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The Darkness

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STANDARD TUNING
KEY: F Major
Chords Used:
 Bb(688766)
  F(133211)
  C(x32010)
 Gm(355333)
FOR CAPO 3 USE:
[G    (320033)]
[D/F# (200323)]
[A    (x02220)]
[Em   (022033)] 
Chords marked with * are to be strummed once; let them ring
Note from KHuff: I have tabbed this song out to be played without the use of a Capo; 
Simply transpose this tab down 3 half steps to get the correct chords for Capo 3!
Experimenting with different various suspensions of F and C make this song sound great on acoustic.
[INTRO]
Bb F Bb F
[VERSE 1]
Well I never asked foBbr nothin'
I got nothin' in Freturn
Turn out that there's Bbsomething
Letters bound and Cburned
Well I know you think you Bbknew me
Well I thought I knew you Ftoo
I guess I was a Bbfool but...
That ain't nothing Cnew
We all Cfall into... 
[CHORUS]
The Gmdarkness
Oooh the Fdarkness
Oooh the Gmdarkness
CBefore the FDawn
[VERSE 2]
Well I never was Bbwasteful
with the time I had at Fhand
Guess I had to Bbchase you
So I had to underCstand
That we all Cfall into... 
[CHORUS]
The Gmdarkness
Oooh the FDarkness
Oooh the GmDarkness
CBefore the FDawn
[BRIDGE]
FWhoa oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-Gmoh, 
Whoa oh-oh, oh-Foh
Whoa-oh-oh, oh-Bboooh, C  
 F*
[VERSE 3]
So go get out my Bbrecords,
If you take one last Frequest.
Tell me that you Bblove me;
that you always did your Cbest.
So I sense CI fell into... 
[CHORUS]
The Gmdarkness
Oooh the Fdarkness
Oooh the Gmdarkness
Oooh the Fdarkness
[OUTRO]
Whoooooooaaa Gmoh
Whoa oh-oh, oh-Foh
WhoooGmooooa oh, Cooh
[END]
 F*

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The Darkness

by Amos Lee

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

Chords in this song · guitar

STANDARD TUNING

KEY: F Major

Chords Used:

(688766)

(133211)

(x32010)

(355333)

FOR CAPO 3 USE:

[G (320033)]

[D/F# (200323)]

[A (x02220)]

[Em (022033)]

Chords marked with * are to be strummed once; let them ring

Note from KHuff: I have tabbed this song out to be played without the use of a Capo;

Simply transpose this tab down 3 half steps to get the correct chords for Capo 3!

Experimenting with different various suspensions of F and C make this song sound great on acoustic.

[INTRO]

Bb F Bb F

[VERSE 1]

Well I never asked for nothin'

I got nothin' in return

Turn out that there's something

Letters bound and burned

Well I know you think you knew me

Well I thought I knew you too

I guess I was a fool but...

That ain't nothing new

We all fall into...

[CHORUS]

The darkness

Oooh the darkness

C F

Before the Dawn

[VERSE 2]

Well I never was wasteful

with the time I had at hand

Guess I had to chase you

So I had to understand

That we all fall into...

[CHORUS]

The darkness

Oooh the Darkness

C F

Before the Dawn

[BRIDGE]

F Gm

Whoa oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh,

Whoa oh-oh, oh-oh

Bb C

Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oooh,

[VERSE 3]

So go get out my records,

If you take one last request.

Tell me that you love me;

that you always did your best.

So I sense I fell into...

[CHORUS]

The darkness

Oooh the darkness

[OUTRO]

Whoooooooaaa oh

Whoa oh-oh, oh-oh

Gm C

Whoooooooa oh, ooh

[END]

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