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Let England Shake

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EmThe West's asleep. Let England shake,
Emweighted down with silent dead.
DI fear our Gmblood Amwon't rise again     
Emrise again
EmEngland's dancing days are done.
EmAnother day, Bobby, for you to come home
DCome and tell me      Gm   Amindifference 
EmWon  won   won
GmSmile, smile BobbDy,         Dwith your lovely Amouth.
GmPack up your trouDbles,      Dlet's head outA  
Gmto the fountain          Dof Ddeath & splash abAout, 
Gmswim back  forth & laugh out loud,
Em
Emuntil the day is ending,
EmAnd the birds are silent 
DAnd  the   iGmnsects are Amcourting
Amby the shores  heavy stones are    
Emfalling.
GmSmile, smile BobbDy,         Dwith your lovely Amouth.
GmPack up your trouDbles,      Dlet's head outA  
Gmto the fountain          Dof Ddeath & splash abAout, 
Gmswim back  forth & laugh out loud,
Em

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Let England Shake

by PJ Harvey

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The West's asleep. Let England shake,

weighted down with silent dead.

D Gm Am

I fear our blood won't rise again

rise again

England's dancing days are done.

Another day, Bobby, for you to come home

D Gm Am

Come and tell me indifference

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,

swim back forth & laugh out loud,

until the day is ending,

And the birds are silent

D Gm Am

And the insects are courting

by the shores heavy stones are

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,

swim back forth & laugh out loud,

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