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Coldplay - Violet Hill Chords

Chord reference Bm, G, Em, A, F#m, D
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Was a [Bm]long and dark December From the rooftops I remember There was [G]snow, white [Em]snow [Bm]Clearly I remember from the windows They were watching while we [G]froze Down [Em]below

When the [G]future’s architectured By a [A]carnival of idiots on [Bm]show You’d better lie [A]low If you [G]love [F#m]me, [D]won’t you [Bm]let [A]me [Bm]know?

Was a [Bm]long and dark December When the banks became cathedrals And a [G]fox became [Em]God [Bm]Priests clutched onto bibles

Hollowed out to fit their rifles And the [G]cross was held [Em]aloft

[G]Bury me an armour When I’m [A]dead and hit the ground My nerves are [Bm]poles that [A]unfroze If you [G]love [F#m]me, [D]won’t you [Bm]let [A]me [Bm]know?

[Bm] [Bm] [G] [Em] I don’t [G]want to be a soldier Who [A]the captain of some sinking ship [Bm]Would stow Far [A]below So, if you [G]love [F#m]me, [D]why’d you [Bm]let [A]me [Bm]go?

I took my [D]love [G]down to [D][Bm]Violet [A]Hill [G] [A]There we [Bm]sat [F#m]in the [G]snow [G]All [A]that [Bm]time [Em]she was [D] [Bm]silent [A]still [F#m]Said if you [G]love [F#m]me, [D]won’t you [Bm]let [A]me [G]know? [F#m]If you [G]love me[F#m], [D]won’t you [Bm]let [A]me [Bm]know?

Artist Coldplay
Album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2008
Key Bm

How to Play Violet Hill on Guitar?

Coldplay - Violet Hill can be played in the key of Bm using the Bm, G, Em, A, F#m, D chords.

  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Violet Hill with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.