Violent by ProtoMartyr

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Description: Violent by ProtoMartyr tab with updated: sep 10, 2025 Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: 1 2 3 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &amp

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

  1  2  3   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  
e|---------|------------------------------------------------|
A|---------|------------------------------------------------|
G|---------|------------------------------------------------|
D|---------|------------------------------------------------|
A|0--3--2--|0--------2-----------------------------0--3--5--|
E|---------|------------------------------------------------|


  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|0--------2-----------------------------0--0--2--|
E|------------------------------------------------|

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|0-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------3-----------------------------3--3--5--|

1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|3--------0--------------------------------------|



Verse 1:

 'It was something that I read in a book'

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|3-----------------------0-----------------------|
A|3-----------------------0-----------------------|
G|4-----------------------0-----------------------|
D|5-----------------------0-----------------------|
A|5-----------------------2-----------------------|
E|3-----------------------------------------------|


 'About a gang of bandits around a prairie fire'

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|3-----------------------0-----------------------|
A|3-----------------------0-----------------------|
G|4-----------------------0-----------------------|
D|5-----------------------0-----------------------|
A|5-----------------------2-----------------------|
E|3-----------------------------------------------|

 
 'One was going to empty his gun'

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|2-----------------------2-----------------------|
A|3-----------------------3-----------------------|
G|2-----------------------2-----------------------|
D|0-----------------------0-----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|


 'Into a sleeping man because he snored too loud'

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|0-----------------------0-----------------------|
A|0-----------------------0-----------------------|
G|0-----------------------0-----------------------|
D|2-----------------------2-----------------------|
A|3-----------------------3-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|


 'Then another one stopped him there'

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|3-----------------------0-----------------------|
A|3-----------------------0-----------------------|
G|4-----------------------0-----------------------|
D|5-----------------------0-----------------------|
A|5-----------------------2-----------------------|
E|3-----------------------------------------------|


 'With the terror of two sailors in a smuggler's boat'

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|3-----------------------0-----------------------|
A|3-----------------------0-----------------------|
G|4-----------------------0-----------------------|
D|5-----------------------0-----------------------|
A|5-----------------------2-----------------------|
E|3-----------------------------------------------|


 'And the sailors were plenty scared'

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e|2-----------------------2-----------------------|
A|3-----------------------3-----------------------|
G|2-----------------------2-----------------------|
D|0-----------------------0-----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|


 'They saw a dark shape swimming up the Strait of Hormuz
  And it's violent'

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|0-----------------------0-----------------------|
A|0-----------------------0-----------------------|
G|0-----------------------0-----------------------|
D|2-----------------------2-----------------------|
A|3-----------------------3--------------0--3--2--|
E|------------------------------------------------|



Chorus:


 'Good                                      
  Cause if it's violent'

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e|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|0--------2-----------------------------0--3--5--|
E|------------------------------------------------|


 'It's understood
  And if it's violent'

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|0--------2-----------------------------0--0--2--|
E|------------------------------------------------|


 'Maybe
  It's all violent'

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|0-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------3-----------------------------3--3--5--|


  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|3--------0--------------------------------------|



Verse 2:


 'The sailor tried to calm his friend'

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------|


 'With a tale about a couple in an apartment where'

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------|


 'The husband was slowly poisoning his wife'

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
A|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
G|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|


 'His wife was telling night tales to their child'

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e|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
A|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|------------------------------------------------|


 'About city cats and country mice'

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------|


 'And how the dogs in charge would eat their young'

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------|


 'And while they fought each other tooth and claw'

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
A|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
G|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|


 'The suburban rats would fall down and laugh
  Cause it was violent'

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e|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
A|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
G|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
D|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------|
A|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--3--2--|
E|------------------------------------------------|



Chorus:


 'Good                                      
  Cause if it's violent'

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  
e|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|0--------2-----------------------------0--3--5--|
E|------------------------------------------------|


 'It's understood
  And if it's violent'

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|0--------2-----------------------------0--0--2--|
E|------------------------------------------------|


 'Maybe
  It's all violent'

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|0-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------3-----------------------------3--3--5--|


  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|3--------0--------------------------------------|

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Last Updated: September 10, 2025