Lovers In Japan tab by Coldplay

Lovers In Japan
Viva la Vida or Death And All His Friends -- 2008

This tab is essentially the album and acoustic version of the song.

Tuning - Standard (E A D G B e)

Guitar 1 = Acoustic
Guitar 2 = Lead (Album Version)

Intro Prt.1
Guitar 2             Guitar 1
e|-----------------------|  or e|------------3----2----|
B|--15---12----8----7----|    B|--0----1----3----3----|
G|--12----9----7----7----|    G|--0----0----0----2----|
D|--14---10----9----7----|2x   D|--2----2----0----0----|2x
A|-----------------------|    A|--2----3----x---------|
E|-----------------------|    E|--0---------3---------|

Intro Prt.2/Verse 1 - 3x
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------|
G|--2-2-2-4--2-2-4-4-------2-2-2-4--2-2-4-4-------|
D|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-[2x]--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-[2x]--|
A|--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x------------------------------|
E|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------|
G|--2-2-2-4--2-2-4-4-------2-2-2-4--2-2-4-4-------|
D|--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-[2x]--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-[2x]--|
A|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-------|
E|-------------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------|

Intro Prt.2/Verse 1
Guitar 2       "solider on..."
e|---------------|   e|------------------------------|
B|---------------|   B|------------------------------|
G|--12-12-12-12--|   G|--12/16[16x]\14[16x]\12[??x]--|
D|---------------|??x  D|------------------------------|
A|---------------|   A|------------------------------|
E|---------------|   E|------------------------------|

Chorus
Guitar 1
     Em7    Cadd9 Gsus2
They are turning my head out
  D        Em7
To see what I'm all about
    Cadd9  Gsus2
Keeping my head down
  D           Em7
To see what it feels like now
   D    Cadd9
But I have no doubt
Am       D
One day, we are gonna get out

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|2x
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-7-7-[2x]-7-7-8-8-[2x]-5-5-7-7-[2x]-3-3-5-5-[2x]-----|

"But I have no..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-7-7-[2x]-3-3-5-5-[2x]-3-3-7-7-[2x]-5-5-7-7-[2x]-3-3-5-5-[2x]--|

Interlude
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------|
B|--15---12----8----7----|
G|--12----9----7----7----|
D|--14---10----9----7----|2x
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
G|--2-2-2-4--2-2-4-4--2-2-2-4--2-2-4-4--|
D|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
A|--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--------------------|
E|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
G|--2-2-2-4--2-2-4-4--2-2-2-4--2-2-4-4--|
D|--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
A|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--|
E|--------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|

e|------------3----2----|
B|--0----1----3----3----|
G|--0----0----0----2----|
D|--2----2----0----0----|
A|--2----3----x---------|
E|--0---------3---------|

Verse 2
Same as Intro Prt.2/Verse 1

Chorus

Bridge
Guitar 1
Em7 Cadd9 Gsus2 D - 4x

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--4-------5-------7--------11-------|
D|--x-[7x]--x-[1x]--x-[16x]---x-[8x]--|2x
A|--2-------3-------5---------9-------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--9------10------12--------16-------|2x
A|--x-[7x]--x-[1x]--x-[16x]---x-[8x]--|
E|--7-------8------10--------14-------|

Outro
Guitar 1
e|--------------------|
B|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
G|--2-2-2-4--2-2-4-4--|
D|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|2x
A|--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--|
E|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|

Guitar 2
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|--12-12-12-12--|
D|---------------|??x
A|---------------|
E|---------------|