COLDPLAY
VIOLET HILL
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STANDARD TUNING
NO CAPO (Scroll down for a Capoed Version)
CHORD CHART:
[C#m] x46654
[C#m7] x46454
[A] x02220
[Asus2] x02200
[F#m] 244222
[F#5] x 9 11 11 xx
[F5] x 8 10 10 xx
[E5] x799xx
[Eb5] x688xx
[B] x24442
[G#m] 466444
[B6] x24444
[E] 022100
[C#sus2] x46644
[E/G#] 4x245x
VERSE 1
[C#m]
Was a long and dark December
[C#m7]
From the rooftops I remember
[A] [Asus2] [F#m] [F#5] [F5] [E5] [Eb5] (strum quickly)
There was snow, white snow
[C#m]
Clearly I remember from the windows
[C#m7] [A] [Asus2]
They were watching while we froze...
[F#m] [F#5] [F5] [E5] [Eb5]
Down below
CHORUS
[A]
When the future's architectured
[B] [C#m]
By a carnival of idiots on show
[B]
You'd better lie low
[G#m] [A] [G#m] [E] [C#m] [B6] [C#m]
If you love me, won’t you let me know?
VERSE 2
[C#m]
Was a long and dark December
[C#m7]
When the banks became cathedrals
[A] [Asus2] [F#m] [F#5] [F5] [E5] [Eb5]
And the fox became God
[C#m]
Priest clutched onto bibles
[C#m7]
Hollowed out to fit their rifles
[A] [Asus2] [F#m] [F#5] [F5] [E5] [Eb5]
And the cross was held aloft.
CHORUS
[A]
Bury me in armour
[B]
When I’m dead and hit the ground
[C#m] [B]
My nerves are poles that unfroze
[G#m] [A] [G#m] [E] [C#m] [B6] [C#m]
And if you love me, won’t you let me know?
[GUITAR SOLO]
[C#m] [C#sus2]
E||----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B||----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G||----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D||--2-1---2-------------------|--2-1---2--------------------|
A||------4-------2-----4-------|------4-------2-2----4-------|
E||-----------4-----4-----2----|-----------4------4-----2----|
[A] [Asus2] [F#m] [F#5] [F5] [E5] [Eb5]
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| Repeat two times
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------11--10--9--8--|
|--2-1---2--------------------|--2-1---2------------11--10--9--8--|
|------4-------2-2----4-------|------4-------2------9---8---7--6--|
|-----------4------4-----2----|-----------4-----4-----------------|
CHORUS
[A]
I don’t wanna be a soldier
[B]
who the captain of some sinking ship
[C#m]
would stow
[B]
far below...
[E/G#] [A] [G#m] [E] [C#m] [B6] [C#m]
So, if you love me, why’d you let me go?
OUTRO
([C#m]) [E] [A] [E] [G#m] [A]
I took my love down to Violet Hill
[C#m] [G#m] [A]
There we sat in snow
[A] [B] [C#m] [F#m] [E] [G#m]
All that time she was silenced still
[G#m] [A] [G#m] [E] [C#m] [B] [C#m] [A]
So, if you love me, won’t you let me know?
[G#m] [A] [G#m] [E] [C#m] [B] [C#m]
If you love me, won’t you let me know?
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STANDARD TUNING
CAPO 2
CHORD CHART:
[Bm] x24432
[Bm7] x24232
[G] 320003
[Gsus2] 300033
[Em] 022000
[E5] x799xx
[Eb5] x688xx
[D5] x577xx
[Db5] x466xx
[A] x02220
[F#m] 244222
[A6] x02222
[D] xx0232
[Bsus2] x24422
[D/F#] 200232
[VERSE 1:]
[Bm]
Was a long and dark December
[Bm7]
From the rooftops I remember
[G] [Gsus2] [Em] [E5] [Eb5] [D5] [Db5] (strum quickly)
There was snow, white snow
[Bm]
Clearly I remember from the windows
[Bm7] [G] [Gsus2]
They were watching while we froze...
[Em] [E5] [Eb5] [D5] [Db5]
Down below
[CHORUS:]
[G]
When the future's architectured
[A] [Bm]
By a carnival of idiots on show
[A]
You'd better lie low
[F#m] [G] [F#m] [D] [Bm] [A6] [Bm]
If you love me, won’t you let me know?
[VERSE 2:]
[Bm]
Was a long and dark December
[Bm7]
When the banks became cathedrals
[G] [Gsus2] [Em] [E5] [Eb5] [D5] [Db5]
And the fox became God
[Bm]
Priest clutched onto bibles
[Bm7]
Hollowed out to fit their rifles
[G] [Gsus2] [Em] [E5] [Eb5] [D5] [Db5]
And the cross was held aloft.
[CHORUS:]
[G]
Bury me in armour
[A]
When I’m dead and hit the ground
[Bm] [A]
My nerves are poles that unfroze
[F#m] [G] [F#m] [D] [Bm] [A6] [Bm]
And if you love me, won’t you let me know?
[GUITAR SOLO:]
[Bm] [Bsus2]
F#||-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#||-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
A ||-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
E ||--0--------0-----------------|--0--------0--------------------|
B ||-----4--2--------0-----2-----|-----4--2--------0--0-----2-----|
F#||--------------2-----2-----0--|--------------2--------2-----0--|
[G] [Gsus2] [Em] [E5] [Eb5] [D5] [Db5]
--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|-----------------------9--8--7---6--|
--0--------0--------------------|--0--------0-----------9--8--7---6--| Repeat two times
-----4--2--------0--0-----2-----|-----4--2--------0-----7--6--5---4--|
--------------2--------2-----0--|--------------2-----2---------------|
[CHORUS:]
[G]
I don’t wanna be a soldier
[A]
who the captain of some sinking ship
[Bm]
would stow
[A]
far below...
[D/F#] [G] [F#m] [D] [Bm] [A6] [Bm]
So, if you love me, why’d you let me go?
[OUTRO:]
([Bm]) [D] [G] [D] [F#m] [G]
I took my love down to Violet Hill
[Bm] [F#m] [G]
There we sat in snow
[G] [A] [Bm] [Em] [D] [F#m]
All that time she was silenced still
[F#m] [G] [F#m] [D] [Bm] [A] [Bm] [G]
So, if you love me, won’t you let me know?
[F#m] [G] [F#m] [D] [Bm] [A] [Bm]
If you love me, won’t you let me know?
