I don't know if this has been mentioned before but.... I discovered that "Viva la Vida" has exactly the same chord progression that "J'en ai Marre" from the french pop singer Alizée........ :cry: and that's very sad for me because that girl really sucks :angry: I'm not saying that Coldplay "stole" the song from her, but the fact is that both songs are very similar (well.... let's accept it: they're almost the same! the strings, the feeling of the song, and many things more....)

 

DOWNLOAD J'en ai Marre and listen by yourself

little similiraties in the intro.