Pj Harvey - The ministry of defence
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Strumming
Capo: 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
B5 2244xx (actually a B5/F#, shown as B5 for simplicity)
G5 355xxx
D5 5577xx (actually a D5/A, shown as D5 for simplicity)
A5 577xxx
F#/A# 698xxx
E5 022xxx
[Intro]
B5 B5 B5 B5 B5
B5 B5 B5 B5 B5
[Verse 1]
B5 This is the MinistryB5, Of Defence
B5 Stairs and walls areB5, all that's left
B5 Mortar holes letB5, through the air
B5 Kids do the same thingB5, everywhere
[Chorus 1]
G5 They’ve sprayed graffitiD5, in Arabic
A5 And balanced sticksF#/A#, in human shit
[Verse 2]
B5 This is the ministryB5, of remains
B5 Fizzy drinks, cansB5, and magazines
[Chorus 2]
G5 Broken glassD5, a white jawbone
A5 Syringes, razorsF#/A#, a plastic spoon
G5 Human hairD5, a kitchen knife
A5 And a ghost of a girlF#/A#, who runs and hides
E5 Scratched in the wall inE5, biro pen B5 B5
E5 This is how theE5, world will end
[Sax Solo]
B5 B5 B5 B5 B5
[Verse 3]
B5 There’s the bus depotB5, to the right
B5 Leveled like a,B5 a building site
[Chorus 3]
G5 Those are the children'sD5, cries from the dark
A5 These are the wordsF#/A#, writ under the arch
G5 Scratched in the wallD5, in biro pen
A5 This is how theF#/A#, world will end B5 B5