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Aminor

90BPM

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1/11

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 11Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo 1st fret
[Intro]
e|---A5-----G5----E5-------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---2--2--0---------------------------|
D|---2--2--0--2----2--2----2--2----2---| x3
A|------------2----2--2----2--2----2---|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
KalashnikovsA5  G5  E5  
Were brought acrossA5  G5  E5  
The mountain A5  G5  E5  
On the back of mulesA5  G5  E5  
They stored their weapons A5  G5  E5  
In a schoolA5  G5  E5  
There's something wrongA5  G5  E5  
There's something wrongA5  G5  E5  
Something terrifyingA5  G5  E5  
Something terrifyingA5  G5  E5  
[Verse 2]
And now the slopes A5  G5  E5  
Of dry grassA5  G5  E5  
Hold crouching boysA5  G5  E5  
Watch their fathers danceA5  G5  E5  
Holding hands A5  G5  E5  
They follow the drumsA5  G5  E5  
Something terrifying A5  G5  E5  
Is going onA5  G5  
[Chorus 1]
  BThe oldest dancer
  CTakes off his hat 
  BTo place a glass of water
  COn his head
  GBares his teeth
  DWakes the dead
E5
[Verse 3]
This is their land A5  G5  E5  
They dance uponA5  G5  E5  
Something terrifying A5  G5  E5  
Is going onA5  G5  E5  
[Interlude]
A5  G5  E5
A5  G5  E5
A5  G5  E5
A5  G5  E5
[Bridge]
Something terrifyingA5  G5  E5  
Something terrifyingA5  G5  E5  
Something terrifyingA5  G5  E5  
Something terrifyingA5  G5  
[Chorus 2]
  BThe dancer falls
  CTo kneel before
  BThe village elder
  CStains on his shirt
  GRising up
  DGrowing strong
E5
[Verse 3]
The boy childrenA5  G5  E5  
Start to danceA5  G5  E5  
It's terrifyingA5  G5  E5  
It's terrifyingA5  G5  
[Chorus 2]
  CIn the distance
  EPeople call
  DLike a river
  CRunning home
  CIn the distance
  EPeople call
  DLike a river
  CCalling out
  CIn the distance 
  EPeople call
  DIn the oldest, language known
[Outro]
It's terrifyE5ing
It's A5terG5rifE5ying
It's A5terG5rifE5ying
A5 G5 E5

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Dance On The Mountain

by PJ Harvey

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1st fret

[Intro]

A5 G5 E5

e|-------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------|

G|---2--2--0---------------------------|

D|---2--2--0--2----2--2----2--2----2---| x3

A|------------2----2--2----2--2----2---|

E|-------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

A5 G5 E5

Kalashnikovs

A5 G5 E5

Were brought across

A5 G5 E5

The mountain

A5 G5 E5

On the back of mules

A5 G5 E5

They stored their weapons

A5 G5 E5

In a school

A5 G5 E5

There's something wrong

A5 G5 E5

There's something wrong

A5 G5 E5

Something terrifying

A5 G5 E5

Something terrifying

[Verse 2]

A5 G5 E5

And now the slopes

A5 G5 E5

Of dry grass

A5 G5 E5

Hold crouching boys

A5 G5 E5

Watch their fathers dance

A5 G5 E5

Holding hands

A5 G5 E5

They follow the drums

A5 G5 E5

Something terrifying

A5 G5

Is going on

[Chorus 1]

The oldest dancer

Takes off his hat

To place a glass of water

On his head

Bares his teeth

Wakes the dead

[Verse 3]

A5 G5 E5

This is their land

A5 G5 E5

They dance upon

A5 G5 E5

Something terrifying

A5 G5 E5

Is going on

[Interlude]

A5 G5 E5

[Bridge]

A5 G5 E5

Something terrifying

A5 G5 E5

Something terrifying

A5 G5 E5

Something terrifying

A5 G5

Something terrifying

[Chorus 2]

The dancer falls

To kneel before

The village elder

Stains on his shirt

Rising up

Growing strong

[Verse 3]

A5 G5 E5

The boy children

A5 G5 E5

Start to dance

A5 G5 E5

It's terrifying

A5 G5

It's terrifying

[Chorus 2]

In the distance

People call

Like a river

Running home

In the distance

People call

Like a river

Calling out

In the distance

People call

In the oldest, language known

[Outro]

It's terrifying

A5 G5 E5

It's terrifying

A5 G5 E5

It's terrifying

A5 G5 E5

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