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Way Down Deep

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[Verse 1]
This Dhighway of heartache is Grocky and Drough
And DI learned a lA7ong time aDgo
You Dcan't build a fire in the Gashes of Dlove
And Droses don't A7bloom in the Dsnow
[Chorus]
Down Ddeep inGside my soul
Where Donce it was cold and A7dark
I Dfeel your Glove take a Dhold
DWay down A7deep in my Dheart
[Verse 2]
DYou were my light on the Gdarkest of Ddays
Through Dstorms that were A7raging withDin
Then Dslowly but surely the Gclouds rolled aDway
And the Dsun started A7shining aDgain
[Chorus]
Down Ddeep inGside my soul
Where Donce it was cold and A7dark
I Dfeel your Glove take a Dhold
DWay down A7deep in my Dheart
(Key Change - walk up to E)
[Chorus]
Down Edeep inAside my soul
Where Eonce it was cold and B7dark
I Efeel your Alove take a Ehold
EWay down B7deep in my Eheart
Repeat / fade out on chorus in key of E

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Way Down Deep

by Vern Gosdin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

D G D

This highway of heartache is rocky and rough

D A7 D

And I learned a long time ago

D G D

You can't build a fire in the ashes of love

D A7 D

And roses don't bloom in the snow

[Chorus]

D G

Down deep inside my soul

D A7

Where once it was cold and dark

D G D

I feel your love take a hold

D A7 D

Way down deep in my heart

[Verse 2]

D G D

You were my light on the darkest of days

D A7 D

Through storms that were raging within

D G D

Then slowly but surely the clouds rolled away

D A7 D

And the sun started shining again

[Chorus]

D G

Down deep inside my soul

D A7

Where once it was cold and dark

D G D

I feel your love take a hold

D A7 D

Way down deep in my heart

(Key Change - walk up to E)

[Chorus]

E A

Down deep inside my soul

E B7

Where once it was cold and dark

E A E

I feel your love take a hold

E B7 E

Way down deep in my heart

Repeat / fade out on chorus in key of E

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