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Dear Darkness

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Dear Darkness - PJ Harvey
6/8
[Intro]
Am  F   Am  F
Dm  Em  C   F
[Verse 1]
AmDear Fdarkness, Amdear Fdarkness
Won't you Dmcover, Emcover Cme aFgain
AmDear Fdarkness, AmdearF  
DmI've been your Emfriend for Cmany FyearsF  
[Verse 2]
Won't you Amdo this Ffor me, Amdearest Fdarkness and
Dmcover Emme Cfrom the Fsound of the
AmWords Ftightening, the Amwords are Ftightening
DmAround my Emthroat Cand FandF  
[Chorus 1]
Around the Dmthroat Cof the Amone I Flove
DmTightening Ctightening AmtighFtening
Around the Dmthroat Cof the Amone I Flove
         Dm            C     G        F|    F-  |  F- - ...
Tightening tightening tightening
[Verse 3]
AmDear Fdarkness, Amdear Fdarkness
DmNow it's your Emtime to Clook after FusF  
'Cause we Amkept you Fclothed, we Amkept you in Fbusiness
When Dmeveryone Emelse was Chaving good FluckF  
[Chorus 2]
So Dmnow it's your Ctime, Amtime to Fpay
To Dmpay Cme and the Amone I Flove
With the Dmworldly goods you've Amstashed aFway
With Dmall the Cthings you Gtook from Fus
[Outro]
Dm    C    G    F

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Dear Darkness

by PJ Harvey

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Dear Darkness - PJ Harvey

6/8

[Intro]

Am F Am F

Dm Em C F

[Verse 1]

Am F Am F

Dear darkness, dear darkness

Dm Em C F

Won't you cover, cover me again

Am F Am F

Dear darkness, dear

Dm Em C F F

I've been your friend for many years

[Verse 2]

Am F Am F

Won't you do this for me, dearest darkness and

Dm Em C F

cover me from the sound of the

Am F Am F

Words tightening, the words are tightening

Dm Em C F F

Around my throat and and

[Chorus 1]

Dm C Am F

Around the throat of the one I love

Dm C Am F

Tightening tightening tightening

Dm C Am F

Around the throat of the one I love

Dm C G F F F

| - | - - ...

Tightening tightening tightening

[Verse 3]

Am F Am F

Dear darkness, dear darkness

Dm Em C F F

Now it's your time to look after us

Am F Am F

'Cause we kept you clothed, we kept you in business

Dm Em C F F

When everyone else was having good luck

[Chorus 2]

Dm C Am F

So now it's your time, time to pay

Dm C Am F

To pay me and the one I love

Dm Am F

With the worldly goods you've stashed away

Dm C G F

With all the things you took from us

[Outro]

Dm C G F

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