PJ Harvey - Let England Shake: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Let England Shake" 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.

Em
The West's asleep. Let England shake,
Em
weighted down with silent dead.
D           Gm          Am
I fear our blood won't rise again
Em
rise again

England's dancing days are done
Another day, Bobby, for you to come
Home and tell me indifference
Is won, won, won

Chorus:
 Gm              D                    A
Smile, smile Bobby, with your lovely mouth.
Gm                 D               A
Pack up your troubles, let's head out
Gm          D                       A
to the fountain of death & splash about,
      Gm
swim back forth & laugh out loud,

Until the day is ending
And the birds are silent
And the insects are courting
And by the shores, heavy stones are falling

Chorus



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Let England Shake" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Let England Shake" by PJ Harvey.

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