Artist: 	Coldplay
Song: 	Violet Hill
Album: 	Viva La Vida or Death and All his Friends
Version: 	1.0

AUTHOR:
Tab annotated by rikigo (grosserr@gmail.com)
[Standing on the shoulders of giants]
I've written this in my frustration that I couldn't find/or hear a chord tab of this song
that 'hit the right notes', but I acknowledge with thanks the previous
works of other UT members who inspired me to complete this submission.

TUNING:
Standard Tuning with Capo on 2nd fret. This version of the song is set in Bminor.
Although original is in C#minor, this sounds more interesting and
you get the option of more 'open' chords.

CHORDS:
C =========== x32010
D =========== xx0232
Em ========== 022000
F =========== 133211
F# ========== 244322
F#m ========= 244222
F#m7 ======== 242222
G =========== 320003
Gmaj7 ======= xx0002
A =========== x02220
Am ========== x02210
Aadd9 ======= x02420
Bm ========== x24432
Bm7 ========= x24232
Bm9 ========= x20222
B5 ========== xx245x


VERSE 1:
      BmWas (x24432@1)a long and dark _De-cem - ber
                              Bm7From (x20202@1)the rooftops I re-mem - ber,
Bm9 (x2022x@1)    Bm (x24432@1)   A/C (032220@1)   Emthere (022000@1)was snow,________     white snow________
BmClear-ly (x24432@1)I____ remem - ber from the win - dows
          Bm7 (x20202@1) Bm9they (x2022x@1)were watch - ing while we
Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)               A/G (302220@1)       Emfroze________ (022000@1)down be - low________


CHORUS 1:
Em (022000@1)       GWhen (320003@1)the fu - ture's ar - chitec - tured
     Add9                  Bmby (x24432@1)a car - nival of id - iots__ on show,________
                 Bm7/Ayou'd (x00202@1)better lie low________
   Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)F#m (244222@1)   Bm (x24432@1)  F#m/A    B5If (x244xx@1)you  love me___  won't you let___ me know?___


VERSE 2:
B5 (x244xx@1)  BmWas (x24432@1)a long and dark _De-cem - ber
                      Bm7When (x20202@1)the banks be-came cathe - drals
Bm9 (x2022x@1)  Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)   A/G (302220@1)    Emand (022000@1)the fox________  be-came  God____
        BmPriests (x24432@1)__ clutched ___ on - to bi - bles
                               Bm7hol-lowed (x20202@1)out___ to fit their ri - fles.
Bm9 (x2022x@1)  Gmaj7 (xx5432@1) A/G (302220@1) EmAnd (022000@1)the cross________  was held aloft________


CHORUS 2:
GBury (320003@1)me in hon - our
         Aadd9when (x02420@1)I'm dead and hit___ the ground,
              Bm (x24432@1)         Bm7/A_my (x00202@1)love's _op - posed,___ it un - folds________
   Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)F#m (244222@1)   Bm (x24432@1)  F#m/A   B5If (x244xx@1)you  love me___  won't you let___ me know?___


SOLO GUITAR:
Standard Tuning with Capo on 2nd fret.
(This is my 'first stab' at the distorted Guitar Solo)

E |--------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------|
G |-(1)-(4)--2--2--2--0---0--2-------------------|
D |-(2)-(5)-------------2------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------|      (X3)    Then a sustain to...


E |---------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------|
G |-(1)-(4)--2--2--2--0---0--2--------------------|
D |-(2)-(5)-------------2-------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------|      (X4)

VERSE 3:
B5 (x244xx@1)    GI (320003@1)don't want to be__ a sol - dier
        Aadd9with (x02420@1)the cap - tain of__ some sink - ing ship__
      BmBm7/A
with snow, far be - low
   Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)F#m (244222@1)                 Bm (x24432@1)  F#m/A   B5If (x244xx@1)you  love me,___  why'd you let___ me go?___


FINALE:
Bm (x24432@1)     Em (022000@1)       Bm/F  Bm7/D    
 BmI (x24432@1)took my love down to Vio - let    Hill
   A (x02220@1)  Bm (x24432@1)    F#m (244222@1) GThere (320003@1)we  sat__    in__  snow.
A (x02220@1)   Bm (x24432@1)Em (022000@1)   D (xx0232@1)D/F# (200232@1)F#m7/A
All that time__ she was si - lent still
        G (320003@1) F#m (244222@1)  Bm/D   Bm (x24432@1)   
   GSo, (320003@1)if you love me,__ won't you let___  me know?___
F#m (244222@1)  G (320003@1) F#m (244222@1)  Bm (x24432@1)  D (xx0232@1)Bm (x24432@1)    
  F#m/A     BmIf (x24432@1)you love me,__ won't you let___ me know?___


NOTES:
1. All comments and suggestions, most welcome.
1. I trust that this will lead to your own explorations of Chris Martin's
phrasing.

' Trust that you'll ...Enjoy!
;-R