Violet Hill is a song by British band Coldplay and was written by the band members. It was released as the first single from the album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends in 2008. The song originated from lead singer Chris Martins concerns about political activism and wars. Violet Hill is also the name of a street in London where Coldplay has its studio.
Key: Bm
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B4
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G7M
Em
Em6
Em
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EASY VERSION:
Bm
Was a long and dark December From the rooftops I remember
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Em
There was snow, white snow
Bm
Clearly I remember from the windows
G
They were watching while we froze
Em
Down below
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When the future's architectured
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Bm
By a carnival of idiots on show
A
You'd better lie low
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F#m
D
Bm
A
Bm
If you love me, won’t you let me know?
Bm
Was a long and dark December When the banks became cathedrals
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Em
And a fox became God
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Priests clutched onto bibles Hollowed out to fit their rifles
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Em
And the cross was held aloft
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Bury me an armour
A
When I’m dead and hit the ground
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A
My nerves are poles that unfroze
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F#m
D
Bm
A
Bm
If you love me, won’t you let me know?
Bm
G
Em
(don't forget about the capo thing...it's 2 step higher so if you play without a capo, 3 a 5, 2 is a 7, etc...)
G
I don’t want to be a soldier
A
Who the captain of some sinking ship
Bm
Would stow
A
Far below
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F#m
D
Bm
A
Bm
So, if you love me, why’d you let me go?
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G
D
Bm
A
G
I took my love down to Violet Hill
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Bm
F#m
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There we sat in the snow
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A
Bm
Em
D
Bm
A
All that time she was silent still
F#m
G
F#m
D
Bm
A
G
Said if you love me, won’t you let me know?
F#m
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F#m
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Bm
A
Bm
If you love me, won’t you let me know? MORE COMPLEX VERSION:
Bm
Was a long and dark December
B4
From the rooftops I remember
G
G7M
Em
Em6
There was snow , white snow
Bm
Clearly I remember from the windows
B4
G
G7M
They were watching while we froze
Em
Em6
Down below
G
When the future's architectured
A
Bm
By a carnival of idiots on show
A
You'd better lie low
G
F#m
D
Bm
A
Bm
If you love me, won’t you let me know?
Bm
Was a long and dark December
B4
When the banks became cathedrals
G
G7M
Em
Em6
And a fox became God
Bm
Priests clutched onto bibles
B4
Hollowed out to fit their rifles
G
G7M
Em
Em6
And the cross was held aloft
G
Bury me an armour
A
When I’m dead and hit the ground
Bm
A
My nerves are poles that unfroze
G
F#m
D
Bm
A
Bm
If you love me, won’t you let me know?
Bm
G
Em
(don't forget about the capo thing...it's 2 step higher so if you play without a capo, 3 a 5, 2 is a 7, etc...)
G
I don’t want to be a soldier
A
Who the captain of some sinking ship
Bm
Would stow
A
Far below
G
F#m
D
Bm
A
Bm
So, if you love me, why’d you let me go?
D
G
D
Bm
A
G
I took my love down to Violet Hill
A
Bm
F#m
G
There we sat in the snow
G
A
Bm
D
Bm
A
All that time she was silent still
F#m
G
F#m
D
Bm
A
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? So it's pretty much all there. For the distorted guitar fill during the verses (instead