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The Dark

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I believe he plays this with 2nd fret capo on 5 strings with an open low E string
[Intro]
 D   A   Em(4x)
DIn the dark you Acan sometimes hear your own hEmeartbeat
Or the heart of the one next to youD  A  Em  
DAnd the house settles dAown after holding itself Emup all day
Shoulders sluDmp, giAves a big sEmigh
You hear no one’s foot fDall Ain the hEmall
DThat drip in the kitchen sAink keeps marking tEmime
DJune bug on the window Ascreen can't get in, bEmut keeps on trying
DOne way or anothAer we're all in the dEmark
[Chorus]
AFireflies and sparks and lGightning and stars
ACampfires, the moon, heGadlights on cars
                                 A   G(hold)
The Northern lights, the Milky Way 
You can't see that stuff in the day
D-A- Em(4x)
DThe Earth turns its bAack on the Emsun
And the stars come out aDnd the plaAnets start to Emrun, around
DThey call that 'dAay is doneEm  
DBut really it's jAust getting startEmed
DSome folks take cAomfort in thEmat
HAow dark is it? IGt's too dark for goblins
AHow dark is it? IGt's so dark you can smell the moon
AHow dark is it? IGt's so dark the wind gets lost
AHow dark is it? SGo dark the sky's on fire
                A   G(hold)
How dark is it? It’s so dark you can see Fort Worth from here
(D-A-Em) x 6  then  (D)

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The Dark

by Guy Clark

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

I believe he plays this with 2nd fret capo on 5 strings with an open low E string

[Intro]

D A Em

(4x)

D A Em

In the dark you can sometimes hear your own heartbeat

D A Em

Or the heart of the one next to you

D A Em

And the house settles down after holding itself up all day

D A Em

Shoulders slump, gives a big sigh

D A Em

You hear no one’s foot fall in the hall

D A Em

That drip in the kitchen sink keeps marking time

D A Em

June bug on the window screen can't get in, but keeps on trying

D A Em

One way or another we're all in the dark

[Chorus]

A G

Fireflies and sparks and lightning and stars

A G

Campfires, the moon, headlights on cars

A G

(hold)

The Northern lights, the Milky Way

You can't see that stuff in the day

D A Em

-- (4x)

D A Em

The Earth turns its back on the sun

D A Em

And the stars come out and the planets start to run, around

D A Em

They call that 'day is done

D A Em

But really it's just getting started

D A Em

Some folks take comfort in that

A G

How dark is it? It's too dark for goblins

A G

How dark is it? It's so dark you can smell the moon

A G

How dark is it? It's so dark the wind gets lost

A G

How dark is it? So dark the sky's on fire

A G

(hold)

How dark is it? It’s so dark you can see Fort Worth from here

D A Em D

(--) x 6 then ()

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