Violet Hill

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 G  O]

     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          
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| Repeat two times 
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|                  
G|-----------------------------|---------------------11--10--9--8--|                  
D|--2-1---2--------------------|--2-1---2------------11--10--9--8--|                  
A|------4-------2-2----4-------|------4-------2------9---8---7--6--|                  
E|-----------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?

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 

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 G  O:]

     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         
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|                  
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|                  
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------9--8--7---6--|                  
D|--0--------0--------------------|--0--------0-----------9--8--7---6--| Repeat two times 
A|-----4--2--------0--0-----2-----|-----4--2--------0-----7--6--5---4--|                  
E|--------------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?