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On the record this song is in the key F major but I've seen her play it live
in key G major which I think is easier to play, so that's what I'm gonna 
post here. If you want to play along with the record, just play F instead of
G,  Bbinstead of Cadd9,  Cinstead of  Dand  Dminstead of Em.
Intro:  G   G|  Cadd9   G|  Cadd9   Cadd9|  D(4 bars)
There's a Gcrack in the ground from Cadd9Water-Gloo,
All the Cadd9way to AriDzona
I can Gsee from the fire esCadd9cape outsideG  
That Cadd9helped me get to Dknow youEm  
What was it like,Cadd9  
When DI was in your life?G  
Did Dmy touch feel the same?G  
As your touch Dit felt so good to me,
It felt so good to meEm  
One world, DOne love,G  
means nothing if you're Cadd9just pretendingEm  
One World, DOne Love,G  
There's nothing to Cadd9good intentions
EmDark as the black Din the cracks in the ground.Em  
There's a Gcrack in the ground from Cadd9TennesGsee
All the Cadd9way to CaleDdonia
I can Gsee by the way the Cadd9silence ringsG  
and Cadd9echoes in the Dcorners.Em  
How many times Cadd9  
Dyou wanted to cry,G  
but Dyou kept it insideG  
Now the siDlence echoes deafening,
Its much too loud for me.Em  
One world, DOne love,G  
means nothing if you're Cadd9just pretendingEm  
One World, DOne Love,G  
There's nothing to Cadd9good intentions
EmDark as the black Din the cracks in the ground.Em  
 G   G|  Cadd9   G|  Cadd9   Cadd9|  D   D|
 G   G|  Cadd9   G|  Cadd9   Cadd9|  D(4 bars)
There's a Gcrack in the ground from Cadd9old New GYork,
all the Cadd9way to MinneDsota
I can Gsee by the way ten Cadd9thousand lakesG  
are Cadd9screaming for more DwaterEm  
Give us some hopeCadd9  
we Dhaven't got enoughG  
to Dkeep ourselves filled upG  
when you drink Dus empty, drink us dry,
then ask us why we're dryEm  
One world, DOne love,G  
means nothing if you're Cadd9just pretendingEm  
One World, DOne Love,G  
There's nothing to Cadd9good intentionsEm  
One world, DOne love,G  
means nothing if you're Cadd9just pretendingEm  
To do Dyour part,G  
There's nothing to Cadd9good intentions
EmDark as the black, Din the cracks in the groundEm  
Dark as the blackD, in the cracks in the darkEm  
as the blackD, in the cracks in the ground. Em  

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Dark As The Black

by Serena Ryder

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Cadd9

On the record this song is in the key F major but I've seen her play it live

in key G major which I think is easier to play, so that's what I'm gonna

post here. If you want to play along with the record, just play F instead of

G Bb Cadd9 C D Dm Em

, instead of , instead of and instead of .

G G Cadd9 G Cadd9 Cadd9 D

Intro: | | | (4 bars)

G Cadd9 G

There's a crack in the ground from Water-loo,

Cadd9 D

All the way to Arizona

G Cadd9 G

I can see from the fire escape outside

Cadd9 D Em

That helped me get to know you

Cadd9

What was it like,

D G

When I was in your life?

D G

Did my touch feel the same?

As your touch it felt so good to me,

It felt so good to me

D G

One world, One love,

Cadd9 Em

means nothing if you're just pretending

D G

One World, One Love,

Cadd9

There's nothing to good intentions

Em D Em

Dark as the black in the cracks in the ground.

G Cadd9 G

There's a crack in the ground from Tennessee

Cadd9 D

All the way to Caledonia

G Cadd9 G

I can see by the way the silence rings

Cadd9 D Em

and echoes in the corners.

Cadd9

How many times

D G

you wanted to cry,

D G

but you kept it inside

Now the silence echoes deafening,

Its much too loud for me.

D G

One world, One love,

Cadd9 Em

means nothing if you're just pretending

D G

One World, One Love,

Cadd9

There's nothing to good intentions

Em D Em

Dark as the black in the cracks in the ground.

G G Cadd9 G Cadd9 Cadd9 D D

| | | |

G G Cadd9 G Cadd9 Cadd9 D

| | | (4 bars)

G Cadd9 G

There's a crack in the ground from old New York,

Cadd9 D

all the way to Minnesota

G Cadd9 G

I can see by the way ten thousand lakes

Cadd9 D Em

are screaming for more water

Cadd9

Give us some hope

D G

we haven't got enough

D G

to keep ourselves filled up

when you drink us empty, drink us dry,

then ask us why we're dry

D G

One world, One love,

Cadd9 Em

means nothing if you're just pretending

D G

One World, One Love,

Cadd9 Em

There's nothing to good intentions

D G

One world, One love,

Cadd9 Em

means nothing if you're just pretending

D G

To do your part,

Cadd9

There's nothing to good intentions

Em D Em

Dark as the black, in the cracks in the ground

D Em

Dark as the black, in the cracks in the dark

D Em

as the black, in the cracks in the ground.

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