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VIOLET AND BLUE
(From the Columbia Pictures Film Against All Odds)
Words & Music by Stevie Nicks
Key:           F#m  
Guitar:     Em (Capo 2)
Intro:
           Em           D/                  G              C  
  //            //                  //           //                                                 
			                            C   D(add 9)                  
 Even when the warning is…            ////              (Repeat)
Verse 1:
So wherEm7e have you goneD  
     GHave you gone sCmaj7o far from the eyes that
     DSpeak trouble and even when thEm7e warning isD  
       G       Cover - wh  C-   eC#diml  -  m    -   Ding.
Verse 2:
Well it's hard Em7to hide fDrom
     GEyes that are all ovCmaj7er you
      DThat only someEm7  D  
GMake you lose your Ccom  -     Cpo -           C#dimsure.D  
Chorus:
"Well it's hard Aon my heartE/B  
               AWell, opeE/Bn your eyes, yeah
        AIt gets harE/Bder every day
        AHe said, "I nE/Beed to know now.”
        C#m      G#mSoon you will be goneE6/B  
Take your violet aE/Bnd blue mornings with B7susyou
     Em       D         G         C  D(add 9)
O    -   o  -  o
     Em       D         G         C  D(add 9)
O    -   o  -  o
Verse 3:
So you hide ouEm7tD  
      GLike you think Cmaj7that you never left
      DTried to tell him that his  heart is Em7in his hands, D  
                G       Cooo     Cy          C#dim- e                D-  s    (To Chorus)
Bridge:
GTen thousand times
Oh, I tG/Fried to tell you
When you close your Em7eyes
Well I cG/Dan't see inside you
With the touch Cmaj9of your hand
Well, it Dsusstarts   Em7/Da          Dgain
Verse 4:
So we both plEm7ayD  
            G    Cmaj7It gets under your skin
           DAnd we both lEm7ove the roadD  
            G   CBut the roaCds are diffeC#dimr     - entD.    (To Chorus)
Coda:
        D/       Em      D/       G       C/         C     C#dim         D/
             O  -  - o    -  o
Make you lose your com  -     po -                 Cmaj9surC#dime.D  
It's     oCmaj9ver - whel C#dim- m   -  Ding.
Make you lose your com  -     po -                 Cmaj9suC#dimre.D  
It's     oCmaj9ver - whel C#dim- m   -  Ding.
© 1982, 1984 Welsh Witch Music (BMI)

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Violet And Blue

by Stevie Nicks

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Em7

Cmaj7

C#dim

E/B

C#m

G#m

E6/B

B7sus

G/F

G/D

Cmaj9

Dsus

Em7/D

VIOLET AND BLUE

(From the Columbia Pictures Film Against All Odds)

Words & Music by Stevie Nicks

F#m

Key:

Guitar: Em (Capo 2)

Intro:

Em D G C

// // // //

C D

(add 9)

Even when the warning is… //// (Repeat)

Verse 1:

Em7 D

So where have you gone

G Cmaj7

Have you gone so far from the eyes that

D Em7 D

Speak trouble and even when the warning is

G C C C#dim D

over - wh - el - m - ing.

Verse 2:

Em7 D

Well it's hard to hide from

G Cmaj7

Eyes that are all over you

D Em7 D

That only some

G C C C#dim D

Make you lose your com - po - sure.

Chorus:

A E/B

"Well it's hard on my heart

A E/B

Well, open your eyes, yeah

A E/B

It gets harder every day

A E/B

He said, "I need to know now.”

C#m G#m E6/B

Soon you will be gone

E/B B7sus

Take your violet and blue mornings with you

Em D G C D

(add 9)

O - o - o

Em D G C D

(add 9)

O - o - o

Verse 3:

Em7 D

So you hide out

G Cmaj7

Like you think that you never left

D Em7 D

Tried to tell him that his heart is in his hands,

G C C C#dim D

ooo y - e - s (To Chorus)

Bridge:

Ten thousand times

G/F

Oh, I tried to tell you

Em7

When you close your eyes

G/D

Well I can't see inside you

Cmaj9

With the touch of your hand

Dsus Em7/D D

Well, it starts a gain

Verse 4:

Em7 D

So we both play

G Cmaj7

It gets under your skin

D Em7 D

And we both love the road

G C C C#dim D

But the roads are differ - ent. (To Chorus)

Coda:

D Em D G C C C#dim D

/ / / /

O - - o - o

Cmaj9 C#dim D

Make you lose your com - po - sure.

Cmaj9 C#dim D

It's over - whel - m - ing.

Cmaj9 C#dim D

Make you lose your com - po - sure.

Cmaj9 C#dim D

It's over - whel - m - ing.

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