The Colour Of The Earth
Pj HarveyVersion1
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Louis was my dearest friend
Fighting in the anzac trench.
Louis ran forward from the line,
And i never saw him again.
Later in the dark
I thought i heard louis' voice
Calling for his mother, then me,
But i couldn't get to him.
He's still up on that hill.
20 years on that hill.
Nothing more than a pile of bones,
But i think of him still.
If i was asked i'd tell
The colour of the earth that day;
It was dull, and browny-red,
"the colour of blood" i'd say
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Readable chord sheet for The Colour Of The Earth by Pj Harvey
[D]Louis was my dearest [G]friend [D] [D] [G] [D] [D]Fighting in the anzac [G]trench.[D] [D] [Am] [D] [Em]Louis ran forward [G]from the line, [D]And i never saw him [G]again.[D] [D] [G] [D] [D]Later in the [G]dark[D] [D] [G] [D] [D]I thought i heard louis' [G]voice [D] [D] [Am] [D] [Em]Calling for his m[G]other, then me, [D]But i couldn't get to [G]him[D]. [D] [G] [D] [Em]He's still up on that [G]hill[Em]. [Em] [G] [Em] [G] 20 years on that [Am]hil[G]l. [G] [Am] [G] [Em] Nothing more than a [G]pile of [Am]bones, [Em] [G] [Em] [G] But i think of him [Am]stil[G]l. [G] [Am] [D]If i was asked i'd [G]tell[D] [D] [G] [D] [D]The colour of the earth that [G]day;[D] [D] [Am] [G] [Em]It was dull, and [G]browny-red, [D]"the colour of blood" i'd [G]say [D] [D] [G] [D] [Em] [G] [Em] [G] [Am] [G] [Em] [G] [Em] [G] [Am] [G] [G] [Am] [G] [D]