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The Scientist

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The Scientist

Coldplay — The Scientist

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Afinação: E A D G C F
Verse
Dm7 Bb9
Come up to meet you
F
Tell you I'm sorry
F2
You don't know how lovely you are
Dm7 Bb9
I had to find you
F
Tell you I need you
F2
Tell you I'll set you apart
Dm7 Bb9
Tell me your secrets
F
And ask me your questions
F2
Oh, lets go back to the start
Dm7 Bb9
Running in circles
F
Coming up tails
F2
Heads on a science apart
Chorus
Bb9 F
Nobody said it was easy
F2
It's such a shame for us to part
Bb9 F
Nobody said it was easy
F7M(9)
No one ever said
F6 C4
It would be this hard
Oh take me back to the start
( F Bb9 F F2 )
Verse
Dm7 Bb9
I was just guessing
F
At numbers and figures
F2
Pulling your puzzles apart
Dm7 Bb9
Questions of science
F
Science and progress
F2
Do not speak as loud as my heart
Dm7 Bb9
Tell me you love me
F
Come back and haunt me
F2
Oh and I rush to the start
Dm7 Bb9
Running in circles
F
Chasing our tails
F2 C11/E
Coming back as we are
Chorus
Bb9 F
Nobody said it was easy
F2
It's such a shame for us to part
Bb9 F
Nobody said it was easy
F7M
No one ever said
F6 C4
It would be so hard
F
I'm going back to the start
( Bb9 F F2 )
Outro
( Dm7 Bb9 F F2 )
Dm7 Bb9 F F2
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Dm7 Bb9 F F2
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Dm7 Bb9 F F2
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Dm7 Bb9 F
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“The Scientist,” translated into Spanish as “El científico,” is the second single from British band Coldplay’s second studio album, titled A Rush of Blood to the Head. The song was written by lead singer Chris Martin and is a ballad characterized by its piano chord accompaniment. It was released as a single on November 4, 2002, reaching number ten on the UK Singles Chart and number eighteen on the Billboard Hot 100. The song received positive reviews, with particular praise for the use of the piano and Martin’s falsetto. There are numerous remixes of this track, and its piano ostinato has been sampled in several other songs. The music video for "The Scientist" won three MTV awards. Additionally, the song is included on the live album Live 2003. Chris Martin was inspired to write "The Scientist" after listening to George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass." In an interview with Rolling Stone, Martin commented that during the production of A Rush of Blood to the Head, he felt something was missing. One night, while in Liverpool, he found an old, out-of-tune piano. He tried working on Harrison’s song “Isn’t It a Pity,” but couldn’t get it right. Finally, when the idea for the song came to him, he asked for it to be recorded. After listening to it, he described the song as “lovely.” Martin recorded the song in a studio in Liverpool, just like the rest of the album. In an interview, Martin explained that the song is about women and how, when you like someone, everything else disappears from your mind. However, in the credits for the album A Rush of Blood to the Head, it is noted that “The Scientist is Dan,” referring to Dan Keeling, an A&R executive who also works at Parlophone, Coldplay’s record label. “The Scientist” is a ballad that begins with a piano ostinato, with Martin singing at the start and the rest of the band joining in after the first chorus. The song features a string arrangement, and an electric guitar can be heard toward the end. The lyrics describe a man who surrenders to love, expressing his desire to “go back to the beginning.” The first lines of the verse feature an apology: “I came to see you and tell you I’m sorry/you don’t know how lovely you are.” The protagonist wants to get back together with the woman he loves: “I had to find you and tell you that I need you/tell you that you’re special/tell me your secrets and ask me whatever you want/oh, let’s start over.” In the chorus, he refers to their relationship, which for some reason isn’t working: “Nobody said it would be easy/it’s a shame we’re breaking up/nobody said it would be easy/nobody warned it would be this hard/oh, let’s start over.” Additionally, in the third line of the second verse, he refers to scientific inquiry: "I was just guessing numbers and figures/throwing the pieces around/questions of science, science, and progress."