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The Darkest One

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Intro: E, D, A,  E(4x)
  ECome in, come Din, come in, come Ain E  
  Efrom under these daDrling skies..A.       coEme in 
Eit's warm and it's sDafe here and almAost harkenEing 
Eoff to a tiDme and place now loAst in our imaginEation 
Awhere you don't complain- but you still do E  
Aand you don't explain-but you still want toE-explain 
whBat you believe what you sAay without shame, 'I just do' 
to Dbmsay what you mean you donA't mean what you say or you do 
where thBe wild are stArong 
and the sDbmtrong are the daArkest ones 
and you're the darkEest onBe A  
E, D, A,  E(2x)
ECome in, come inD, come in, come iAn E  
Efrom thin and wicDked prarie wiAnds,        Ecome in 
Eit's warm and it's sDafe here and almAost hearteEning 
Ehere in a tDime and place not lAost in our imagiEnation 
Awhere you don't explain-but you still Edo 
Aand you can complain-if you want tEo-complain
whBere you're real instrumental or suApple or sexy as hell 
wheDbmre you say I believe or sAay without shame 'I can't tell' 
where thBe wild are stArong 
and the sDbmtrong are the daArkest ones 
and you're the daErkest Bone A  
O' and you're the dEarkest Bone A  
and if that's what Eyou wanBt A  
O' then you're the daErkest Bone A  
E, D, A,  E(Repeat to end)

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The Darkest One

by The Tragically Hip

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dbm

E D A E

Intro: , , , (4x)

E D A E

Come in, come in, come in, come in

E D A E

from under these darling skies... come in

E D A E

it's warm and it's safe here and almost harkening

E D A E

off to a time and place now lost in our imagination

A E

where you don't complain- but you still do

A E

and you don't explain-but you still want to-explain

B A

what you believe what you say without shame, 'I just do'

Dbm A

to say what you mean you don't mean what you say or you do

B A

where the wild are strong

Dbm A

and the strong are the darkest ones

E B A

and you're the darkest one

E D A E

, , , (2x)

E D A E

Come in, come in, come in, come in

E D A E

from thin and wicked prarie winds, come in

E D A E

it's warm and it's safe here and almost heartening

E D A E

here in a time and place not lost in our imagination

A E

where you don't explain-but you still do

A E

and you can complain-if you want to-complain

B A

where you're real instrumental or supple or sexy as hell

Dbm A

where you say I believe or say without shame 'I can't tell'

B A

where the wild are strong

Dbm A

and the strong are the darkest ones

E B A

and you're the darkest one

E B A

O' and you're the darkest one

E B A

and if that's what you want

E B A

O' then you're the darkest one

E D A E

, , , (Repeat to end)

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