Verse
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
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----|
E Esus2 C#m C#5 C5 B5 A#5
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| 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]
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]
(C#m) 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?
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STANDARD TUNING
CAPO 2
CHORD CHART:
F#m x24432
F#m7 x24232
D 320003
Dsus2 300033
Bm 022000
B5 x799xx
A#5 x688xx
A5 x577xx
Ab5 x466xx
E x02220
C#m 244222
E6 x02222
A xx0232
F#sus2 x24422
A/C# 200232
[VERSE 1:]
F#m
Was a long and dark December
F#m7
From the rooftops I remember
D Dsus2 Bm B5 A#5 A5 Ab5 (strum quickly)
There was snow, white snow
F#m
Clearly I remember from the windows
F#m7 D Dsus2
They were watching while we froze...
Bm B5 A#5 A5 Ab5
Down below
[CHORUS:]
D
When the future's architectured
E F#m
By a carnival of idiots on show
E
You'd better lie low
C#m D C#m A F#m E6 F#m
If you love me, won’t you let me know?
[VERSE 2:]
F#m
Was a long and dark December
F#m7
When the banks became cathedrals
D Dsus2 Bm B5 A#5 A5 Ab5
And the fox became God
F#m
Priest clutched onto bibles
F#m7
Hollowed out to fit their rifles
D Dsus2 Bm B5 A#5 A5 Ab5
And the cross was held aloft.
[CHORUS:]
D
Bury me in armour
E
When I’m dead and hit the ground
F#m E
My nerves are poles that unfroze
C#m D C#m A F#m E6 F#m
And if you love me, won’t you let me know?
[GUITAR SOLO:]
F#m F#sus2
F#||-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#||-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
E ||-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
B ||--0--------0-----------------|--0--------0--------------------|
F# ||-----4--2--------0-----2-----|-----4--2--------0--0-----2-----|
F#||--------------2-----2-----0--|--------------2--------2-----0--|
D Dsus2 Bm B5 A#5 A5 Ab5
--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|-----------------------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:]
D
I don’t wanna be a soldier
E
who the captain of some sinking ship
F#m
would stow
E
far below...
A/C# D C#m A F#m E6 F#m
So, if you love me, why’d you let me go?
[OUTRO:]
(Bm) A D A C#m D
I took my love down to Violet Hill
F#m C#m D
There we sat in snow
D E F#m Bm A C#m
All that time she was silenced still
C#m D C#m A F#m E F#m D
So, if you love me, won’t you let me know?
C#m D C#m A F#m E F#m
If you love me, won’t you let me know?