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[Verse]
if i tDhought it would help i would drive this car into the sea
if the fire and smoke and explosions could speak for me
if the words that i used to tAry to explain how sBmomething inside of me stAarted to break
ah, but oGne by one my wAords just got in the way
D   A  G   A
hGow many nights did i cArash against the wDaves with my head going under
hGow many days did i sApend trying to see it your Dway, if you try you remember
i cBmhanged and changed and kAept on saying "oGne of these days something iAnside's gonna bBmreak"
and we wAon't get it back now, bGaby (soAmething's gonna break)
[Chorus]
if i tBmhought it would help i would cAarve your name into my GheartA  
and if i tBmhought it would help i would cAarve your name into my GheartA  
aDll of the things that i tAried to explain how sBmomething inside of me sAtarted to break
we were lGiving proof, one by oAne we drifted aDwayA  G  
one by oAne we drifted awayD  A  G  A  
[Verse 2]
Gtime after time there were tAhings that would scare me to tDears, while you called me haunted
Gi paced around the bAed where you lDaid
one of these days, baby, sGomething… (sAomething's gonna break)
[Chorus]
if i tBmhought it would help i would cAarve your name into my hGeartA  
and if i tBmhought it would help i would cAarve your name into my hGeartA  
Dall of the things that i tAried to explain how sBmomething inside of me sAtarted to break
we were lGiving proof, one by oAne we drifted away
[Bridge]
F#…drifted away, dGrifted away… Bmone by one and dAay by day
i bGecame the dark in the pAlaces where you lDive
[Chorus]
if i tBmhought it would help i would cAarve your name into my hGeartA  
and if i tBmhought it would help i would caArve your name into my hGeartA  
Dall of the things that i tAried to explain how sBmomething inside of me sAtarted to break
we were lGiving proof, one by oAne we drifted aDwayA  G  
one by oAne we drifted aDwayA  G  
we were lGiving proof
one by oAne we drifted aDway

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Dark Places

by The Gaslight Anthem

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Chords in this song · guitar

Standard tuning

[Verse]

if i thought it would help i would drive this car into the sea

if the fire and smoke and explosions could speak for me

A Bm A

if the words that i used to try to explain how something inside of me started to break

G A

ah, but one by one my words just got in the way

D A G A

G A D

how many nights did i crash against the waves with my head going under

G A D

how many days did i spend trying to see it your way, if you try you remember

Bm A G A Bm

i changed and changed and kept on saying "one of these days something inside's gonna break"

A G A

and we won't get it back now, baby (something's gonna break)

[Chorus]

Bm A G A

if i thought it would help i would carve your name into my heart

Bm A G A

and if i thought it would help i would carve your name into my heart

D A Bm A

all of the things that i tried to explain how something inside of me started to break

G A D A G

we were living proof, one by one we drifted away

A D A G A

one by one we drifted away

[Verse 2]

G A D

time after time there were things that would scare me to tears, while you called me haunted

G A D

i paced around the bed where you laid

G A

one of these days, baby, something… (something's gonna break)

[Chorus]

Bm A G A

if i thought it would help i would carve your name into my heart

Bm A G A

and if i thought it would help i would carve your name into my heart

D A Bm A

all of the things that i tried to explain how something inside of me started to break

G A

we were living proof, one by one we drifted away

[Bridge]

F# G Bm A

…drifted away, drifted away… one by one and day by day

G A D

i became the dark in the places where you live

[Chorus]

Bm A G A

if i thought it would help i would carve your name into my heart

Bm A G A

and if i thought it would help i would carve your name into my heart

D A Bm A

all of the things that i tried to explain how something inside of me started to break

G A D A G

we were living proof, one by one we drifted away

A D A G

one by one we drifted away

we were living proof

A D

one by one we drifted away

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