Chords for Lonely Violet
Tempo:
116.85 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
C#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[B]
[F#] [B]
[E] [B]
[F#m] [B]
Near a thudding, weeping willow [E] stood a violet [B] all forlorn
In the hills of Tennessee where she was [C#] born
[B] Holding to a precious memory [E] just a faded, [B] broken dream
Like a wildwood [F#] flower blooming [B] by a stream
[E] Where'd you come from lonely violet?
[B] Did you ride here on the wind?
Will another join you later [F#] as a friend?
[B] Where the river's overflowing [E] and the grass is [B] matted down
And cool water's [F#] running over [B] fertile ground
[E]
[B]
[F#] [B]
[E] [B]
Will he ever be returning [E] like he made his [B] vow to you?
Are you waiting here in vain the way I [F#] do?
Is [B] a promise still a promise [E] as it was in days [B] gone by?
Or is love [F#] just a way to [C#] make you cry?
[E] Where'd you come from lonely violet?
[B] Did you ride here on the wind?
Will another join you later as a [C#] friend?
Where [B] the river's overflowing [E] and the grass is [B] matted down
And cool water's [F#] running over [B] fertile ground
[E]
[B]
[F#] [B]
[E] [B]
I didn't choose the place I'm living, took [E] it all the way [B] it came
Loved the rambling man and thought he felt [F#] the same
[B] Let a fire burn your mind, was [E] unsweeter than I've ever [B] known
Thinking flowers grew [F#] wherever seeds [B] were sown
Where'd [E] you come from lonely violet?
Did [B] you ride here on the wind?
Will another join you later as [F#] a friend?
Where [B] the river's overflowing and [E] the grass is [B] matted down
And cool water's [F#] running over fertile [B] ground
[B]
[F#] [B]
[E] [B]
[F#m] [B]
Near a thudding, weeping willow [E] stood a violet [B] all forlorn
In the hills of Tennessee where she was [C#] born
[B] Holding to a precious memory [E] just a faded, [B] broken dream
Like a wildwood [F#] flower blooming [B] by a stream
[E] Where'd you come from lonely violet?
[B] Did you ride here on the wind?
Will another join you later [F#] as a friend?
[B] Where the river's overflowing [E] and the grass is [B] matted down
And cool water's [F#] running over [B] fertile ground
[E]
[B]
[F#] [B]
[E] [B]
Will he ever be returning [E] like he made his [B] vow to you?
Are you waiting here in vain the way I [F#] do?
Is [B] a promise still a promise [E] as it was in days [B] gone by?
Or is love [F#] just a way to [C#] make you cry?
[E] Where'd you come from lonely violet?
[B] Did you ride here on the wind?
Will another join you later as a [C#] friend?
Where [B] the river's overflowing [E] and the grass is [B] matted down
And cool water's [F#] running over [B] fertile ground
[E]
[B]
[F#] [B]
[E] [B]
I didn't choose the place I'm living, took [E] it all the way [B] it came
Loved the rambling man and thought he felt [F#] the same
[B] Let a fire burn your mind, was [E] unsweeter than I've ever [B] known
Thinking flowers grew [F#] wherever seeds [B] were sown
Where'd [E] you come from lonely violet?
Did [B] you ride here on the wind?
Will another join you later as [F#] a friend?
Where [B] the river's overflowing and [E] the grass is [B] matted down
And cool water's [F#] running over fertile [B] ground
Key:
B
E
F#
C#
F#m
B
E
F#
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Near a thudding, weeping willow [E] stood a violet [B] all forlorn
_ In the hills of Tennessee where she was [C#] born _
[B] Holding to a precious memory [E] just a faded, [B] broken dream
_ Like a wildwood [F#] flower blooming [B] by a stream _ _
[E] Where'd you come from lonely violet?
[B] Did you ride here on the wind?
_ Will another join you later [F#] as a friend?
[B] Where the river's overflowing [E] and the grass is [B] matted down
_ And cool water's [F#] running over [B] fertile ground _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Will he ever be returning [E] like he made his [B] vow to you?
Are you waiting here in vain the way I [F#] do?
Is [B] a promise still a promise [E] as it was in days [B] gone by?
Or is love [F#] just a way to [C#] make you cry? _
[E] Where'd you come from lonely violet?
[B] Did you ride here on the wind?
Will another join you later as a [C#] friend?
Where [B] the river's overflowing [E] and the grass is [B] matted down
And cool water's [F#] running over [B] fertile ground _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I didn't choose the place I'm living, took [E] it all the way [B] it came
Loved the rambling man and thought he felt [F#] the same
[B] Let a fire burn your mind, was [E] unsweeter than I've ever [B] known
_ Thinking flowers grew [F#] wherever seeds [B] were sown
Where'd [E] you come from lonely violet?
Did [B] you ride here on the wind?
Will another join you later as [F#] a friend?
Where [B] the river's overflowing and [E] the grass is [B] matted down
_ And cool water's [F#] running over fertile [B] ground _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Near a thudding, weeping willow [E] stood a violet [B] all forlorn
_ In the hills of Tennessee where she was [C#] born _
[B] Holding to a precious memory [E] just a faded, [B] broken dream
_ Like a wildwood [F#] flower blooming [B] by a stream _ _
[E] Where'd you come from lonely violet?
[B] Did you ride here on the wind?
_ Will another join you later [F#] as a friend?
[B] Where the river's overflowing [E] and the grass is [B] matted down
_ And cool water's [F#] running over [B] fertile ground _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Will he ever be returning [E] like he made his [B] vow to you?
Are you waiting here in vain the way I [F#] do?
Is [B] a promise still a promise [E] as it was in days [B] gone by?
Or is love [F#] just a way to [C#] make you cry? _
[E] Where'd you come from lonely violet?
[B] Did you ride here on the wind?
Will another join you later as a [C#] friend?
Where [B] the river's overflowing [E] and the grass is [B] matted down
And cool water's [F#] running over [B] fertile ground _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I didn't choose the place I'm living, took [E] it all the way [B] it came
Loved the rambling man and thought he felt [F#] the same
[B] Let a fire burn your mind, was [E] unsweeter than I've ever [B] known
_ Thinking flowers grew [F#] wherever seeds [B] were sown
Where'd [E] you come from lonely violet?
Did [B] you ride here on the wind?
Will another join you later as [F#] a friend?
Where [B] the river's overflowing and [E] the grass is [B] matted down
_ And cool water's [F#] running over fertile [B] ground _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _