In My Place Chords
by Coldplay
In My Place by Coldplay is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, A/G#, C#m, E7, F#m7, F#m, E, D and E/G#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: (2x)
A A/G# C#m E7
A F#m7 C#m E7
A A/G# C#m E7
In my place, in my place, were lines that I couldn't
A F#m C#m E
change, I was lost, oh yeah
A A/G# C#m E7
I was lost, I was lost, crossed lines I shouldn't have
A F#m C#m E
crossed, I was lost, oh yeah
D A E/G# D
Yeah, how long must you wait for him?
D A E/G# E D
Yeah, how long must you pay for him?
D A E/G# E D E
Yeah, how long must you wait for him, for him
Intro Riff (1x)
A A/G# C#m E7 A
I was scared, I was scared, tired and underprepared
F#m C#m E7
But I wait for you
A A/G# C#m E7 A
If you go, if you go, Leave me down here on my own
F#m C#m E7
Then I wait for you
D A E/G# D
Yeah, how long must you wait for him?
D A E/G# E D
Yeah, how long must you pay for him?
D A E/G# E D E
Yeah, how long must you wait for him, for him
Intro Riff (2x)
A A/G# C#m
Sing it please, please, please
E7 A
Come back and sing to me
F#m C#m
To me, me
E7 A A/G# C#m
Come on and sing it out, now, now
E7 A F#m C#m
Come on and sing it out, to me, me
E7
Come back and sing it
A A/G# C#m E7
In my place, in my place, were lines that I couldn't
A F#m C#m
change, and I was lost, oh yeah
E7 A
Ooh yeah