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Dark As A Dungeon
Glen Campbell
written by Merle Travis
Intro  (Do-Bro in A)
Verse 1
ACome listen you fA7ellows     so Dyoung and so Efine
And Aseek not your fortune   in a Ddark dreary Amine
It'll form as a A7habit       an Dseep in your Esoul
Till the Astream of your blood is as Dblack as the Acoal
Chorus 1
It's Edark as a dunE7geon      an Ddamp as the Adew
Where Etroubles are douE7bled  and Dpleasures are Afew
Where the rain never fA7alls  And the Dsun never Eshines
Its Adark as a dungeon       way Ddown in the Amine
riff     A    D  A  
Verse 2
AWell I hope when I'm A7gone   and the Dages shall Eroll
My Abody will blacken        and Dturn into Acoal
Then I'll look from the A7door of my Dheavenly Ehome 
And Apity the miners Ddigging my Abones
Verse 3
AThe midnight   the A7morning    or the Dmiddle of Eday
Is the Asame to the miner      who Dlabors Aaway.
Where the demons of A7death     often Dcome by Esurprise,
One Afall of the slate and you're Dburied Aalive.
Chorus 2
EIts dark as a dunE7geon and Ddamp as the Adew
Where Edanger is douE7bled and Dpleasures are Afew
Where the rain never A7falls    And the Dsun never Eshines
Its Adark as a dungeon way Ddown in the Amine
flyinglibra51
God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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Dark As A Dungeon

by Glen Campbell

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Dark As A Dungeon

Glen Campbell

written by Merle Travis

Intro (Do-Bro in A)

Verse 1

A A7 D E

Come listen you fellows so young and so fine

A D A

And seek not your fortune in a dark dreary mine

A7 D E

It'll form as a habit an seep in your soul

A D A

Till the stream of your blood is as black as the coal

Chorus 1

E E7 D A

It's dark as a dungeon an damp as the dew

E E7 D A

Where troubles are doubled and pleasures are few

A7 D E

Where the rain never falls And the sun never shines

A D A

Its dark as a dungeon way down in the mine

A D A

riff

Verse 2

A A7 D E

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

A D A

My body will blacken and turn into coal

A7 D E

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

A D A

And pity the miners digging my bones

Verse 3

A A7 D E

The midnight the morning or the middle of day

A D A

Is the same to the miner who labors away.

A7 D E

Where the demons of death often come by surprise,

A D A

One fall of the slate and you're buried alive.

Chorus 2

E E7 D A

Its dark as a dungeon and damp as the dew

E E7 D A

Where danger is doubled and pleasures are few

A7 D E

Where the rain never falls And the sun never shines

A D A

Its dark as a dungeon way down in the mine

flyinglibra51

God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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