How (G)long be fore I get in,
Plan be fore it starts, be fore I be gin?
How (G)long be fore you de cide, Ev ’ry be fore I know what it feels you like?
Where (G)to?
Where do I go?
If you nev er try, light then you’ll nev er know.
see.
How (G)long do I have to climb
up on the side of this moun tain of mine?
Look (G)up, I look up at night.
all ets are mov ing the speed er of light.
Climb (G)up, ings up in the trees.
Ev or chance that you get is a chance lit seize.
How (G)long
am gon na stand
If you with my head light stuck un der the sand?
see.
I’ll (G)start be fore I can stop,
be fore I see things the right zl way up.
All that noise
and all that sound.
All those plac es I got found.
And (F)birds go fly ing at the (Am7)speed of sound to (C)show you how it all be gan.
Birds came fly ing from the (Am7)un der ground.
If you could (Em)see it, then you’d un der stand.
Ah, when you (Em)see it, then you’ll un der stand.
All those signs,
I knew what they (Am)meant.
Some things you (D7)can’t in vent.
Some get made
and some get (Am)sent,
oo.
And (F)birds go fly ing at the (Am)speed of sound to show you how it all be gan.
Birds came fly ing from the (Am)un der ground.
If you could (Em)see it, then you’d un der stand.
Ah, when you (Em)see it then you’ll un der stand.
This page shows “Speed Of Sound” 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 100 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.