PJ Harvey - Hanging in the Wire: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Hanging in the Wire" 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.

F                A#   G
Walker sees the mist rise
F     A#        G
Over no man's land
F            A#      G
He sees in front of him
F             A#     G
A smashed up waste ground

  C           A#
There are no fields or trees
               F
No blades of grass
                 A#         G
Just unhurried ghosts are there
F               A#  G
Hanging in the wire

Walker's in the wire
Limbs point upwards
There are no birds singing
'The White Cliffs of Dover'

There are no trees to sing from
Walker cannot hear the wind
Far off, a symphony
Do you hear the guns beginning?

Dm       F
Walker's in the mist
A#  F
Rising
Dm    F     A# Dm
over no man's land
Dm      F      A#       F
In the battered waste ground
Dm        F  A#  F
Hear the guns firing


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord 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 "Hanging in the Wire" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Hanging in the Wire" by PJ Harvey.

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