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Did I drive you a way?
Well I know what you’ll (Bbm7)say,
you’ll say oh,
sing one you know.
But I prom ise you this,
I’ll al ways look (Bbm7)out
for
(Ebm)you.
Yeah, that’s what I’ll (Dbmaj7)do.
And say I.
And say I.
and I saw (Dbmaj7)sparks.
Yeah, I saw (Dbmaj7)sparks.
I saw (Dbmaj7)sparks.
Yeah, I saw (Dbmaj7)sparks.
I saw
See me now.
(Dbmaj7)(ooh.)
La la la (Bbm7)la.
Ooh,
(Dbmaj7)ooh.
La la la (Bbm7)la.
Ooh,
(Dbmaj7)(ooh.)
La la la (Bbm7)la.
Ooh,
(Dbmaj7)ooh.
La la la (Bbm7)la.
Ooh,
This page shows “Sparks” 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 Gb at 72 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.
This arrangement is a beautiful workout for smooth chord voicing in G♭ major — a key that keeps you mostly on the black keys, which actually helps your hand find a natural, relaxed shape once you settle in. Your left hand plays block bass patterns, so focus on landing each root cleanly and holding it with the pedal through the chord change. The real challenge is the subtle shifts between closely related voicings like B♭m to B♭m7 and D♭ to D♭maj7 to D♭9 — often just one finger moving a half step. Practice those transitions hands-separate first, looping two chords at a time until the movement feels automatic. At 72 BPM you have plenty of time, but that slow tempo also exposes any hesitation, so use a metronome early. Pedal on every chord change to keep things legato without blurring. This is the piece that will make extended chords feel like second nature to you.