Violet Hill

(verse 1)
      C#m
Was a long and dark december
From the rooftops i remember
          A           F#m
There was snow, white snow

D |-4-3--2-1 
A |-4-3--2-1 

 C#m
Clearly i remember from the windows
                            A
They were watching while we froze
        F#m
Down below

D |-4-3--2-1 
A |-4-3--2-1 

(chorus)
          A
When the future architecture
     B                     C#m
By a carnival of idiots on show
                 B
You'd better lie low
       A    E   C#m       F#m B 
If you love me, won't you let me 
 C#m
know

(verse 2)
      C#m
Was a long and dark december
When the banks became cathedrals
      A          F#m
And a fox became god

D |-4-3--2-1 
A |-4-3--2-1 

 C#m
Priests clutched onto bibles
Hollowed out to fit their rifles
      A          F#m
And a cross held aloft

D |-4-3--2-1 
A |-4-3--2-1 

(chorus)
A
Bury me in armour
         B
When i'm dead and hit the ground
              C#m         B
My nerves are poles that unfroze
           A    E   C#m       F#m
And if you love me, won't you let
 B  C#m
 me know

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(guitar solo)

C#m C#m A F#m  (x2)

E |-------------------------------
B |-5-4---5-----------------------
G |-----6------4----6-------------
D |----------6---6----4-----------
A |-------------------------------
E |-------------------------------

E|---                  
B|---                  
G|---   3x             
D|---                  
A|---                  
E|---                  
                (2x) 


E |-------------------------------
B |-5-4---5-----------------------
G |-----6------4------------------
D |----------6---6---4-3--2-1-----
A |------------------4-3--2-1-----
E |-------------------------------

(chorus)
        A
I don't want to be a soldier
      B
Who a captain of some sinking ship
      C#m
Would stow
    B
Far below
            A    E   C#m      F#m
So, if you love me, why d'you let
 B  C#m
 me go

(outro)
          E            A      G#m
I took my love down to violet 
      A
hill
        C#m     F#m   A
There we sat    in    snow
         C#m  F#m     A         G#m
All that time she was silenced still
     E      A    E   C#m       
Said if you love me, won't you 
F#m  B    C#m   F#m
let  me   know?
E      A    E   C#m       F#m 
If you love me, won't you let me 
B  C#m
know?

(versão 2)

(capo 2ª casa)

(verse 1)
      Bm
Was a long and dark december

From the rooftops i remember
          G           Em
There was snow, white snow
  Bm
Clearly i remember from the windows
                            G
They were watching while we froze
        Em
Down below

(chorus)
          G
When the future architecture
     A                     Bm
By a carnival of idiots on show
               A
You better lie low
       G    D   Bm        Em  A 
If you love me, won't you let me 
 Bm
know

(verse 2)
      Bm
Was a long and dark december
When the banks became cathedrals
        G            Em
And the frost became gone
 Bm
Creased cut stones and bibles
Are all out to fade their rifles
         G             Em
And the cross was held aloft

(chorus)
G
There in me and i'm…
         A
When i'm dead and hit the ground
         Bm        A
Legs are cold, unfold
       G    D   Bm        Em  A 
If you love me, won't you let me 
 Bm
know

(guitar solo)

Bm Bm G Em  (x2)

(chorus)
        G
I don't wanna be a soldier
       A
With a captain of some sinking ship
     Bm
With snow
    A
Far below
           G    D   Bm        Em 
So, if you love me, why'd you let
 A  Bm
 me go

(outro)
          D            G      F#m
I took my love down to violet 
      G
hill
         Bm     Em    G
There we sat    in    snow
         Bm   Em      G         F#m
All that time she was silenced still
    D      G    D   Bm        Em
So, if you love me, won't you 
   A    Bm    Em
let  me   know?
D      G    D   Bm        Em  
If you love me, won't you let me 
A  Bm
know?