Verse
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
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----|
D Dsus2 Bm B5 A#5 A5 Ab5
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| 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]
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]
(C#m) 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?
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STANDARD TUNING
CAPO 2
CHORD CHART:
Em x24432
Em7 x24232
C 320003
Csus2 300033
Am 022000
A5 x799xx
Ab5 x688xx
G5 x577xx
Gb5 x466xx
D x02220
Bm 244222
D6 x02222
G xx0232
Esus2 x24422
G/B 200232
[VERSE 1:]
Em
Was a long and dark December
Em7
From the rooftops I remember
C Csus2 Am A5 Ab5 G5 Gb5 (strum quickly)
There was snow, white snow
Em
Clearly I remember from the windows
Em7 C Csus2
They were watching while we froze...
Am A5 Ab5 G5 Gb5
Down below
[CHORUS:]
C
When the future's architectured
D Em
By a carnival of idiots on show
D
You'd better lie low
Bm C Bm G Em D6 Em
If you love me, won’t you let me know?
[VERSE 2:]
Em
Was a long and dark December
Em7
When the banks became cathedrals
C Csus2 Am A5 Ab5 G5 Gb5
And the fox became God
Em
Priest clutched onto bibles
Em7
Hollowed out to fit their rifles
C Csus2 Am A5 Ab5 G5 Gb5
And the cross was held aloft.
[CHORUS:]
C
Bury me in armour
D
When I’m dead and hit the ground
Em D
My nerves are poles that unfroze
Bm C Bm G Em D6 Em
And if you love me, won’t you let me know?
[GUITAR SOLO:]
Em Esus2
F#||-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#||-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
D ||-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
A ||--0--------0-----------------|--0--------0--------------------|
E ||-----4--2--------0-----2-----|-----4--2--------0--0-----2-----|
F#||--------------2-----2-----0--|--------------2--------2-----0--|
C Csus2 Am A5 Ab5 G5 Gb5
--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|-----------------------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:]
C
I don’t wanna be a soldier
D
who the captain of some sinking ship
Em
would stow
D
far below...
G/B C Bm G Em D6 Em
So, if you love me, why’d you let me go?
[OUTRO:]
(Bm) G C G Bm C
I took my love down to Violet Hill
Em Bm C
There we sat in snow
C D Em Am G Bm
All that time she was silenced still
Bm C Bm G Em D Em C
So, if you love me, won’t you let me know?
Bm C Bm G Em D Em
If you love me, won’t you let me know?