PJ Harvey - A Line In The Sand: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "A Line In The Sand" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Fm G# Fm D# How to stop the murdering, by now we should have learned Fm G# Fm D# If we don’t then we’re a sham, bad overwhelms the good Fm D# Bad overwhelms the good Fm G# Fm D# Oh oh-oh oh oh, oh-oh-oh, oh oh oh oh oh What I’ve seen Yes, it’s changed how I see humankind I used to think progress was made We could get something right We could get something right Chorus: Cm D# G# A# Enough is enough, a line in the sand Cm D# G# A# Seven or eight thousand people killed by hand Cm D# G# A# They stepped off the edge, they did not step back Cm D# G# A# If we have not learned by now, then we’re a Fm G# Fm D# Sham When we first got to the camp Supplies were not enough I saw a displaced family Eating a cold horse's hoof A, a cold horse's hoof We sent up tents, brought in water Air drops were dispersed But I saw people kill each other Just to get there first Oh, just to get there first Chorus: Enough is enough A line in the sand Seven or eight thousand people Killed by hand They stepped off the edge They did not step back If we have not learnt By now Then we’re a sham What we did? Why we did it? I make no excuse We got things wrong But I believe We also did some good What we did? Why we did it? I make no excuse I believe we have a future To do something good You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  Cm  D#  Fm  G#  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "A Line In The Sand" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "A Line In The Sand" by PJ Harvey.