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Violent Noise

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Capo on 3rd fret
[Verse 1]
FIf I'm beating every Chand away
No one staFys
I've got so Amcautious
FAnd now I trip on every Cmove I make
Let one plaFy
To be that cAmareless
[Bridge]
With every Ckiss from a friend
With everyFthing I pretend.Am.. not to feel
Am I Ctoo high? Am I too proud?
Is the Fmusic too loud.Am.. for me to hear?
[Chorus 1]
FNow I go Gout
But every Ambeat is a violent noise
FDries my Geye
With every Ambeat comes a violent noise
FThe melody suGng
AmAnd I don't know the voice
FNow I go Gout
But every Ambeat is a violent noise
[Solo]
F C G Am
[Verse 2]
You've been staying out Flate
Trying your best to eCscape
FI hope you find what you're looking Amfor
Let a moment take Fplace
Without running Caway
FI hope you silence the noise
[Solo]
F C G Am
[Bridge]
How could eFyes this wide
Lose sight of a Amworld outside?
I've looked awayG, cowardice
With every Fkiss from a friend
With everything I pretend..Am.  not to feel
Am I too Ghigh? Am I too proud?
Is the music too loud... for me to hear?
[Chorus 2]
FNow I go Gout
But every Ambeat is a violent noise
FDries my Geye
With every Ambeat comes a violent noise
FThe melody Gsung
AmAnd I don't know the voice
FNow I go Gout
But every Ambeat is a violent noise

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Violent Noise

by The xx

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 3rd fret

[Verse 1]

F C

If I'm beating every hand away

No one stays

I've got so cautious

F C

And now I trip on every move I make

Let one play

To be that careless

[Bridge]

With every kiss from a friend

F Am

With everything I pretend... not to feel

Am I too high? Am I too proud?

F Am

Is the music too loud... for me to hear?

[Chorus 1]

F G

Now I go out

But every beat is a violent noise

F G

Dries my eye

With every beat comes a violent noise

F G

The melody sung

And I don't know the voice

F G

Now I go out

But every beat is a violent noise

[Solo]

F C G Am

[Verse 2]

You've been staying out late

Trying your best to escape

F Am

I hope you find what you're looking for

Let a moment take place

Without running away

I hope you silence the noise

[Solo]

F C G Am

[Bridge]

How could eyes this wide

Lose sight of a world outside?

I've looked away, cowardice

With every kiss from a friend

With everything I pretend... not to feel

Am I too high? Am I too proud?

Is the music too loud... for me to hear?

[Chorus 2]

F G

Now I go out

But every beat is a violent noise

F G

Dries my eye

With every beat comes a violent noise

F G

The melody sung

And I don't know the voice

F G

Now I go out

But every beat is a violent noise

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