• Song:

    The Colour Of The Earth

  • Artist:

    Pj Harvey

  • Album:

    Let England Shake

D5                    G5      D5     D5  G5 D5
Louis was my dearest friend
D5                     G5      D5     D5   A5 D5
Fighting in the anzac trench.
E5                G5
Louis ran forward from the line,
D5                   G5     D5    D5  G5 D5
And i never saw him again.
D5            G5   D5    D5 G5 D5
Later in the dark
D5                        G5     D5    D5 A5 D5
I thought i heard louis' voice
E5               G5
Calling for his mother, then me,
D5                     G5  D5
But i couldn't get to him.
D5  G5  D5 (x3)

E5                    G5   E5    E5  G5 E5
He's still up on that hill.
G5                  A5 G5   G5 A5 G5
  20 years on that hill.
E5                   G5       A5     E5   G5  E5
 Nothing more than a pile of bones,
G5                   A5  G5   G5 A5
 But i think of him still.
D5                  G5   D5   D5 G5 D5
If i was asked i'd tell
D5                            G5   D5    D5  A5  G5
The colour of the earth that day;
E5               G5
It was dull, and browny-red,
D5                         G5   D5   D5 G5 D5
"the colour of blood" i'd say
E5 G5 E5  (x2)
G5 A5 G5 (x2)
E5 G5 E5 (x2)
G5 A5 G5 
G5 A5 G5    D5
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