Bjork — Violently Happy Acoustic Chords
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)
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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)
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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