What key is this in? Coldplay Green Eyes?

Question

i figured out the beginning of this song..

its in the key of A ( am i right)?

A E Bm

Honey you are a rock

A E Bm

Upon which i stand

A E Bm

And I come here to talk

A E Bm

I hope you understand

and so i was wondering what key is this in?

The green eyes, yeah the spotlight

A E

Shines upon you

Bm D A E

And how could anybody deny you

Bm D

I came here with a load

A G D

And it feels so much lighter now i met you

Bm D

And honey you should know

A G D

That I could never go on without you

please tell me!!

Answer 1

You have a very good ear! It looks like A Major, but the tonality is actually B Minor. This song is kind of modal because the key signature for B Minor is 2 sharps: F# and C#. Yet the E chord has a G#. I would but the key in 2 sharps and add the G# when needed. You need to listen to the chords again because there are some inversions (what guitar players call slash chords). For example, I hear A Major going to E with a G# on the bottom resolving to B Minor in the beginning of the song. Thanks for getting me to listen to it. It's a fine song.