Coldplay - Violet Hill: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Violet Hill" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Violet Hill Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Coldplay

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Violet Hill" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

      C#m
Was a long and dark December
From the rooftops I remember
            A          F#m
There was snow, white snow
  C#m
Clearly I remember from the windows
                              A
They were watching while we froze
       F#m
Down below

Chorus:
          A
When the future's architectured
      B                     C#m
By a carnival of idiots on show
                  B
You'd better lie low
        A    G#m E         C#m B  C#m
If you love me, won’t you let me know?

Was a long and dark December
When the banks became cathedrals
And a fox became God
Priests clutched onto bibles
Hollowed out to fit their rifles
And a cross was held aloft

Chorus:
Bury me in armor
When I'm dead and hit the ground
My nerves are poles that unfroze
And if you love me, won't you let me know?

         A
I don’t want to be a soldier
         B
Who the captain of some sinking ship
       C#m
Would stow
       B
Far below
            A    G#m  E        C#m B  C#m
So, if you love me, why’d you let me go?

           E    A       E  C#m B  A
I took my love down to Violet Hill
B        C#m G#m      A
There we sat in the snow
A     B  C#m  F#m      E  C#m  B
All that time she was silent still
     G#m     A   G#m  E        C#m B    A
Said if you love me, won’t you let me know?
G#m     A   G#m  E        C#m  B  C#m
If you love me, won’t you let me know?


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Violet Hill" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Violet Hill" by Coldplay.