Violets Tale chords by Ren (ren Gill)

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard

Key: DmDm

🎸 Intro:

 DmDm  | DmDm  | G+G   | FF   :
 DmDm  | DmDm  | G+G   | Bb majorBb  :

 DmDm  | C majorC   | DmDm  | C majorC   :



DmDm
Dm Dm#5
DmDm Dm#5
DmDm

N.C. DmDm    FF    G+G    FF
Oooh Oooooh Oohoooh Oohoooh Oohoh
   DmDm    FF     G+G   Fmaj7Fmaj7
Oooh Oooooh Oohoooooh Oohoooooohoh

 DmDm  | Dm/F :

🎸 Verse 1:
DmDm
London City, far from pretty
Dm/F
Two, zero, zero, five
 DmDm
A augmentedA lady down in Paddington
  Dm/F
Is fighting just to stay alive
DmDm
Rhythmic beeps and blood stained sheets
  Dm/F
Our lady weeps, she's tired and frail
  DmDm
To set the scene, we must rewind
  Dm/F       G6G6
The hands of time for Violet's tale

🎸 Interlude:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----3-----4-----5-----6-----7-----8-----9-----10------11-------12-------13-|
G+G|---2-----3-----4-----5-----6-----7-----8-----9------10-------11-------12----|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-1-----2-----3-----4-----5-----6-----7-----8------9-------10-------11-------|

 DmDm  | A minorAm  | DmDm  | A minorAm  :

🎸 Verse 2:
DmDm
Violet was a silent girl
   A minorAm
Grew up with violent starts
  DmDm
Her mother was a drinker
    A minorAm
And her father was a bastard
DmDm
Every night he'd tuck her tight
  A minorAm
But never left the room
   DmDm
I'll spare you of the things he did
  A minorAm  N.C.
Im sure her mother knew

🎸 Verse 3:
DmDm
Violet was a silent girl
  Bb majorBb       A augmentedA
She moved out at sixteen
 DmDm
A augmentedA semi-detached council flat
Bb majorBb      A augmentedA
Paid for by a welfare-scheme
DmDm
Packing shelves at Tesco's
     Bb majorBb        A augmentedA
Stacking jars like pickled bricks
  DmDm
She met a boy named Stevie
    Bb majorBb N.C.
And he was a little prick

🎸 Verse 4:
DmDm
Violet was a silent girl
  A minorAm
And Violet she fell fast
  DmDm
See Stevie was a wrongun
    A minorAm
But he sure knew how to charm her
DmDm
Every night he'd tuck her tight
  A minorAm
But never left the room
DmDm
History repeats itself
   A minorAm              G minorGm
He'd paint her black and blue and ah
  A minorAm       G minorGm
She never stood a chance
  A minorAm G+G  FF   E minorEm DmDm
The de-vil comes to dance

🎸 Interlude:
N.C.
"Violet, why you always so quiet "
N.C.
On her bedroom door and he's irate
N.C.
He's been drinking and smoking he's up late
N.C.
And he stands by her bedside, she shakes
N.C.
But her eyes stay shut
N.C.
"You fucking slut! I know you're up!"
N.C.
And he pinches her eyelids and folds them up
N.C.
"Violet, why you lying to me Violet "
N.C.
She stays silent, things turn violent
N.C.                            DmDm
Thats the sound of his fists when they fall like a crashing pilot
           A minorAm
Hit like hailstones, one to the collar bone, full force, full blown
DmDm
Blood splat, bone crack, knick-knack-paddy-whack
A minorAm             N.C.
One to the jaw and a tooth spat, detached
N.C.
Fist connects and disconnects the bone
N.C.
A augmentedA quick deflect to misdirect the blow
N.C.
But nonetheless his punches met her throat
N.C.
Such a mess, he's left her bruised and broke
N.C.
"Violet!? Why you always so silent Violet?
N.C.
Why you such a little liar Violet?
N.C.
Do you think I want to do this Violet "
N.C.
In character she stays silent
N.C.
"Well say something Violet!" - silence
N.C.
"Fucking say something Violet!" - silence
N.C.
"Wait, say something Violet"
N.C.
Not one word, she stays quiet

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------13-------12------11-----10-----9-----8-----7-----6-----5-----4-----3-----2-|
G+G|----12-------11------10------9------8-----7-----6-----5-----4-----3-----2-----1---|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-11-------10-------9-------8------7-----6-----5-----4-----3-----2-----1-----0-----|

 DmDm  | Dm/F | DmDm  | Dm/F :

🎸 Verse 5:
DmDm
London City, far from pretty
Dm/F
Two, zero, zero, five
 DmDm
A augmentedA lady down in Paddington
  Dm/F
Is fighting just to stay alive
  DmDm
The doctor in a state of shock
  Dm/F
Saw something here so very wrong
  DmDm
See Violet, she was pregnant
   Dm/F
Poor Violet, she was nine months gone

🎸 Verse 6:
DmDm
Turning to the doctor
    FF         G+G
Violet broke her silence and she cried
  DmDm
If I'm to die right here tonight
    FF      G+G
Please let my baby stay alive
  DmDm
The doctor soon regained composure
FF         G+G
Called the surgeon to come in
  DmDm
As Violet's world turned to black
  FF          G+G
The curtains closed, the lights went dim in

🎸 Verse 7:
DmDm
London City, far from pretty
Bb majorBb    A augmentedA
Two zero zero five
DmDm
A augmentedA lady down in Paddington
   FF         G+G
Just lost the fight to stay alive
 DmDm
A augmentedA tragedy, or miracle
  FF         G+G
It happened on these very streets
  DmDm
Two twins are lying side by side
N.C.
A augmentedA girl named Jenny
N.C.
And a boy named Screech

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