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Dark Side
By: Eric Church
Drop D Tuning
DOver there in the shadows, hangin' out in the corner of my mind
GStringing up the gallows, waiting for me to cross that Dline
That man's Adangerous as hell, a threat to himself, 
if Ghe got out there'd be hell to pay.
DAnd that's why, my Adark side, 
Gdon't ever Asee the light of Dday.
DI've slowed down on the whiskey, 'cause there always comes a point
GWhen I've had too many, tear down every wall in that Djoint
I've Agot a wife, I've got a son, that don't know half the stuff I've done, 
Gand I pray that's the way that it stays
DAnd that's why, my Adark side,
Gdon't ever Asee the light of Dday
You can Bmblame it on the Arebel raisin'
you can Gblame it on the DSouth
You can Bmblame it on the Awords 
I try to Gkeep here in my Amouth
It Bmtakes a lot to Astart me up
but Gonce that hammer Adrops
GBoy you don't wanna be the one 
that tries to make me Astop
  Bm    A    GG,      G    G  A  
DAll you thugs and ugly mugs dealing drugs and making noise
DYou can kill each other all you want but if you Atouch my little boy
DYou'll be beggin' for this bullet, it will be the last thing that you see
DBefore I let my Cdark side…       C/B  ACome out to play.

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Dark Side

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C/B

Dark Side

By: Eric Church

Drop D Tuning

Over there in the shadows, hangin' out in the corner of my mind

G D

Stringing up the gallows, waiting for me to cross that line

That man's dangerous as hell, a threat to himself,

if he got out there'd be hell to pay.

D A

And that's why, my dark side,

G A D

don't ever see the light of day.

I've slowed down on the whiskey, 'cause there always comes a point

G D

When I've had too many, tear down every wall in that joint

I've got a wife, I've got a son, that don't know half the stuff I've done,

and I pray that's the way that it stays

D A

And that's why, my dark side,

G A D

don't ever see the light of day

Bm A

You can blame it on the rebel raisin'

G D

you can blame it on the South

Bm A

You can blame it on the words

G A

I try to keep here in my mouth

Bm A

It takes a lot to start me up

G A

but once that hammer drops

Boy you don't wanna be the one

that tries to make me stop

Bm A G G G A

All you thugs and ugly mugs dealing drugs and making noise

D A

You can kill each other all you want but if you touch my little boy

You'll be beggin' for this bullet, it will be the last thing that you see

D C C/B A

Before I let my dark side… Come out to play.

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