Verse
A#m
Was a long and dark December
A#m7
From the rooftops I remember
F# F#sus2 D#m D#5 D5 C#5 C5 (strum quickly)
There was snow, white snow
A#m
Clearly I remember from the windows
A#m7 F# F#sus2
They were watching while we froze...
D#m D#5 D5 C#5 C5
Down below
[CHORUS]
F#
When the future's architectured
G# A#m
By a carnival of idiots on show
G#
You'd better lie low
Fm F# Fm C# A#m G#6 A#m
If you love me, won’t you let me know?
[VERSE 2]
A#m
Was a long and dark December
A#m7
When the banks became cathedrals
F# F#sus2 D#m D#5 D5 C#5 C5
And the fox became God
A#m
Priest clutched onto bibles
A#m7
Hollowed out to fit their rifles
F# F#sus2 D#m D#5 D5 C#5 C5
And the cross was held aloft.
[CHORUS]
F#
Bury me in armour
G#
When I’m dead and hit the ground
A#m G#
My nerves are poles that unfroze
Fm F# Fm C# A#m G#6 A#m
And if you love me, won’t you let me know?
[GUITAR SOLO]
A#m A#sus2
E||----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B||----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G||----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D||--2-1---2-------------------|--2-1---2--------------------|
A||------4-------2-----4-------|------4-------2-2----4-------|
E||-----------4-----4-----2----|-----------4------4-----2----|
F# F#sus2 D#m D#5 D5 C#5 C5
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| Repeat two times
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------11--10--9--8--|
|--2-1---2--------------------|--2-1---2------------11--10--9--8--|
|------4-------2-2----4-------|------4-------2------9---8---7--6--|
|-----------4------4-----2----|-----------4-----4-----------------|
[CHORUS]
F#
I don’t wanna be a soldier
G#
who the captain of some sinking ship
A#m
would stow
G#
far below...
C#/F F# Fm C# A#m G#6 A#m
So, if you love me, why’d you let me go?
[OUTRO]
(C#m) C# F# C# Fm F#
I took my love down to Violet Hill
A#m Fm F#
There we sat in snow
F# G# A#m D#m C# Fm
All that time she was silenced still
Fm F# Fm C# A#m G# A#m F#
So, if you love me, won’t you let me know?
Fm F# Fm C# A#m G# A#m
If you love me, won’t you let me know?
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STANDARD TUNING
CAPO 2
CHORD CHART:
G#m x24432
G#m7 x24232
E 320003
Esus2 300033
C#m 022000
C#5 x799xx
C5 x688xx
B5 x577xx
A#5 x466xx
F# x02220
D#m 244222
F#6 x02222
B xx0232
G#sus2 x24422
B/D# 200232
[VERSE 1:]
G#m
Was a long and dark December
G#m7
From the rooftops I remember
E Esus2 C#m C#5 C5 B5 A#5 (strum quickly)
There was snow, white snow
G#m
Clearly I remember from the windows
G#m7 E Esus2
They were watching while we froze...
C#m C#5 C5 B5 A#5
Down below
[CHORUS:]
E
When the future's architectured
F# G#m
By a carnival of idiots on show
F#
You'd better lie low
D#m E D#m B G#m F#6 G#m
If you love me, won’t you let me know?
[VERSE 2:]
G#m
Was a long and dark December
G#m7
When the banks became cathedrals
E Esus2 C#m C#5 C5 B5 A#5
And the fox became God
G#m
Priest clutched onto bibles
G#m7
Hollowed out to fit their rifles
E Esus2 C#m C#5 C5 B5 A#5
And the cross was held aloft.
[CHORUS:]
E
Bury me in armour
F#
When I’m dead and hit the ground
G#m F#
My nerves are poles that unfroze
D#m E D#m B G#m F#6 G#m
And if you love me, won’t you let me know?
[GUITAR SOLO:]
G#m G#sus2
F#||-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#||-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
F# ||-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
C# ||--0--------0-----------------|--0--------0--------------------|
G# ||-----4--2--------0-----2-----|-----4--2--------0--0-----2-----|
F#||--------------2-----2-----0--|--------------2--------2-----0--|
E Esus2 C#m C#5 C5 B5 A#5
--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|-----------------------9--8--7---6--|
--0--------0--------------------|--0--------0-----------9--8--7---6--| Repeat two times
-----4--2--------0--0-----2-----|-----4--2--------0-----7--6--5---4--|
--------------2--------2-----0--|--------------2-----2---------------|
[CHORUS:]
E
I don’t wanna be a soldier
F#
who the captain of some sinking ship
G#m
would stow
F#
far below...
B/D# E D#m B G#m F#6 G#m
So, if you love me, why’d you let me go?
[OUTRO:]
(Bm) B E B D#m E
I took my love down to Violet Hill
G#m D#m E
There we sat in snow
E F# G#m C#m B D#m
All that time she was silenced still
D#m E D#m B G#m F# G#m E
So, if you love me, won’t you let me know?
D#m E D#m B G#m F# G#m
If you love me, won’t you let me know?