Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)
SONIC YOUTH - Tom Violence
Intro/Verse Chords: (strumming pattern not shown)
Em**
e|-----------------------------------7--------|
BB|------------0----------------------0--------|
G+G|---4--------0--------2--------0----0--------|
D MajorD|---2--------2--------2--------5----5--------|
A augmentedA|---2--------2--------2--------7----7--------|
E MajorE|---0--------0--------0--------0----0--------|
Intro: Em**
Verse:
E minorEm
My violence is a dream, a 'real dream'
Em**
A augmentedA skinny arm, a crush on living sin
E5E5
My violence is a sleeping head
E minorEm
Nodding out to rising bliss
Esus4Esus4
I left home for experience
Em**
Carved 'suck for honesty' on my chest
E5E5
My violence is the number
E minorEm
Coming out of prayer
Em*
Find it in the father, find it in a girl
Bridge Chords:
(These chords come in at about 1:08 into the song)
e|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------|
G+G|---4----------2------------| Play this pattern x4
D MajorD|---2--(x16)---2--(x16)-----|
A augmentedA|---2----------2------------|
E MajorE|---0----------0------------|
e|--------------------------------|
BB|---1---------3--------0---------|
G+G|---0---------0--------0---------| Play this pattern x2,
D MajorD|---2--(x12)--2--(x4)--2--(x16)--| then go back to the verse
A augmentedA|---2---------2--------2---------|
E MajorE|---0---------0--------0---------|
Verse:
E5E5
There's a thing in my memory
E minorEm
Holding on for dear life
Esus4Esus4
With a feeling of secrets
Em**
Beating up under my flesh
E5E5
My tongue is tied
E minorEm
I'm sleeping nights awake
Esus4Esus4
Tom Violence is a dream
Em*
Coming out of a girl
Outro:
e|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------|
G+G|---222--------000----------| Play this pattern x4
D MajorD|---222--------222----------|
A augmentedA|---222--------222----------|
E MajorE|---000--------000----------|
End:
e|-------|
BB|-------|
G+G|---4---|
D MajorD|---2---|
A augmentedA|---2---|
E MajorE|---0---|
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