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The Words That Maketh Murder

Pj Harvey
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I've  seen and done things I want to forget;
I've  seen soldiers fall like lumps of meat,
Blown  and shot out beyond belief.
Arms  and legs were in the trees.
I've  seen and done things I want to forget;
coming  from an unearthly place,
Longing  to see a woman's face,
Instead  of the words that gather pace,
The  words that maketh murder.
These,  these, these are the words-
The  words that maketh murder.
These,  these, these are the words-
The  words that maketh murder.
These,  these, these are the words-
Murder...
These,  these, these are the words-
 The words  that maketh  murder.
I've  seen and done things I want to forget;
I've  seen a corporal whose nerves were shot
Climbing  behind the fierce, gone sun,
I've  seen flies swarming everyone,
Soldiers  fell like lumps of meat.
These  are the words, the words are these.
death  lingering, stunk,
Flies  swarming everyone,
Over  the whole summit peak,
Flesh  quivering in the heat.
This  was something else again.
I  fear it cannot be explained.
The  words that make, the words that make
Murder.
 What if I take  my problem to the United  Nations?

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Readable chord sheet for The Words That Maketh Murder by Pj Harvey

[Em]I've seen and done things I want to forget; [A]   [G]     [F#m]         [G]
[Em]I've seen soldiers fall like lumps of meat, [A]   [G]     [F#m]         [G]
[Em]Blown and shot out beyond belief.           [A]             [G]               [F#m]                   [G]
[Em]Arms and legs were in the trees.            [A]              [G]                [F#m]                    [G]
[Em]I've seen and done things I want to forget; [A]   [G]     [F#m]         [G]
[Em]coming from an unearthly place,             [A]               [G]                 [F#m]                     [G]
[Em]Longing to see a woman's face,              [A]                [G]                  [F#m]                      [G]
[Em]Instead of the words that gather pace,      [A]        [G]          [F#m]              [G]

[Em]The words that maketh murder.
[G]These, these, these are the words-
[Dm]The words that maketh murder[C].
[G]These, these, these are the words-
[Dm]The words that maketh murder[C].
[G]These, these, these are the words-
[G]Murder...

[Em]These, these, these are the words-
The wo[A]rds that maketh[G] murder.   [F#m]           [G]

[Em]I've seen and done things I want to forget;  [A]    [G]      [F#m]          [G]
[Em]I've seen a corporal whose nerves were shot  [A]    [G]      [F#m]          [G]
[Em]Climbing behind the fierce, gone sun,        [A]          [G]            [F#m]                [G]
[Em]I've seen flies swarming everyone,           [A]             [G]               [F#m]                   [G]
[Em]Soldiers fell like lumps of meat.            [A]              [G]                [F#m]                    [G]

[Em]These are the words, the words are these.
[G]death lingering, stunk,
[Dm]Flies swarming everyone,    [C]
[G]Over the whole summit peak,
[Dm]Flesh quivering in the heat.[C]
[G]This was something else again.
[Dm]I fear it cannot be explaine[C]d.
[G]The words that make, the words that make
[G]Murder.[Dm]   [C]

What if I [B]take my problem to the [Gm]United Nations?[Dm]   [C]

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