Lyrics Violet Hill

Violet Hill is a song by British band Coldplay and was written by the band members. It was released as the first single from the album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends in 2008. The song originated from lead singer Chris Martins concerns about political activism and wars. Violet Hill is also the name of a street in London where Coldplay has its studio.

EASY VERSION:

Was a long and dark December
From the rooftops I remember
There was snow, white snow
Clearly I remember from the windows
They were watching while we froze
Down below

When the future's architectured
By a carnival of idiots on show
You'd better lie low
If you love me, won’t you let me know?

Was a long and dark December
When the banks became cathedrals
And a fox became God
Priests clutched onto bibles
Hollowed out to fit their rifles
And the cross was held aloft

Bury me an armour
When I’m dead and hit the ground
My nerves are poles that unfroze
If you love me, won’t you let me know?

(don't forget about the capo thing...it's 2 step higher so if you play without a capo, 3
a 5, 2 is a 7, etc...)

I don’t want to be a soldier
Who the captain of some sinking ship
Would stow
Far below
So, if you love me, why’d you let me go?

I took my love down to Violet Hill
There we sat in the snow
All that time she was silent still
Said if you love me, won’t you let me know?
If you love me, won’t you let me know?
MORE COMPLEX VERSION:

Was a long and dark December
From the rooftops I remember
There was snow , white snow
Clearly I remember from the windows
They were watching while we froze
Down below

When the future's architectured
By a carnival of idiots on show
You'd better lie low
If you love me, won’t you let me know?

Was a long and dark December
When the banks became cathedrals
And a fox became God
Priests clutched onto bibles
Hollowed out to fit their rifles
And the cross was held aloft

Bury me an armour
When I’m dead and hit the ground
My nerves are poles that unfroze
If you love me, won’t you let me know?

(don't forget about the capo thing...it's 2 step higher so if you play without a capo, 3
a 5, 2 is a 7, etc...)

I don’t want to be a soldier
Who the captain of some sinking ship
Would stow
Far below
So, if you love me, why’d you let me go?

I took my love down to Violet Hill
There we sat in the snow
All that time she was silent still
So, if you love me, won’t you let me know?
If you love me, won’t you let me know?
So it's pretty much all there. For the distorted guitar fill during the verses (instead