Violet Best
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste:
2nd traste
[Intro]
C G A G F
C G A G F
[Verse 1]
C G
A scene we'll call someday
A G F
dressed in your violet best to look fragile
C
while harboring faint
G A
malice, thought I'd wake up to find you
G F
burning my things, or carving my heart out
C G
with your cutlery tongue
A G F
your firey eyes, stead so calm
[Chorus]
C G F
Undoubtedly, sure of yourself
C
how about us?
[Verse 2]
C G
we now turn to one day
A G F
awaken alarmed as we've turned to lying
C
to ourselves
G A
maybe your mind it just started a war
G F
one that your heart ain't eger to fight in
[Chorus]
C G F
Undoubtedly, sure of yourself
C
how about us?
C G A F
C G A F
[Bridge]
C F
C F
C F
C F
C F C F C F C
we were young, we were kids, we didn't know what we wanted
C F C F C
drinking fighting the world so in love with a girl
C F C F C
When I was young, it was almost the eighties
C F C F
I watched my daddy go down
C F C F C F C
to the corner bar, humming such colorful sounds
C F C F
dancing the bottle was leading the waltz
G F
they were swaying like rays of the sun
C F C F C F
young and wild that's the way I remember it now
C F C F C F
young and wild that's the way I remember it now
[Chorus]
C G F
sure of yourself
C G F
sure of yourself
C G A F
how about us?
C G A F
[Outro]
C G
A scene we'll call someday
A G F
dressed in your violent best to look fragile
How to play Violet Best
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.