Chords for Amos Lee - "Violin" - Official Lyric Video
Tempo:
127.8 bpm
Chords used:
F#
G#m
E
B
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] [G#] [G#m] [F#] .
[B] .
[F#] [G#m] And .
[F#] .
[B] .
[F#] [G#m] .
[E] [F#] .
[B] lately [F#] I [G#m] have [Bm] been headed for [F#] a breakdown.
.
[B] Every [F#] time I leave my [G#m] house, well it feels just like [F#] a shakedown.
[G#m] Between the street sweepers [F#] and the pushers, all [B] the lawyers who [E] may as well [F#] be butchered.
.
[B] [G#m] Between the small time [F#] and hustlers [B] who all seem to [E] feed upon [F#] each other.
.
[E] Oh .
[G#m] God, why [F#] have you been hanging [E] out [G#m] in that old [F#] violet?
.
While I've [B] been waiting for [F#] you to pull me [B] .
[F#] through.
[G#m] .
[E] And [F#] lately .
[B] .
[F#] I, [G#m] .
every time I try [F#] to lie down, well [B] my mind gets [F#] away.
[G#m] I [E] can't even close [F#] my eyes now.
[G#m] Between the big fish [F#] ambition and the [B] lovers using [E] words as [F#] ammunition.
.
[G#m] Between the wood planks [F#] I've been facing [B] and this impossible [E] dream that [G#m] I've [F#] been chasing.
.
[E] Oh [G#m] God, why [F#] have you been .
[E] hanging out [G#m] in that [F#] old violet?
.
While I've [E] been waiting .
[B] for [F#] you to pull me [B] through.
[G#m] .
[E] [F#] .
And lately [B] I, .
[F#] [G#m] .
[E] [F#] .
[E] oh [G#m].
God, [F#] [B] .
[E] oh .
[G#m] God, [F#] .
oh [E] .
[G#m] God, [F#] .
[E] why have you been hanging out in [G#m] that old [F#] .
violet?.
While I've been [E] waiting [B] .
for [F#] you to pull me [B] through.
.
[E] .
[G#m] [D#m] .
[E] Oh .
[G#m] [F#] [B] .
[E] .
[G#m] [B] .
[E] .
[G#m] [F#] .
[E] .
[G#m] [F#] .
[G#] [F#] [E] .
[G#m] [F#] [B] .
[E] .
[B] [F#] .
[B] [E] .
[G#m] [F#] God.
.
[E] .
[G#m] [F#] .
[B] .
[B] .
[F#] [G#m] And .
[F#] .
[B] .
[F#] [G#m] .
[E] [F#] .
[B] lately [F#] I [G#m] have [Bm] been headed for [F#] a breakdown.
.
[B] Every [F#] time I leave my [G#m] house, well it feels just like [F#] a shakedown.
[G#m] Between the street sweepers [F#] and the pushers, all [B] the lawyers who [E] may as well [F#] be butchered.
.
[B] [G#m] Between the small time [F#] and hustlers [B] who all seem to [E] feed upon [F#] each other.
.
[E] Oh .
[G#m] God, why [F#] have you been hanging [E] out [G#m] in that old [F#] violet?
.
While I've [B] been waiting for [F#] you to pull me [B] .
[F#] through.
[G#m] .
[E] And [F#] lately .
[B] .
[F#] I, [G#m] .
every time I try [F#] to lie down, well [B] my mind gets [F#] away.
[G#m] I [E] can't even close [F#] my eyes now.
[G#m] Between the big fish [F#] ambition and the [B] lovers using [E] words as [F#] ammunition.
.
[G#m] Between the wood planks [F#] I've been facing [B] and this impossible [E] dream that [G#m] I've [F#] been chasing.
.
[E] Oh [G#m] God, why [F#] have you been .
[E] hanging out [G#m] in that [F#] old violet?
.
While I've [E] been waiting .
[B] for [F#] you to pull me [B] through.
[G#m] .
[E] [F#] .
And lately [B] I, .
[F#] [G#m] .
[E] [F#] .
[E] oh [G#m].
God, [F#] [B] .
[E] oh .
[G#m] God, [F#] .
oh [E] .
[G#m] God, [F#] .
[E] why have you been hanging out in [G#m] that old [F#] .
violet?.
While I've been [E] waiting [B] .
for [F#] you to pull me [B] through.
.
[E] .
[G#m] [D#m] .
[E] Oh .
[G#m] [F#] [B] .
[E] .
[G#m] [B] .
[E] .
[G#m] [F#] .
[E] .
[G#m] [F#] .
[G#] [F#] [E] .
[G#m] [F#] [B] .
[E] .
[B] [F#] .
[B] [E] .
[G#m] [F#] God.
.
[E] .
[G#m] [F#] .
[B] .
Key:
F#
G#m
E
B
G#
F#
G#m
E
[B] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ .
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ And _ .
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ lately [F#] I _ _ [G#m] _ _ have [Bm] been headed for [F#] a breakdown.
_ .
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ Every [F#] time I leave my [G#m] house, well it feels just like [F#] a _ shakedown.
_ _ _ [G#m] Between the street sweepers [F#] and the _ pushers, all [B] the lawyers who [E] may as well [F#] be butchered.
_ .
_ [B] _ _ [G#m] Between the small time [F#] and hustlers [B] who all seem to [E] feed upon [F#] each other.
_ .
_ _ _ _ [E] Oh _ _ .
[G#m] _ God, why [F#] have you been _ _ _ hanging _ [E] _ _ out [G#m] in that old _ [F#] violet?
_ _ .
While I've [B] been waiting _ _ for _ _ [F#] you to pull me _ [B] _ _ _ .
[F#] through.
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ .
[E] And _ _ [F#] _ lately _ .
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ .
[F#] I, _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ .
every time I try [F#] to lie down, _ _ _ well [B] my mind gets [F#] away.
_ [G#m] I _ _ [E] can't even close [F#] my eyes now.
_ _ _ [G#m] Between the big fish [F#] ambition _ and the [B] lovers _ using [E] words as _ [F#] ammunition.
_ _ .
_ _ _ [G#m] Between the wood planks [F#] I've been facing [B] and this impossible _ [E] dream that [G#m] I've [F#] been chasing.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] Oh _ [G#m] God, _ why [F#] have you been _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] hanging out [G#m] _ _ in that [F#] old violet?
_ _ .
_ While I've [E] been waiting _ _ .
[B] _ _ for [F#] you _ to pull me _ [B] _ _ through.
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ And lately [B] I, _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] oh _ [G#m].
God, _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] oh _ _ .
[G#m] _ God, _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
_ oh [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
[G#m] God, _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] why have you been hanging out in [G#m] that old _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ violet?.
While I've been [E] waiting _ [B] _ .
for _ [F#] you to _ pull me [B] through.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
[G#m] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Oh _ .
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ .
[G#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ .
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] God.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ And _ .
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ lately [F#] I _ _ [G#m] _ _ have [Bm] been headed for [F#] a breakdown.
_ .
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ Every [F#] time I leave my [G#m] house, well it feels just like [F#] a _ shakedown.
_ _ _ [G#m] Between the street sweepers [F#] and the _ pushers, all [B] the lawyers who [E] may as well [F#] be butchered.
_ .
_ [B] _ _ [G#m] Between the small time [F#] and hustlers [B] who all seem to [E] feed upon [F#] each other.
_ .
_ _ _ _ [E] Oh _ _ .
[G#m] _ God, why [F#] have you been _ _ _ hanging _ [E] _ _ out [G#m] in that old _ [F#] violet?
_ _ .
While I've [B] been waiting _ _ for _ _ [F#] you to pull me _ [B] _ _ _ .
[F#] through.
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ .
[E] And _ _ [F#] _ lately _ .
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ .
[F#] I, _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ .
every time I try [F#] to lie down, _ _ _ well [B] my mind gets [F#] away.
_ [G#m] I _ _ [E] can't even close [F#] my eyes now.
_ _ _ [G#m] Between the big fish [F#] ambition _ and the [B] lovers _ using [E] words as _ [F#] ammunition.
_ _ .
_ _ _ [G#m] Between the wood planks [F#] I've been facing [B] and this impossible _ [E] dream that [G#m] I've [F#] been chasing.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] Oh _ [G#m] God, _ why [F#] have you been _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] hanging out [G#m] _ _ in that [F#] old violet?
_ _ .
_ While I've [E] been waiting _ _ .
[B] _ _ for [F#] you _ to pull me _ [B] _ _ through.
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ And lately [B] I, _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] oh _ [G#m].
God, _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] oh _ _ .
[G#m] _ God, _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
_ oh [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
[G#m] God, _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] why have you been hanging out in [G#m] that old _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ violet?.
While I've been [E] waiting _ [B] _ .
for _ [F#] you to _ pull me [B] through.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
[G#m] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Oh _ .
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ .
[G#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ .
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] God.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .