Let England Shake Chords
by PJ Harvey
Let England Shake by PJ Harvey is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, Am, Gm, D and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Em
The West's asleep. Let England shake,
Em
weighted down with silent dead.
Am Gm D
I fear our blood won't rise again
Em
rise again
Em
England's dancing days are done.
Em
Another day, Bobby, for you to come home
Am Gm D
Come and tell me indifference
Em
Won won won
Gm D D A
Smile, smile Bobby, with your lovely mouth.
Gm D D A
Pack up your troubles, let's head out
Gm D D A
to the fountain of death & splash about,
Gm
swim back forth & laugh out loud,
Em
Em
until the day is ending,
Em
And the birds are silent
Am Gm D
And the insects are courting
D
by the shores heavy stones are
Em
falling.
Gm D D A
Smile, smile Bobby, with your lovely mouth.
Gm D D A
Pack up your troubles, let's head out
Gm D D A
to the fountain of death & splash about,
Gm
swim back forth & laugh out loud,
Em