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So, I tried to write down the chords and riffs of the acoustic version of "Violently 
(Debut Live).
But I believe Bjork never paraphrases this song identically and so this is one version 
many!
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EmSince DmI
Cmet DmyouEm  
this Dmsmall towCn
hasn't Dmgot roomEm  
for mDmy big feeClingsDm  
Riff A (play it 4 times)
1.--------------|
2.-----0h1---0--|
3.---0-----0----|
4.-0------------|
5.--------------|
6.--------------|
FViolently Emhappy - G7'cause I loCve you
FViolently Emhappy - G7but you're Cnot here
FViolently Emhappy - G7come calm me Cdown beforG7e I get intCo trouble
 F-  Em- Am  
 F-  Em-  Am- Em  
FI tip-toe Emdown to the Amshore
Fstand Emby the Amocean
Fmake Emit rAmoar at me
Fand EmI roar Amback
(chords: see above)
Violently happy - 'cause I love you
Violently happy - but you're not here
Violently happy - overemotional
Violently happy - I'll get into trouble real soon if you don't get here BABY
Riff B (play it 32 times)
1.-5-...-8-
2.-x-...-x-
3.-2-...-5-|
4.---...---|
5.---...---|
6.---...---|
Riff C (it is played by the bass after 8 times Riff B - it is played 4 times
longer than Riff B)
1.--------------|
2.--------------|
3.--------------|
4.--------------|
5.---0--2--2----|
6.-0------------|
(you can play Riff C or the chords from above)
Violently happy - 'cause I love you
Violently happy - but you're not here
Violently happy - overemotional
Violently happy - I'm driving my car too fast with ecstatic music on
(you can play Riff B/C or the chords from above)
Violently happy - I'm getting too drunk
Violently happy - I'm aiming too high
Violently happy - only you can calm me down and aim too high.
soothe me

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Violently Happy

by Björk

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

So, I tried to write down the chords and riffs of the acoustic version of "Violently

(Debut Live).

But I believe Bjork never paraphrases this song identically and so this is one version

many!

---------------------

Em Dm

Since I

C Dm Em

met you

Dm C

this small town

Dm Em

hasn't got room

Dm C Dm

for my big feelings

Riff A (play it 4 times)

1.--------------|

2.-----0h1---0--|

3.---0-----0----|

4.-0------------|

5.--------------|

6.--------------|

F Em G7 C

Violently happy - 'cause I love you

F Em G7 C

Violently happy - but you're not here

F Em G7 C G7 C

Violently happy - come calm me down before I get into trouble

F Em Am

- -

F Em Am Em

- - -

F Em Am

I tip-toe down to the shore

F Em Am

stand by the ocean

F Em Am

make it roar at me

F Em Am

and I roar back

(chords: see above)

Violently happy - 'cause I love you

Violently happy - but you're not here

Violently happy - overemotional

Violently happy - I'll get into trouble real soon if you don't get here BABY

Riff B (play it 32 times)

1.-5-...-8-

2.-x-...-x-

3.-2-...-5-|

4.---...---|

5.---...---|

6.---...---|

Riff C (it is played by the bass after 8 times Riff B - it is played 4 times

longer than Riff B)

1.--------------|

2.--------------|

3.--------------|

4.--------------|

5.---0--2--2----|

6.-0------------|

(you can play Riff C or the chords from above)

Violently happy - 'cause I love you

Violently happy - but you're not here

Violently happy - overemotional

Violently happy - I'm driving my car too fast with ecstatic music on

(you can play Riff B/C or the chords from above)

Violently happy - I'm getting too drunk

Violently happy - I'm aiming too high

Violently happy - only you can calm me down and aim too high.

soothe me

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