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
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PJ Harvey - The Colour Of The Earth chords
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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]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
B
12341112
A
1231
E
2311
F#m
123111112
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Pj Harvey - The Colour Of The Earth chords, practice playing A, E and A in sequence. Set your pace at 73 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 146. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A Major in mind.

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_ 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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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