Didn't they steal from Joe Satriani?
Regardless of what people think of Coldplay, Satriani's a douche for suing them.
Regardless of what people think of Coldplay, Satriani's a douche for suing them.
Obviously they're identical, but the chord progression and melody are both so utterly mind-numbingly cliche that it's entirely possible that Coldplay came up with their version all by themselves.