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Richard Shindell - Darkness, Darkness
## NOTE: The  EChord alternates with  E7throughout the song. ##
CAPO: 3rd Fret
INTRO:       E    D    E(2x)
N.C.                      E  
Darkness, darkness be my pillow
Take my Asus2head and let me Esleep
In the coolness, of your shadow
In the Dsilence Asus2of your Edeep
Darkness, Asus2darkness hide the Eyearning
For the Asus2things that cannot Ebe
Keep my Dmind Asus2from constant Eturning
Toward the Dthings Asus2I cannot Esee
INSTRUMENTAL:       E    D    Asus2    E(2x)
Darkness, darkness long and lonesome
Ease the Dpain Asus2that brings me Ehere
I have filled empty silence
I have Dknown Asus2depths of Efear
Darkness, Asus2darkness be my Eblanket
Cover Asus2me with endless Enight
Take aDwa-Asus2ay the pain of Eknowing
Fill the DemAsus2ptiness so Ebright
INSTRUMENTAL:       E    D    Asus2    E(2x)
N.C.                      E  
Darkness, darkness be my pillow
Take my Dhead Asus2and let me Esleep
In the coolness of your shadow
In the Dsilence Asus2of your Edeep
Darkness, Asus2darkness hide the Eyearning
For the Asus2things that cannot Ebe
Keep my Dmind Asus2from constant Eturning
Toward the Dthings Asus2I cannot Esee
Toward the Dthings Asus2I cannot Esee
OUTRO:       E    D    E(2x)

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Darkness Darkness

by Richard Shindell

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

Richard Shindell - Darkness, Darkness

E E7

## NOTE: The Chord alternates with throughout the song. ##

CAPO: 3rd Fret

E D E

INTRO: (2x)

N.C.

Darkness, darkness be my pillow

Asus2 E

Take my head and let me sleep

In the coolness, of your shadow

D Asus2 E

In the silence of your deep

Asus2 E

Darkness, darkness hide the yearning

Asus2 E

For the things that cannot be

D Asus2 E

Keep my mind from constant turning

D Asus2 E

Toward the things I cannot see

E D Asus2 E

INSTRUMENTAL: (2x)

Darkness, darkness long and lonesome

D Asus2 E

Ease the pain that brings me here

I have filled empty silence

D Asus2 E

I have known depths of fear

Asus2 E

Darkness, darkness be my blanket

Asus2 E

Cover me with endless night

D Asus2 E

Take awa-ay the pain of knowing

D Asus2 E

Fill the emptiness so bright

E D Asus2 E

INSTRUMENTAL: (2x)

N.C.

Darkness, darkness be my pillow

D Asus2 E

Take my head and let me sleep

In the coolness of your shadow

D Asus2 E

In the silence of your deep

Asus2 E

Darkness, darkness hide the yearning

Asus2 E

For the things that cannot be

D Asus2 E

Keep my mind from constant turning

D Asus2 E

Toward the things I cannot see

D Asus2 E

Toward the things I cannot see

E D E

OUTRO: (2x)

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