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 SONG: Violet
 STANDARD TUNING: EADGBe
 Key: F is a low F: 133211 (the 211's are optional to your playing)
      Fh is a high F: x81010xxx (an octave up)
 It sounds better to play barre chords for most of the chords except maybe the Dm.
  FTonight the drunks Gare infected, A#we're Con our wFay
 As if they drop Gby to see me A#unCinvitFed
        A#              CFh                        C  A#  
    And I am a wallflower, maybe a better father
 This is a Cjob
  FFor seconds I Gmiss the Bentleys
 ToA#day mCaybe they'll cFall,
 You describe Gevery prison you A#pass tChrough them aFll 
   A#Then he Casked you for your Fhead and I Aadd9vowed to burn your bed
  DmTry to pretenGd, but this is your A#life,
 somehCow, it feels right
 -----------------------
 bridge: (see an alternative way to play this bit at the end) 
  FI'm calling this evolution, CI'm falling for institution
  DmWarm submissioCn enveloping A#you
 D|-0-2-3--2-0-----|
 A|------------3-1-| (violin fill)
 E|----------------|
 (repeat chords)
 Tomorrow I'll survive the questions
 Knives buried with cold indifference
 My world is true rendered by you
 (violin fill x2)
 HAadd9ere they come aA#gain, I could Cnever find the wFords
 So I dCisguised them in A#verse
                            CFh
 Until it comes out dumb and wrong,
 The simplest sCong, A#if you sing aClong
 ---------------------------
    *  *               #
 G|-10-10-7-7-77-5-55-555-3~-|
 D|-10-10-7-7-77-5-55-535-3~-|
 A|--8--7-5-5-55-3-33-333-1~-| -then play the violin fill
 E|--------------------------|
it:
 F(Marry me Kristen, A#marry me Kristen
 GI want to Cbe the only one)
 (use the "bridge" chords for this)
 D|-0-2-3--2-0-----|
 A|------------3-1-| 
 E|----------------|
 ("bridge" chords again)
                        *
 D|-0-2-3-2-0---5-3-2-0-3--|
 A|-----------3------------| 
 E|------------------------|
 *as this 3 is played, the F chord for the next section is played, so you can play 
  FTonight the drunks Gare infected
 A#We're Con our Fway
 key:

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Violet

by Bad Astronaut

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Aadd9

SONG: Violet

STANDARD TUNING: EADGBe

Key: F is a low F: 133211 (the 211's are optional to your playing)

Fh is a high F: x81010xxx (an octave up)

It sounds better to play barre chords for most of the chords except maybe the Dm.

F G A# C F

Tonight the drunks are infected, we're on our way

G A# C F

As if they drop by to see me uninvited

A# C C A#

And I am a wallflower, maybe a better father

This is a job

F G

For seconds I miss the Bentleys

A# C F

Today maybe they'll call,

G A# C F

You describe every prison you pass through them all

A# C F Aadd9

Then he asked you for your head and I vowed to burn your bed

Dm G A#

Try to pretend, but this is your life,

somehow, it feels right

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

bridge: (see an alternative way to play this bit at the end)

F C

I'm calling this evolution, I'm falling for institution

Dm C A#

Warm submission enveloping you

D|-0-2-3--2-0-----|

A|------------3-1-| (violin fill)

E|----------------|

(repeat chords)

Tomorrow I'll survive the questions

Knives buried with cold indifference

My world is true rendered by you

(violin fill x2)

Aadd9 A# C F

Here they come again, I could never find the words

C A#

So I disguised them in verse

Until it comes out dumb and wrong,

C A# C

The simplest song, if you sing along

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

* * #

G|-10-10-7-7-77-5-55-555-3~-|

D|-10-10-7-7-77-5-55-535-3~-|

A|--8--7-5-5-55-3-33-333-1~-| -then play the violin fill

E|--------------------------|

it:

F A#

(Marry me Kristen, marry me Kristen

G C

I want to be the only one)

(use the "bridge" chords for this)

D|-0-2-3--2-0-----|

A|------------3-1-|

E|----------------|

("bridge" chords again)

D|-0-2-3-2-0---5-3-2-0-3--|

A|-----------3------------|

E|------------------------|

*as this 3 is played, the F chord for the next section is played, so you can play

F G

Tonight the drunks are infected

A# C F

We're on our way

key:

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