Bitter Branches Chords by Pj Harvey
Tempo:
151.55 bpm
Chords used:
C
Bb
Ab
G
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Okay, what have we got here?
She's not happy.
[F] Check a few things, clean a few bits.
Bitter branches spreading out.
There's none more bitter than the wood.
Into the wild world it grows.
Twisted under soldiers feet.
Standing in line in the damp.
Earth underneath.
[Ab] Holding out their rifles high.
Holding their young wives who wave goodbye.
Yeah, she'll be fine.
Bit of a clean up, new set of plugs.
She'll soldier on.
Good old girl.
The old ones are the good ones.
[N]
[C]
[Bb]
[G] [Ab]
[C] [Bb]
[G] [Ab]
[C] [Bb]
[G] [Ab]
[C] [Bb]
[G]
[C] [Bb] Bitter branches [C] spreading [Bb]
[C] out.
There's none [Bb] more bitter [C] than [Bb] the wood.
[G] [Abm]
[G] [Ab]
[C] [Bb] Twisted under [C] [Bb] soldiers
[C] feet.
[Bb] Standing in line [C] in the damp.
Earth [Bb] underneath.
[G] [Ab] Holding out their [G] rifles [Ab] high.
[G] [Ab] Holding their
[G] young wives who [Ab] wave goodbye.
[Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [C]
[Ab] [C]
[G]
[C] Hold [Bb] out the clear
[C] glass.
Look [Bb] and see.
[C] [Bb] Soldiers standing [C] and the roots twist [Bb] underneath.
[G] [Ab]
[G] [Ab]
[G] [Ab]
[G] Bitter branches spreading [Ab] out.
There's [C] none more bitter than the wood.
Wave [Bb] goodbye.
[Gm] Wave [Ab] goodbye.
[C] [Bb] Wave goodbye.
[Gm] Wave [Ab] goodbye.
[C] [Bb] Wave goodbye.
[Gm] [Ab]
[C] [Bb] Wave goodbye.
[Gm] [Ab]
[Cm]
She's not happy.
[F] Check a few things, clean a few bits.
Bitter branches spreading out.
There's none more bitter than the wood.
Into the wild world it grows.
Twisted under soldiers feet.
Standing in line in the damp.
Earth underneath.
[Ab] Holding out their rifles high.
Holding their young wives who wave goodbye.
Yeah, she'll be fine.
Bit of a clean up, new set of plugs.
She'll soldier on.
Good old girl.
The old ones are the good ones.
[N]
[C]
[Bb]
[G] [Ab]
[C] [Bb]
[G] [Ab]
[C] [Bb]
[G] [Ab]
[C] [Bb]
[G]
[C] [Bb] Bitter branches [C] spreading [Bb]
[C] out.
There's none [Bb] more bitter [C] than [Bb] the wood.
[G] [Abm]
[G] [Ab]
[C] [Bb] Twisted under [C] [Bb] soldiers
[C] feet.
[Bb] Standing in line [C] in the damp.
Earth [Bb] underneath.
[G] [Ab] Holding out their [G] rifles [Ab] high.
[G] [Ab] Holding their
[G] young wives who [Ab] wave goodbye.
[Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [C]
[Ab] [C]
[G]
[C] Hold [Bb] out the clear
[C] glass.
Look [Bb] and see.
[C] [Bb] Soldiers standing [C] and the roots twist [Bb] underneath.
[G] [Ab]
[G] [Ab]
[G] [Ab]
[G] Bitter branches spreading [Ab] out.
There's [C] none more bitter than the wood.
Wave [Bb] goodbye.
[Gm] Wave [Ab] goodbye.
[C] [Bb] Wave goodbye.
[Gm] Wave [Ab] goodbye.
[C] [Bb] Wave goodbye.
[Gm] [Ab]
[C] [Bb] Wave goodbye.
[Gm] [Ab]
[Cm]
Key:
C
Bb
Ab
G
Gm
C
Bb
Ab
_ _ _ _ _ Okay, _ what have we got here?
_ _ She's not happy.
_ _ [F] _ _ Check a few things, _ _ clean a few bits.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Bitter branches spreading out.
_ _ There's none more bitter than the wood.
_ _ _ Into the wild world it grows. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Twisted under soldiers feet. _
_ _ _ Standing in line in the damp.
_ _ Earth underneath. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Holding out their rifles high. _ _ _ _
Holding their young wives who wave goodbye. _
Yeah, she'll be fine.
_ _ Bit of a clean up, new set of plugs.
_ She'll soldier on.
Good old girl. _ _ _ _
_ The old ones are the good ones. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] Bitter branches _ [C] _ _ spreading [Bb] _ _ _
[C] out.
_ There's none [Bb] more bitter _ [C] _ than [Bb] the wood.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] Twisted _ under [C] _ _ _ [Bb] soldiers _ _
_ [C] feet.
_ [Bb] Standing in line [C] in the damp.
Earth [Bb] underneath. _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Ab] Holding out their _ [G] _ _ rifles [Ab] _ high.
_ [G] _ _ _ [Ab] Holding their _
_ [G] _ young wives who [Ab] wave goodbye. _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Hold [Bb] out the clear _
_ [C] glass.
Look [Bb] and see.
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] Soldiers standing [C] and the roots twist [Bb] underneath. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [G] _ Bitter branches spreading [Ab] out. _
There's _ [C] none more bitter than the wood.
Wave [Bb] goodbye. _
_ [Gm] _ _ Wave [Ab] goodbye. _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] Wave goodbye. _
_ [Gm] _ _ Wave [Ab] goodbye. _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] Wave goodbye. _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] Wave goodbye. _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ She's not happy.
_ _ [F] _ _ Check a few things, _ _ clean a few bits.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Bitter branches spreading out.
_ _ There's none more bitter than the wood.
_ _ _ Into the wild world it grows. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Twisted under soldiers feet. _
_ _ _ Standing in line in the damp.
_ _ Earth underneath. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Holding out their rifles high. _ _ _ _
Holding their young wives who wave goodbye. _
Yeah, she'll be fine.
_ _ Bit of a clean up, new set of plugs.
_ She'll soldier on.
Good old girl. _ _ _ _
_ The old ones are the good ones. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] Bitter branches _ [C] _ _ spreading [Bb] _ _ _
[C] out.
_ There's none [Bb] more bitter _ [C] _ than [Bb] the wood.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] Twisted _ under [C] _ _ _ [Bb] soldiers _ _
_ [C] feet.
_ [Bb] Standing in line [C] in the damp.
Earth [Bb] underneath. _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Ab] Holding out their _ [G] _ _ rifles [Ab] _ high.
_ [G] _ _ _ [Ab] Holding their _
_ [G] _ young wives who [Ab] wave goodbye. _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Hold [Bb] out the clear _
_ [C] glass.
Look [Bb] and see.
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] Soldiers standing [C] and the roots twist [Bb] underneath. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [G] _ Bitter branches spreading [Ab] out. _
There's _ [C] none more bitter than the wood.
Wave [Bb] goodbye. _
_ [Gm] _ _ Wave [Ab] goodbye. _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] Wave goodbye. _
_ [Gm] _ _ Wave [Ab] goodbye. _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] Wave goodbye. _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] Wave goodbye. _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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