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Ill Be Waiting

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Verse Chords     Extra Chorus Chords
------------     -------------------
    Ex7999x         F#m24422x
   F#24432x        D/F#x977xx
    A577655          Bm7997xx
    B79987x
  C#mx46654
   G#466544
[Verse 1]
EThey swept across the landF#  
EThey did not leave a thingA  
EThey did not leave a personF#  
EA stone or a treeA  
EThey did not leave anythingB  
EThey did not leave anythingA  
    C#mAll it’s left is sandB  
    G#All it’s left is sandA  
  EI remember, fatherF#  
  EI remember himA  
EEvery minute I rememberF#  
  EEvery momentA  
  ENow I hate everyoneB  
  ENow I hate everyoneA  
C#mBefore, I used to loveB  
G#Before, I used to loveA  
[Chorus 1]
C#mOne day, thorns shall growB  
AOne day, thorns shall Egrow from their F#mgravesB  
     D/F#When Bmthey return
     D/F#ThBmorns will growF#m  
OvD/F#er their gravesF#m  
I Bwill be waiEtinF#g
E  F#
[Verse 2]
EAnd when they returnF#  
EI will be waitingA  
EI will not leave a personF#  
  EStandingA  
EI will not leave anythingB  
EI will not leave anythingA  
    C#mAll I’ll leave is sandB  
    G#All I’ll leave is sandA  
[Chorus 2]
C#mAnd then thorns shall growB  
AAnd then thorns shall Egrow from their F#mgravesB  
     D/F#When Bmthey return
     D/F#ThBmorns shall growF#m  
OvD/F#er their gravesF#m  
I D/F#will be wa-waiting
     D/F#When Bmthey return
     D/F#ThBmorns shall growF#m  
OvD/F#er their gravesF#m  
I Bwill be waiEtinF#g
E  F#
E  F#
E  F#

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Ill Be Waiting

by PJ Harvey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

D/F#

C#m

Verse Chords Extra Chorus Chords

------------ -------------------

E F#m

x7999x 24422x

F# D/F#

24432x x977xx

A Bm

577655 7997xx

79987x

C#m

x46654

466544

[Verse 1]

E F#

They swept across the land

E A

They did not leave a thing

E F#

They did not leave a person

E A

A stone or a tree

E B

They did not leave anything

E A

They did not leave anything

C#m B

All it’s left is sand

G# A

All it’s left is sand

E F#

I remember, father

E A

I remember him

E F#

Every minute I remember

E A

Every moment

E B

Now I hate everyone

E A

Now I hate everyone

C#m B

Before, I used to love

G# A

Before, I used to love

[Chorus 1]

C#m B

One day, thorns shall grow

A E F#m B

One day, thorns shall grow from their graves

D/F# Bm

When they return

D/F# Bm F#m

Thorns will grow

D/F# F#m

Over their graves

B E F#

I will be waiting

E F#

[Verse 2]

E F#

And when they return

E A

I will be waiting

E F#

I will not leave a person

E A

Standing

E B

I will not leave anything

E A

I will not leave anything

C#m B

All I’ll leave is sand

G# A

All I’ll leave is sand

[Chorus 2]

C#m B

And then thorns shall grow

A E F#m B

And then thorns shall grow from their graves

D/F# Bm

When they return

D/F# Bm F#m

Thorns shall grow

D/F# F#m

Over their graves

D/F#

I will be wa-waiting

D/F# Bm

When they return

D/F# Bm F#m

Thorns shall grow

D/F# F#m

Over their graves

B E F#

I will be waiting

E F#

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