tutto ciò che imparo
E i spie sono usciti dall'acqua
E ti senti così male perché sai
Che i spie si nascondono in ogni angolo
Ma non puoi toccarli, no
"Perché sono tutti spie"
Sono tutti spie
E se non ci nascondiamo qui
Ci troveranno
E se non ci nascondiamo adesso
Ci cattureranno mentre dormiamo
Ah, e se non ci nascondiamo qui
Ci troveranno
E i spie sono usciti dall'acqua
Ma ti senti così bene perché sai
Che quei spie si nascondono in ogni angolo
Non possono toccarti, no
"Perché sono solo spie"
Sono solo spie
Sono solo spie
Sono solo spie
Sono solo spie
Literary translation to Portuguese — faithful to the author's feeling, not singable.
Acordo-me acordando sem paz de espírito
Disse: "Como você vive como fugitivo por aqui"
"Onde eu não vejo tão claro?"
Disse: "O que eu sei?"
"Mostre-me o caminho certo para seguir"
E os espiões saíram da água
Mas você se sente tão mal porque sabe
Que os espiões escondem-se em cada canto
Mas você não pode toca-los, não
"Porque eles são todos espiões"
Eles são todos espiões
Acordo-me vendo que ninguém é livre
Todos somos fugitivos, olhe como vivemos por aqui
Não consigo dormir por medo, não
Disse: "Qual caminho devo escolher?"
Oh, esqueço tudo o que aprendi
E os espiões saíram da água
E você se sente tão mal porque sabe
Que os espiões escondem-se em cada canto
Mas você não pode toca-los, não
"Porque eles são todos espiões"
Eles são todos espiões
E se não escondemos aqui
Eles nos encontrarão
E se não escondemos agora
Eles nos pegarão onde dormimos
Ah, e se não escondemos aqui
Eles nos encontrarão
E os espiões saíram da água
Mas você se sente tão bem porque sabe
Que aqueles espiões escondem-se em cada canto
Eles não podem te tocar, não
"Porque eles são apenas espiões"
Eles são apenas espiões
Eles são apenas espiões
Eles são apenas espiões
Eles são apenas espiões
From the album
Parachutes
Coldplay · 2000 · Track 3
The story behind
Coldplay recorded Spies in 1999 and 2000, before the world knew them. The song was released in the band's first album, Parachutes, which was launched in the United Kingdom in July 2000. The band produced most of the songs, but Ken Nelson, a British producer, helped with almost all of them. Only one was produced by Chris Allison.The process was slow. The band started recording in Liverpool studios and then moved to other locations. Nelson got involved in the project after a concert in Liverpool, where he saw Coldplay perform and realized they needed more help. In the studio, they learned to play the songs live and decided how to record them. The song Spies was recorded in a room that Nelson called "demo room", and mixed in New York.
The song became one of the most popular tracks on the album, which reached number one in the United Kingdom and was certified seven times platinum.