Violets Tale tab by Ren (ren Gill)

Tabs

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: DmDm

Intro:

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 1) Ooh
ooh-ooh-ooh   Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh
 2) Ooh
ooh-ooh-ooh oh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh



Verse 1:

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                    London city, far from pretty 2-0-0-5

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  A augmentedA lady down in Paddington    | Rhythmic beeps and bloodstained sheets
  is fighting just to stay alive  | Our lady weeps, she's tired and frail

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  To set the scene, we must rewind
  The hands of time for Violet's tale


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 (Rhythmically)
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D MajorD|---0-----------------------------7-----------------7----3----|

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 1) Violet was a silent girl, grew up with violent starts
 2) Her mother was a drinker and her father was a bastard
 3) Every night he'd tuck her tight but never left the room

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D MajorD|------7----s---7-----7----s---7----| N.C.
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  I'll spare you of the things he did
I'm sure her mother knew


Verse 2:

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 1) Violet was a silent girl, she moved out at sixteen
 2) A augmentedA sеmi-detached council flat paid for by a welfarе scheme
 3) Packing shelves at esco, stacking jars like pickled bricks

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  She met a boy named Stevie and he was a little prick

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 1) Violet was a silent girl and Violet she fell fast
 2) See Stevie was a wrong'un but he sure knew how to charm her
 3) Every night he'd tuck her tight but never left the room

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  History repeats itself, he'd paint her black and blue and— Ah

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        She never stood a chance      the devil comes to dance

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Bridge:

N.C.

"Violet, why you always so quiet " *knock, knock, knock*
On her bedroom door and he's irate
He's been drinking and smoking, he's up late and he stands by her bedside, she shakes
But her eyes stay shut
"You fucking slut
I know you're up!"
And he pinches her eyelids and folds them up
"Violet? why you lying to me Violet "
She stays silent, things turn violent

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N.C.

That's the sound of his fists when they fall like a crashing -

Verse 3:

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  pilot Hit like hailstones, one to the collar bone, full force, full blown,

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  blood splat, bone crack Knick-knack paddy whack
One to the jaw and a tooth spat detached

N.C.

Fist connects and disconnects a bone
A augmentedA quick deflect to misdirect the blow
But none the less, his punches met her throat
Such a mess, he's left her bruised and broke
"Violet? why you always so silent
Violet?
Why you such a little liar
Violet?
Do you think I want to do this
Violet "
In character, she stays silent
"Well, say something Violet!", silence
"Fucking say something Violet!", silence
"Wait, say something Violet"
Not one word, she stays quiet


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Verse 4:

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D MajorD|-0-----------------------------------0---------------------------------|

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  London city, far from pretty, 2-0-0-5
  A augmentedA lady down in Paddington is fighting just to stay alive
  The doctor in a state of shock saw something here so very wrong
  See Violet, she was pregnant
  Poor Violet, she was nine months gone
  Turning to the doctor
Violet broke her silence and she cried
  "If I'm to die right here tonight, please let my baby stay alive"
  The doctor soon regained composure
  Called the surgeon to come in
  As Violet's world turned to black
  The curtains closed, the lights went dim

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  In London city, far from pretty, 2-0-0-5

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  A augmentedA lady down in Paddingston just lost the fight to stay alive
  A augmentedA tragity or a miracle
It happened on these very streets

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  Two twins aligned side by side, a girl named Jenny, and a boy named Screech



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| rallen. Rallentando (Gradually slower)
| rit.   Ritenuto (Gradually faster)
| decresc. Descrescendo (diminuendo, gradually quieter)
| cresc.  Crescendo (Gradually louder)
|  Staccato (Fast and short)
| le. Legato (Long and connected)
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| t  Right-handed apping
| /  Slide up
| ~  Vibrato
| s  Slap
| x  Dead note

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