The Colour Of The Earth Chords by Pj Harvey
Tempo:
146.35 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
F#m
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Louis was my [A] dearest [E]
friend, [A] [E]
fighting in the [A] Anzac [E]
trench.
[Bm] [E]
[F#m] Louis ran forth [A] from the line,
[E] I never saw [A] him [B]
[E] again.
[A] [E]
Later in [A] the [E]
dark, [A] [E]
I thought I heard [A] Louis' [E]
voice,
[Bm] [E]
[F#m] calling [A] for his mother and me, but
[E] I couldn't get [A] to [E]
him.
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[F#m] He's still up [A] on that [F#m]
hill, [A] [F#m]
[A] twenty years [B] on that [A]
hill.
[Bm] [A]
[F#m] Nothing [A] more than a [B] pile of [F#m] bones, [A]
but I think [Bm] of him [A]
still.
[Bm] I
[E] was lost, I fell, [A] [E]
color of the earth I fell.
[Bm] [A]
[F#m] It was [A] dull and brownly red,
[E] color of [A] blood I [E] shed.
[A]
[F#m] [A] [F#m]
[A] [Bm]
[F#m]
[F#m]
[A]
[Bm] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[E]
friend, [A] [E]
fighting in the [A] Anzac [E]
trench.
[Bm] [E]
[F#m] Louis ran forth [A] from the line,
[E] I never saw [A] him [B]
[E] again.
[A] [E]
Later in [A] the [E]
dark, [A] [E]
I thought I heard [A] Louis' [E]
voice,
[Bm] [E]
[F#m] calling [A] for his mother and me, but
[E] I couldn't get [A] to [E]
him.
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[F#m] He's still up [A] on that [F#m]
hill, [A] [F#m]
[A] twenty years [B] on that [A]
hill.
[Bm] [A]
[F#m] Nothing [A] more than a [B] pile of [F#m] bones, [A]
but I think [Bm] of him [A]
still.
[Bm] I
[E] was lost, I fell, [A] [E]
color of the earth I fell.
[Bm] [A]
[F#m] It was [A] dull and brownly red,
[E] color of [A] blood I [E] shed.
[A]
[F#m] [A] [F#m]
[A] [Bm]
[F#m]
[F#m]
[A]
[Bm] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[E]
Key:
A
E
F#m
Bm
B
A
E
F#m
_ Louis was my [A] dearest _ _ [E]
friend, _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ fighting in the [A] Anzac _ [E] _
trench.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
[F#m] _ Louis ran forth [A] from the _ line, _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] I never saw [A] him _ [B] _
[E] again.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ Later in [A] the _ [E] _
_ _ dark, _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ I thought I heard [A] Louis' _ [E] _
_ voice,
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ calling [A] for his mother and _ me, _ _ but _
_ [E] I couldn't get [A] to [E] _
_ him.
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ He's still up [A] on that [F#m] _
_ hill, _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [A] twenty years [B] on that [A] _
_ hill.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [F#m] _ Nothing [A] more than a [B] pile of [F#m] bones, _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ but I think [Bm] of him [A] _
_ still.
_ _ [Bm] I _
_ [E] _ _ was lost, I _ fell, _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ color of the earth I _ fell.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [F#m] It was [A] dull and brownly _ red, _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] color of [A] blood I [E] shed.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
friend, _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ fighting in the [A] Anzac _ [E] _
trench.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
[F#m] _ Louis ran forth [A] from the _ line, _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] I never saw [A] him _ [B] _
[E] again.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ Later in [A] the _ [E] _
_ _ dark, _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ I thought I heard [A] Louis' _ [E] _
_ voice,
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ calling [A] for his mother and _ me, _ _ but _
_ [E] I couldn't get [A] to [E] _
_ him.
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ He's still up [A] on that [F#m] _
_ hill, _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [A] twenty years [B] on that [A] _
_ hill.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [F#m] _ Nothing [A] more than a [B] pile of [F#m] bones, _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ but I think [Bm] of him [A] _
_ still.
_ _ [Bm] I _
_ [E] _ _ was lost, I _ fell, _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ color of the earth I _ fell.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [F#m] It was [A] dull and brownly _ red, _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] color of [A] blood I [E] shed.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _