Chords for Ren - Violet's Tale [ LYRICS ]

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_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] London City, far from pretty, [Dm] 2-0 [D]-0-5, a lady down in Paddington is fighting,
just to [D] stay alive.
Rhythmic beeps and bloodstains, she [Dm] saw a lady weep, she's tired and frail.
To set the scene, we must rewind, the [Dm] hands of time [G] for [G] Violet's tale. _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ [Dm] Violet was a silent girl, grew [Am] up with violent [G] starts.
Her [Dm] mother was a [Am] drinker and her father was a [G] bastard.
[Dm] Every night he'd tuck her [Am] tight, but never left the room.
[Dm] I'll spare you with the things he [Am] did, I'm sure her mother knew.
[Dm] Violet was a silent [Bb] girl, she moved out at [A] 16.
[Dm] A semi-detached council [Bb] flat, paid for by [A] a welfare scheme.
[Dm] Packing shelves at Tesco, [Bb] stacking jars like pickled bricks.
[Dm] She met a boy named Stevie and [Bb] he was a [G] little [Dm] prick.
Violet was a silent [Am] girl and Violet she fell fast.
[Dm] See Stevie was the wrong one, [Am] but he shone you [G] out of charm.
[Dm] Every night he'd tuck her tight, but [C] never left the [G] room.
[Dm] History repeats [Am] itself, he'd paint her black and blue [G] and dark.
_ _ [A] She _ never [G] stood a chance, [G] the devil comes [Dm] to dance. _ _ _ _
_ Violet, why are you always so [B] quiet?
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Bedroom door and [N] he's tired.
He's been drinking and smoking, he's up late.
And he stands by her bedside, she shakes, but her eyes stay shut.
You fucking slut, I know you're up.
And he pinches her eyelids and folds them up.
Violet, why are you lying to me, Violet?
See, stay silent, things turn violent.
_ That's the sound of his [Dm] fists when they fall like a crashing pilot.
Hit like hail stones, [Am] one to the collarbone.
Full force, full [Dm] blown, blood splat, bone crack, knick [Am]-knack, paddywhack.
One to the jaw and the tooth [F] spat, detached fist connects and disconnects a bone.
A quick deflect to misdirect the blow, but nonetheless his punches met her throat.
[N] Such a mess, he's left her bruised and broke.
Violet, why are you always so silent, Violet?
Why are you such a little liar, Violet?
Do you think I want to do this, Violet?
In character, she stays silent.
Well, say something, Violet!
Silence.
Fucking say something, Violet!
Silence. _
_ _ _ _ Wait, _ _ say something, Violet.
_ _ Not one word, she [Eb] stays quiet.
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_ _ _ _ _ London city, far from pretty, 2005.
A lady down in Paddington is fighting just to stay alive.
The doctor, in a state of shock, saw something here so very wrong.
See, Violet, she was pregnant.
Poor Violet, she was nine months gone.
Turning to the doctor, Violet [F] broke her [G] silence and she cried,
[D] If I'm to die right here tonight, please let my [G] baby stay alive.
The [D] doctor soon regained [F] composure,
called the [G] surgeon to come in.
[A] As Violet's world turned to black, [F] the curtains closed, [A] the lights
went dim in [Dm] London city, far from [Bb] pretty, _ [A] 2005.
A [D] lady down in Paddington [F] just lost the [G] fight to
stay [D] alive.
A tragedy or a miracle, [F] it happened on [G] these very streets.
Two twins, _ _ lying side by side.
_ [D] _ _ _ A girl named Jenny and _ a boy named Screech.