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Kathy Mattea - Dark As A Dungeon
CAPO: 3rd Fret
Come and Clisten you fellows, so Fyoung and so Gfine
And Cseek not your fortunes in the Fdark dreary Cmines
It will form as a habit and Fseep in your Gsoul
'Til the Cstream of your blood runs as Fblack as the Ccoal
CHORUS:
Where it's Gdark as a dungeon and Cdamp as the dew
Where Gdanger is double and Fpleasures are Cfew
Where the rain never falls and the Fsun never Gshines
It's Cdark as a dungeon way Fdown in the Cmines
It's a many a man I have Fknown in my Gday
Who Clived just to labour his Fwhole life aCway
Like a fiend with his dope, or a Fdrunkard his Gwine
A Cman will have lust for the Flure of the Cmines
CHORUS:
Where it's Gdark as a dungeon and Cdamp as the dew
Where Gdanger is double and Fpleasures are Cfew
Where the rain never falls and the Fsun never Gshines
It's Cdark as a dungeon way Fdown in the Cmines
INTERLUDE:     C    F  C  
Well, the midnight or the morning or the Fmiddle of Gday
Is the Csame to the miner Fdigging aCway
Where the demons of death often Fcome by surGprise
One Cfall of the slate and you're Fburied aClive
CHORUS:
Where it's Gdark as a dungeon and Cdamp as the dew
Where Gdanger is double and Fpleasures are Cfew
Where the rain never falls and the Fsun never Gshines
It's Cdark as a dungeon way Fdown in the Cmines
Well, I hope when I'm gone and the Fages shall Groll
My Cbody will blacken and Fturn into Ccoal
Then I'll look from the door of my Fheavenly Ghome
And Ampity the Emminer Fdigging my Cbones
CHORUS:
Where it's Gdark as a dungeon and Cdamp as the dew
Where Gdanger is double and Fpleasures are Cfew
Where the rain never falls and the Fsun never Gshines
It's Cdark as a dungeon way Fdown in the Cmines
Oh, it's Amdark as a Gdungeon way Fdown in the CminesF  F6  C  

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Dark As A Dungeon

by Kathy Mattea

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

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Kathy Mattea - Dark As A Dungeon

CAPO: 3rd Fret

C F G

Come and listen you fellows, so young and so fine

C F C

And seek not your fortunes in the dark dreary mines

F G

It will form as a habit and seep in your soul

C F C

'Til the stream of your blood runs as black as the coal

CHORUS:

G C

Where it's dark as a dungeon and damp as the dew

G F C

Where danger is double and pleasures are few

F G

Where the rain never falls and the sun never shines

C F C

It's dark as a dungeon way down in the mines

F G

It's a many a man I have known in my day

C F C

Who lived just to labour his whole life away

F G

Like a fiend with his dope, or a drunkard his wine

C F C

A man will have lust for the lure of the mines

CHORUS:

G C

Where it's dark as a dungeon and damp as the dew

G F C

Where danger is double and pleasures are few

F G

Where the rain never falls and the sun never shines

C F C

It's dark as a dungeon way down in the mines

C F C

INTERLUDE:

F G

Well, the midnight or the morning or the middle of day

C F C

Is the same to the miner digging away

F G

Where the demons of death often come by surprise

C F C

One fall of the slate and you're buried alive

CHORUS:

G C

Where it's dark as a dungeon and damp as the dew

G F C

Where danger is double and pleasures are few

F G

Where the rain never falls and the sun never shines

C F C

It's dark as a dungeon way down in the mines

F G

Well, I hope when I'm gone and the ages shall roll

C F C

My body will blacken and turn into coal

F G

Then I'll look from the door of my heavenly home

Am Em F C

And pity the miner digging my bones

CHORUS:

G C

Where it's dark as a dungeon and damp as the dew

G F C

Where danger is double and pleasures are few

F G

Where the rain never falls and the sun never shines

C F C

It's dark as a dungeon way down in the mines

Am G F C F F6 C

Oh, it's dark as a dungeon way down in the mines

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