PJ Harvey – The Colour Of The Earth (Guitar)

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Notice that the album version they use a capo in the first fret. When it's played live, they don't use it.
D                    G      D     D  G D
Louis was my dearest friend

D                     G      D     D   Am D
Fighting in the anzac trench.

Em                G
Louis ran forward from the line,

D                   G     D    D  G D
And i never saw him again.

D            G   D    D G D
Later in the dark

D                        G     D    D Am D
I thought i heard louis' voice

Em               G
Calling for his mother, then me,

D                     G  D
But i couldn't get to him.
D G D (x3)
Em                    G   Em    Em  G Em
He's still up on that hill.

G                  Am G   G Am G
  20 years on that hill.

Em                   G       Am     Em   G  Em
 Nothing more than a pile of bones,

G                   Am  G   G Am
 But i think of him still.

D                  G   D   D G D
If i was asked i'd tell

D                            G   D    D  Am  G
The colour of the earth that day;

Em               G
It was dull, and browny-red,

D                         G   D   D G D
"the colour of blood" i'd say
Em G Em (x2) G Am G (x2) Em G Em (x2) G Am G G Am G D