Song: The Scientist
Band: Coldplay
Album: A Rush of Blood to the Head

By far one of the best songs off of the album.  I have tabbed out the piano for 

CAPO on 3rd Fret

Verse 1

Gtr. 1 (finger-picking) 
      Bm                           G
E---5-----5-----5-----5-----6-----6-----6-----6---8
B---6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6
G-----7-----7-----7-----7-----0-----0-----0---------
D------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------


      D                              Dm(no 3rd)
E---5-----5-----5-----5-----0-----0-----0-----0----
B---6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6----
G-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5--
D------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------


Bm              G                                 D                             
Come up to meet you, tell you I’m sorry, you dont know how lovely you are.
Bm        G                           D                            Dm(no 3rd)
I have to find you, tell you I need you, tell you I set you apart.
Bm                G                                      D                      
Tell me your secrets and ask me your questions, oh lets go back to the start.
Bm             G                          D                           Dm(no 3rd)
Running in circles, coming in tails, heads on a science apart.

Chorus 1

Gtr. 1 (finger picking)

      G     
E---6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6----
B---6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6----
G-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--
D------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------

      D                              Dm(no 3rd)
E---5-----5-----5-----5-----0-----0-----0-----0----
B---6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6----
G-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5--
D------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------

      A
E---0-----0-----0-----0-----0---
B---5-----5-----5-----5-----5---
G-----5-----5-----5-----5---5---
D------------------------------5---
A------------------------------0---
E----------------------------------


G                                         D               Dm(no 3rd)
Nobody said it was easy, it’s such a shame for us to part.
G                                        D                  Dm(no 3rd)
Nobody said it was easy, no one ever said it would be this hard.
A A(strum once)
Oh, take me back to the start. 

Gtr. 1 (finger-picking) 

      D     G
E---5-----5-----5-----5-----6-----6-----6-----6----
B---6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6----
G-----5-----5-----5-----5-----0-----0-----0-----0--
D------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------

      D     
E---5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----
B---6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6----
G-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5--
D------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------

Gtr. 2  

     D         G
E---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6
B---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6
G---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0
D---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0
A--------------------------------------------------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5
E--------------------------------------------------6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6

      D         
E---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5
B---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6
G---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5
D---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Verse 2

Gtr 1
Same finger-picking pattern as Verse 1

Gtr 2

      Bm         G
E---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6
B---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6
G---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--7---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0
D---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--7---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0
A---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5
E--------------------------------------------------6---6—6---6---6---6---6---6--

      D         Dm(no 3rd)
E---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0
B---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6
G---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5
D---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Bm          G                                      D                       Dm(no
I was just guessing numbers and figures, put in a puzzle apart.

Bm                G                                   D                         
Questions of science, science and progress, it must speak as loud as my heart.

Bm              G                                      D                        
Tell me you love me, come back and haunt me, oh, when I rush to your star.
Bm             G                               D                   Dm(no 3rd)
Running in circles, chasing our tails, coming back as we are.
Chorus 2

Gtr. 1 
Same as Chorus 1

Gtr 2                                                                           
      G                                                                         
E---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6|
B---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6 
G---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0 
D---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0 
A---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5 
E---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6 
                                                                                
      D                                                      Dm(no 3rd)         
E---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0
B---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6
G---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5
D---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                

      A         
E---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0
B---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5
G---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5
D---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5
A----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Ending
Gtr. 1 (finger-picking) 

      D                              G
E---5-----5-----5-----5-----6-----6-----6-----6----
B---6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6----
G-----5-----5-----5-----5-----0-----0-----0-----0--
D------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------

      D     
E---5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----
B---6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6----
G-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5--
D------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------

Gtr. 2  

      D                                                      G
E---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6
B---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6
G---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0
D---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0
A--------------------------------------------------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5
E--------------------------------------------------6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6

      D         
E---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5
B---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--6
G---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5
D---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Gtr 1 
Plays verse four times

Gtr 2 
Plays verse five times

End on:
      D         
E---5---
B---6---
G---5---
D---0---
A-------
E--------