PJ Harvey - White Chalk: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "White Chalk" 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         C                   G  Dm
White chalk hills are all I've known
  Am         C                 G   Dm
White chalk hills will rot my bones
  Am          C              G  Dm
White chalk sticking to my shoes
  Am          C            G         F
White chalk playing as a child with you

White chalk south against time
White chalk cutting down the sea at Lyme
I walk the valleys by the Cerne
On a path cut fifteen hundred years ago

And I know these chalk hills will rot my bones

Dorset’s cliffs meet at the sea
Where I walked, our unborn child in me
White chalk, gorse-scattered land
Scratch my palms – there’s blood on my hands


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

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

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