Violets Tale chords by Ren (ren Gill)

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard

Key: Dm

🎸 Intro:

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 Dm  | Dm  | G   | Bb  :

 Dm  | C   | Dm  | C   :




Dm
Dm Dm#5
Dm Dm#5
Dm

N.C. Dm    F    G    F
Oooh Oooooh Oohoooh Oohoooh Oohoh
   Dm    F     G   Fmaj7
Oooh Oooooh Oohoooooh Oohoooooohoh

 Dm  | Dm/F :



🎸 Verse 1:
Dm
London City, far from pretty
Dm/F
Two, zero, zero, five
 Dm
A lady down in Paddington
  Dm/F
Is fighting just to stay alive
Dm
Rhythmic beeps and blood stained sheets
  Dm/F
Our lady weeps, she's tired and frail
  Dm
To set the scene, we must rewind
  Dm/F       G6
The hands of time for Violet's tale

🎸 Interlude:
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G|---2-----3-----4-----5-----6-----7-----8-----9------10-------11-------12----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-----2-----3-----4-----5-----6-----7-----8------9-------10-------11-------|

 Dm  | Am  | Dm  | Am  :

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

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

🎸 Verse 4:
Dm
Violet was a silent girl
  Am
And Violet she fell fast
  Dm
See Stevie was a wrongun
    Am
But he sure knew how to charm her
Dm
Every night he'd tuck her tight
  Am
But never left the room
Dm
History repeats itself
   Am              Gm
He'd paint her black and blue and ah
  Am       Gm
She never stood a chance
  Am G  F   Em Dm
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.                            Dm
Thats the sound of his fists when they fall like a crashing pilot
           Am
Hit like hailstones, one to the collar bone, full force, full blown
Dm
Blood splat, bone crack, knick-knack-paddy-whack
Am             N.C.
One to the jaw and a tooth spat, detached
N.C.
Fist connects and disconnects the bone
N.C.
A 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

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G|----12-------11------10------9------8-----7-----6-----5-----4-----3-----2-----1---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-11-------10-------9-------8------7-----6-----5-----4-----3-----2-----1-----0-----|

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

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

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