Violet Eyes Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays389

Violet Eyes by Jennalyn Ponraj is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, Am and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Em
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Intro Em C Am 


Verse 
Em       C             Am             Em 
We were in the middle of a summer storm. 
C         Am         Em                    C 
I was so in love I didn’t know it anymore. 
Am                    Em                     
The past comes back like a sun burnt kiss 
     C                                          Am 
amp; now I’m here wishing I could run away from it. 
 
Em                        D 
Cause you & your violet eyes 
Am                     C 
Always took me by surprise 
Em         D       Am               C 
& I don’t know why, I don’t know why. 
Em             D 
You & your violet eyes 
Am             C 
made up a beautiful life. 
Em       D      Am             C 
and then it died. then it died oh. 


Verse 
Em               C                Am                       Em 
Feel the rain on my skin & hope & pray I’ll love again. 
C                                 Am                          
What do you do when perfection comes through, 
Em                                     
amp; then you’re left with the truth?  
C 
To hell with the truth. 


Bridge x4 
Em                C 
Thrown apart by worlds on high 
                         Em 
What I’d give to look in your eyes 

Em             D 
You & your violet eyes 
Am                    C 
always took me by surprise 
Em                   D 
& I don’t know why 
Am           C 
now I just cry. 
Em                        D 
Cause you & your violet eyes 
Am                     C 
Always took me by surprise 
Em         D       Am               C 
& I don’t know why, I don’t know why. 
Em             D 
You & your violet eyes 
Am             C 
made up a beautiful life. 
Em       D      Am             C 
and then it died. then it died oh. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante