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Artist: Coldplay Song: Violet Hill Album: Viva La Vida... Made by Maxime Legault () Hi everyone! So I made up this ACOUSTIC VERSION to help people who would like to play a Coldplay song, so it's not the album version (since it's basically a piano song...), but feel free for any comments or suggestions !!! So enjoy!!! EDIT AUGUST 11th 2010: Changed the lyrics, they are now accurate, they are from Coldplay's official website. Standard Tuning with Capo on 2nd fret [Chords]: Bm x24432 Bsus2 x24422 G 3x0003 Gma7 3x0023 Em 022000 Em6 022020 Em(2) 079987 A x02220 F#m 244222 D xx0232 or 200232 F# (note) 2xxxxx EASY VERSION: [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'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? [Verse 2] Bm Was a long and dark December When the banks became cathedrals G Em And a fox became God Bm Priests clutched onto bibles Hollowed out to fit their rifles G Em And the cross was held aloft [Chorus] 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? [Solo] Bm Bm G Em x2 (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...) (3x) (1x) e|--------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-3p2p0-3------------------|--3p2p0-3--------------------| (2x) G|------------2-----4-------|-------------2---------------| D|---------4-----4-----2----|----------4-----4--9-8--7-(6)| A|-----------------------2--|-------------------7-6--5-(4)| E|--------------------------|-------------------7-6--5-(4)| (the last chord is played the second time only, and the first time, you just return to beginning of the solo...) [Chorus] 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? [Outro] 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 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 G F#m D Bm A Bm If you love me, won’t you let me know? MORE COMPLEX VERSION: [Verse 1] Bm Was a long and dark December Bsus2 From the rooftops I remember G Gma7 Em Em6 There was snow , white snow Bm Clearly I remember from the windows Bsus2 G Gma7 They were watching while we froze Em Em6 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#(note) G F#m D Bm A Bm If you love me, won’t you let me know? [Verse 2] Bm Was a long and dark December Bsus2 When the banks became cathedrals G Gma7 Em Em6 And a fox became God Bm Priests clutched onto bibles Bsus2 Hollowed out to fit their rifles G Gma7 Em Em6 And the cross was held aloft [Chorus] G Bury me an armour A When I’m dead and hit the ground Bm A My nerves are poles that unfroze F#(note) G F#m D Bm A Bm If you love me, won’t you let me know? [Solo] Bm Bm G Em x2 (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...) (3x) (1x) e|--------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-3p2p0-3------------------|--3p2p0-3--------------------| (2x) G|------------2-----4-------|-------------2---------------| D|---------4-----4-----2----|----------4-----4--9-8--7-(6)| A|-----------------------2--|-------------------7-6--5-(4)| E|--------------------------|-------------------7-6--5-(4)| (the last chord is played the second time only, and the first time, you just return to beginning of the solo...) [Chorus] G I don’t want to be a soldier A Who the captain of some sinking ship Bm Would stow A Far below F#(note) G F#m D Bm A Bm So, if you love me, why’d you let me go? [Outro] 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 Em(2) 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 playing the Em (and Em6 for the complex one)), you can play the last 4 chords written in the "guitar solo"... So enjoy !!! (and feel free for any suggestions)