We were just (Am7)a bout to lose our home,
dia (C)monds ate the ra di o.
Mov (Am7)ing in the dead of night.
We took pho (Am7)to graphs, just some, just so
his (C)to ry’s some one to know.
We were mov (Am7)ing at the speed of flight.
(Em)Kids,
cry
if you
want to,
that’s al right.
If you
want to hold me, hold me (Fmaj7)tight.
Just an a li (Fmaj7)en.
We were hov (Am)er ing with out a home,
mil (C)li ons are U.
F.
O.
Hov (Am)er ing in hope, some scope
to night
sees the light and says:
‘Fly if you
want to,
that’s al right.
But if you
want to call me, call this (Fmaj7)line.’
Just an a li (Fmaj7)en.
Just an a li (Fmaj7)en.
Oh, we (Fmaj7)just
want to (G6)get home
a (Am)gain.
(Tell your lead er,
a or ma’am,
‘we come in peace,
we mean harm.’)
Some where out there, in the un known,
all the E.
T.s
are phon ing home.
(Fmaj7)Watch ing my life
(Em)on the sky line,
(Fmaj7)cross ing your eyes
(Am)for a life time.
(Just an a li (Fmaj7)Mov ing tar get,
(Em)tar get move ment.
A (Fmaj7)patch, a cor ner
(Am)of the space time.
(Fmaj7)Turn ing t’ward it,
(Em)turn ing pag es.
(Fmaj7)O ver A sia,
(Am)cross ing a ges.
Just an a li (Fmaj7)en.
Oh, we (Fmaj7)just
want to (G6)get home
a (Am)gain.
This page shows “A L I E N S” by Coldplay in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 148 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.