Violently Happy Acoustic Chords

by Björk
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author mYa.theSecond [a] 416.
1 contributor total, last edit on Aug 5, 2021

Chords

Em
Dm
C
F
G7
Am

Strumming

There is no strumming pattern for this song yet. Create and get +5 IQ
So, I tried to write down the chords and riffs of the acoustic version of "Violently
(Debut Live).
But I believe Bjork never paraphrases this song identically and so this is one version
many!
 
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Em    Dm
Since I
C   Dm  Em
met you
     Dm       C
this small town
       Dm       Em
hasn't got room
     Dm       C     Dm
for my big feelings
 
Riff A (play it 4 times)
 
1.--------------|
2.-----0h1---0--|
3.---0-----0----|
4.-0------------|
5.--------------|
6.--------------|
 
F         Em      G7         C
Violently happy - 'cause I love you
F         Em      G7         C
Violently happy - but you're not here
F         Em      G7           C         G7         C
Violently happy - come calm me down before I get into trouble
 
F - Em - Am
F - Em - Am - Em
 
F         Em          Am
I tip-toe down to the shore
F     Em     Am
stand by the ocean
F    Em  Am
make it roar at me
F   Em    Am
and I roar back
 
(chords: see above)
Violently happy - 'cause I love you
Violently happy - but you're not here
Violently happy - overemotional
Violently happy - I'll get into trouble real soon if you don't get here BABY
 
Riff B (play it 32 times)
 
1.-5-...-8-
2.-x-...-x-
3.-2-...-5-|
4.---...---|
5.---...---|
6.---...---|
 
Riff C (it is played by the bass after 8 times Riff B - it is played 4 times
 
longer than Riff B)
 
1.--------------|
2.--------------|
3.--------------|
4.--------------|
5.---0--2--2----|
6.-0------------|
 
(you can play Riff C or the chords from above)
Violently happy - 'cause I love you
Violently happy - but you're not here
Violently happy - overemotional
Violently happy - I'm driving my car too fast with ecstatic music on
 
(you can play Riff B/C or the chords from above)
Violently happy - I'm getting too drunk
Violently happy - I'm aiming too high
Violently happy - only you can calm me down and aim too high.
soothe me
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