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Dark Days

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
    C      Em      Amx2
If you want to play the riff it goes like this
If you slide up to the first note of each part it sounds cooler
e|----8---12------------7------|
B|------8-----------8-----10---|
G|--9-----------------7--------|
D|----------------9------------| x2
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
[Verse]
C
CThis endless nightEm  
This Amfuneral dirge
CWe celebrate lifeEm  
At the Amend of the earth
FWhen everything is Emgone
There'll be Gnothing left to Close
    C      Em      Am(x2)    The riff from the intro plays over these chords
CThe ice is closing iEmn
And Amnothing will remain
CWe took what we could getEm  
And we Amburned it anyway
FWith all those Emsecrets
We swore we'd Gtake 'em to the graCve
EmThe light will Amfalter and wiCll fade
EmAnd in the Amdarkness we'll say
[Chorus]
FThis winter hasn't been so Crough
FOh it was cold but still it Cwasn't Emcold enough
FTo freeze the blood beneath my Cspine
And at Emleast I surviAmvedG  Dm  F  
    C      Em       Am(x2)    The riff from the intro plays over these chords
CWe're sleeping through the daEmys
And sAminking like a ship
CWe're wasting awayEm  
AmBit by bit
FEveryone is gonEme
And Geverything is changeCd
EmIt won't Amever be thCe same
EmAnd when it's ovAmer we'll say
[Chorus]
FThis winter hasn't been so Crough
FOh it was cold but still it Cwasn't cEmold enough
FTo freeze the blood beneath my Cspine
And at Emleast I surviAmvedG  Dm  F  Am  G  Dm  F  F  
[Bridge]
e|1-----0------------------|1-----0-----------------|1----0---------------|1-----0-----------------|
B|--3-----1------0---------|--3-----1------0--------|--3----1-----0---1-0-|--3-----1-----0---------|
G|-------------2------0----|-------------2-----0----|-----------2---------|------------2------0----|
D|----------------------2--|---------------------2--|---------------------|---------------------2--|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
(play one phrase of this riff or the chords below with before each line)
CWe've had some dark days
EmWe're in the thick of it now
AmAnd when the ice breaks
EmThere will be no one around
CWe've had some dark days
EmWe're in the thick of it now
AmAnd when the ice breaks
EmThere will be no one around
[Chorus]
FThis winter hasn't been so Crough
FOh it was cold but it Cwasn't Emcold enough
FTo freeze the blood beneath my Cspine
And at Emleast I survAmivedG  
FThis winter hasn't been so Crough (We've had some dark days)
FOh it was cold but still it Cwasn't Emcold enough (We're in the thick of it now)
FTo freeze the blood beneath my Cspine (And when the ice breaks)
At Emleast I'll survAmiveG  Dm  F  Am  G  Dm  F  Am  G  Dm  F  
[Outro]
    C      Em      Amx2
If you want to play the riff it goes like this
If you slide up to the first note of each part it sounds cooler
e|----8---12------------7------|----8---12-------------------|
B|------8-----------8-----10---|------8---------8-8---10-10--|
G|--9-----------------7--------|--9--------------------------|
D|----------------9------------|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

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Dark Days

by PUP

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Em Am

If you want to play the riff it goes like this

If you slide up to the first note of each part it sounds cooler

e|----8---12------------7------|

B|------8-----------8-----10---|

G|--9-----------------7--------|

D|----------------9------------| x2

A|-----------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|

[Verse]

C Em

This endless night

This funeral dirge

C Em

We celebrate life

At the end of the earth

F Em

When everything is gone

G C

There'll be nothing left to lose

C Em Am

(x2) The riff from the intro plays over these chords

C Em

The ice is closing in

And nothing will remain

C Em

We took what we could get

And we burned it anyway

F Em

With all those secrets

G C

We swore we'd take 'em to the grave

Em Am C

The light will falter and will fade

Em Am

And in the darkness we'll say

[Chorus]

F C

This winter hasn't been so rough

F C Em

Oh it was cold but still it wasn't cold enough

F C

To freeze the blood beneath my spine

Em Am G Dm F

And at least I survived

C Em Am

(x2) The riff from the intro plays over these chords

C Em

We're sleeping through the days

And sinking like a ship

C Em

We're wasting away

Bit by bit

F Em

Everyone is gone

G C

And everything is changed

Em Am C

It won't ever be the same

Em Am

And when it's over we'll say

[Chorus]

F C

This winter hasn't been so rough

F C Em

Oh it was cold but still it wasn't cold enough

F C

To freeze the blood beneath my spine

Em Am G Dm F Am G Dm F F

And at least I survived

[Bridge]

e|1-----0------------------|1-----0-----------------|1----0---------------|1-----0-----------------|

B|--3-----1------0---------|--3-----1------0--------|--3----1-----0---1-0-|--3-----1-----0---------|

G|-------------2------0----|-------------2-----0----|-----------2---------|------------2------0----|

D|----------------------2--|---------------------2--|---------------------|---------------------2--|

A|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|

E|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|

(play one phrase of this riff or the chords below with before each line)

We've had some dark days

We're in the thick of it now

And when the ice breaks

There will be no one around

We've had some dark days

We're in the thick of it now

And when the ice breaks

There will be no one around

[Chorus]

F C

This winter hasn't been so rough

F C Em

Oh it was cold but it wasn't cold enough

F C

To freeze the blood beneath my spine

Em Am G

And at least I survived

F C

This winter hasn't been so rough (We've had some dark days)

F C Em

Oh it was cold but still it wasn't cold enough (We're in the thick of it now)

F C

To freeze the blood beneath my spine (And when the ice breaks)

Em Am G Dm F Am G Dm F Am G Dm F

At least I'll survive

[Outro]

C Em Am

If you want to play the riff it goes like this

If you slide up to the first note of each part it sounds cooler

e|----8---12------------7------|----8---12-------------------|

B|------8-----------8-----10---|------8---------8-8---10-10--|

G|--9-----------------7--------|--9--------------------------|

D|----------------9------------|-----------------------------|

A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

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