PJ Harvey - Dear Darkness: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Dear Darkness" 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.

Am    F      Am      F
Dear darkness, dear darkness
           Dm     Em    C   F
Won't you cover, cover me again?
Dear darkness, dear...
I've been your friend for many years

Won't you do this for me?
Dearest darkness
And cover me from the sound
Of the words tightening
The words are tightening
Around my throat, and…

And around the throat of the one I love
The tightening, tightening, tightening
Around the throat of the one I love
The tightening, tightening, tightening

Dear darkness, dear darkness
Now it's your time to look after us
'Cause we kept you clothed
We kept you in business
When everyone else was having good luck

So now it's your time
Time to pay
To pay me and the one I love
With the worldly goods you've stashed away
With all the things you took from us


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

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 "Dear Darkness" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Dear Darkness" by PJ Harvey.

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