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Oooh Oooooh Oohoooh Oohoooh Oohoh
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Oooh Oooooh Oohoooooh Oohoooooohoh
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[Verse 1]
Dm
London City, far from pretty
Dm/F
Two, zero, zero, five
Dm
A lady down in Paddington
Dm/F
Is fighting just to stay alive
Dm
Rhythmic beeps and blood stained sheets
Dm/F
Our lady weeps, she’s tired and frail
Dm
To set the scene, we must rewind
Dm/F G6
The hands of time for Violet’s tale
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
Dm
Violet was a silent girl
Am
Grew up with violent starts
Dm
Her mother was a drinker
Am
And her father was a bastard
Dm
Every night he’d tuck her tight
Am
But never left the room
Dm
I’ll spare you of the things he did
Am
Im sure her mother knew
[Verse 3]
Dm
Violet was a silent girl
Bb A
She moved out at sixteen
Dm
A semi-detached council flat
Bb A
Paid for by a welfare-scheme
Dm
Packing shelves at Tesco’s
Bb A
Stacking jars like pickled bricks
Dm
She met a boy named Stevie
Bb N.C.
And he was a little prick
[Verse 4]
Dm
Violet was a silent girl
Am
And Violet she fell fast
Dm
See Stevie was a wrongun
Am
But he sure knew how to charm her
Dm
Every night he’d tuck her tight
Am
But never left the room
Dm
History repeats itself
Am Gm
He’d paint her black and blue and ah
Am Gm
She never stood a chance
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The de-vil comes to dance
[Interlude]
N.C.
“Violet, why you always so quiet?”
N.C.
On her bedroom door and he’s irate
N.C.
He’s been drinking and smoking he’s up late
N.C.
And he stands by her bedside, she shakes
N.C.
But her eyes stay shut
N.C.
“You fucking slut! I know you’re up!”
N.C.
And he pinches her eyelids and folds them up
N.C.
“Violet, why you lying to me Violet?”
N.C.
She stays silent, things turn violent
Dm
Thats the sound of his fists when they fall like a crashing pilot
Am
Hit like hailstones, one to the collar bone, full force, full blown
Dm
Blood splat, bone crack, knick-knack-paddy-whack
Am
One to the jaw and a tooth spat, detached
N.C.
Fist connects and disconnects the bone
N.C.
A quick deflect to misdirect the blow
N.C.
But nonetheless his punches met her throat
N.C.
Such a mess, he’s left her bruised and broke
N.C.
“Violet!? Why you always so silent Violet?
N.C.
Why you such a little liar Violet?
N.C.
Do you think I want to do this Violet?”
N.C.
In character she stays silent
N.C.
“Well say something Violet!” – silence
N.C.
“Fucking say something Violet!” – silence
N.C.
“Wait, say something Violet”
N.C.
Not one word, she stays quiet
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[Verse 5]
Dm
London City, far from pretty
Dm/F
Two, zero, zero, five
Dm
A lady down in Paddington
Dm/F
Is fighting just to stay alive
Dm
The doctor in a state of shock
Dm/F
Saw something here so very wrong
Dm
See Violet, she was pregnant
Dm/F
Poor Violet, she was nine months gone
[Verse 6]
Dm
Turning to the doctor
F G
Violet broke her silence and she cried
Dm
If I’m to die right here tonight
F G
Please let my baby stay alive
Dm
The doctor soon regained composure
F G
Called the surgeon to come in
Dm
As Violet’s world turned to black
F G
The curtains closed, the lights went dim in
[Verse 7]
Dm
London City, far from pretty
Bb A
Two zero zero five
Dm
A lady down in Paddington
F G
Just lost the fight to stay alive
Dm
A tragedy, or miracle
F G
It happened on these very streets
Dm
Two twins are lying side by side
N.C.
A girl named Jenny
N.C.
And a boy named Screech
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