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That Was My Veil

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Abm-       Am    F#m  
It starts at daylight
A5I see him
AbmBefore my F#msad eyes
A5I hear him Abmbreathing
F#mOh lord,
Need you to A5leave meAbm  
No nF#mever,
                   A5-Ab  
Thought that you'd leave...
EThat F#mwas my Abveil.
EThat F#mwas my Abtime.
EOnce F#mheld seAbcret.
But now lies.
No words can
Heal my heart
In the side I'm broken
Now it's done
Was she a pretty girl
Does she have pretty hair
Was she soft spoken
Was there all love there?
That was my veil.
That was my time.
Once held secret.
But now lies.
(organ - continue playing verses)
Give back my veil
Give back my life
No more secret
You give me light
Give me back my veil
Give back my time
No more secret
            B-   A  B-   A  B-  A(cont.)
You give me lies.

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That Was My Veil

by PJ Harvey

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Chords in this song · guitar

Abm

F#m

Chords are barred.

Abm Am F#m

It starts at daylight

I see him

Abm F#m

Before my sad eyes

A5 Abm

I hear him breathing

F#m

Oh lord,

A5 Abm

Need you to leave me

F#m

No never,

A5 Ab

Thought that you'd leave...

E F#m Ab

That was my veil.

E F#m Ab

That was my time.

E F#m Ab

Once held secret.

But now lies.

No words can

Heal my heart

In the side I'm broken

Now it's done

Was she a pretty girl

Does she have pretty hair

Was she soft spoken

Was there all love there?

That was my veil.

That was my time.

Once held secret.

But now lies.

(organ - continue playing verses)

Give back my veil

Give back my life

No more secret

You give me light

Give me back my veil

Give back my time

No more secret

B A B A B A

- - - (cont.)

You give me lies.

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