Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'addEventListener')

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Color Flipper</title>
    <script src="colorflipper.js"></script>
</head>
<body>

    <nav>
     <div class = "nav-center">
   <nav>

</body>

</html>

Solution : Declare the source of script file "colorflipper.js" below or inside the body tag!