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Tim Minchin - Dark Side
DVD: So Live!
[Chords]
    Amaj7x02120
    Esus4022200
    Dsus4xx0233
    Asus4x02230
       E7020100
   E7sus4020200
   B7sus4x24252
       B7x24242
   C#m/G#446654
     B/F#224442
  Amaj7/E002120
   A7sus4x02030
[Intro]
C#mI can have a dark side
  BIf you want me toAmaj7  
BI can have a dark sC#mide
I can develop my Bbrooding potential
If Amaj7pain's what you want in an Bact
Pain I caC#mn do
BI can have a dark Amaj7side too
BI can have a dark side
[Verse]
N.C.
Hey!
E   Esus4  E   Esus4 E
D   Dsus4  D   Dsus4 D
A   Asus4  A   Asus4 A
E   Esus4  E7 E7sus4 E7
  EI called my girlfriend up Don the phone
I said, "Hey Ag-girlfriend what's g-going Ewrong?"
EShe said, "I'm breaking it Doff with you
"I feel as Aif the ma-ma-magic has Egone"
I saidF#m, "Hey baby what're you Atalking about?
"I Ethought that everything was just Bfine"
She said, F#m"That's exactly my Apoint
"I just get so annEoyed how you're so happy all the BtiC#mmeD#m  E  
"I F#mneed somebody deeper than G#myou
A"Someone with a little B7sus4third-diBmensioB7n"B  
[Chorus]
I said, well, C#mI can have a dark side
  BIf you want me Amaj7to
BI can have a dark C#mside
C#mI can develop my Bbrooding potential
If Amaj7pain's what you want in a Bman
Pain I C#mcan do
BI can have a dark Amaj7side too
BI can have a dark side, I can have a dark side, I can have a dark side ... wouh
N.C.
Hey!
[Solo]
*cue crazy piano solo*
[Verse]
  EI wrote a letter to DMr Sony
I said, "Hey AS-Sony what's g-going Edown?
"I've got a record and I Dreckon it's wicked
"And I th-Athink you should s-spread it aEround"
He saidF#m, "Hey Tim, I quite like your Awork"
he said "It's clever and Equirky but I promise you BthC#misD#m  E  
  F#m"You could be clever as AVoltaire
"But it won't get you Enowhere
"If you wanna sell BdiC#mscsD#m  E  
F#m"Clever never made no one G#mrich
"It Adoesn't appeal to the Bteenage market
"The G#7teenage market!"
[Chorus]
I said, well C#mI can have a dark side
  BIf you want me Amaj7to
BI can have a dark C#m/G#side
I can reveal my B/F#tortured internals
If Amaj7/Epain's what you want in an B/F#act
Pain I C#m/G#can do
B/F#I can have a dark Amaj7/Eside too
B/F#I can have a dark side C#mtooB  
Amaj7Jeremy's spoken Bat laC#mst
B*gAmaj7ibberiBsh*
  C#mooooooh BeeeAmaj7ehB  
haaC#maahh Booh Amaj7oooh  Booh
 C#mooooBooooAmaj7ooooooB...C#mchh..B  Amaj7  B  
[Interlude]
C#m  B   Amaj7 B
  C#mDaddy never camBe to my ball games      Amaj7    Bwhere are you daddy?
  C#mDaddy never camBe to my ball games      Amaj7    Bhe never loved me
  C#mDaddy never camBe to my ball games - daddy never Amaj7came
  Daddy never camBe to my ball games - daddy never C#mcame
  Daddy never camBe to my ball games
  Amaj7Daddy never ...
[Outro]
And EIEsus4  E  
I can have a DdaDsus4rk sidDe
If you want me AtoAsus4  A  
if you want me EtoEsus4  E7  E7sus4  E7  
Yeah EI, I can have a Ddark side
If you want me Ato, E7i can have a dark side too
EI, I can have a Ddark side
If you want me Ato, if you want me Eto
And EI, I can have a Ddark side
If you want me Ato Asus4  A  Asus4  A  
yeahA  Asus4  A  Asus4  A  
rockA  Asus4  A7sus4  Asus4  A  
ah!E  

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Dark Side

by Tim Minchin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7

Esus4

Dsus4

Asus4

E7sus4

B7sus4

C#m/G#

B/F#

Amaj7/E

A7sus4

C#m

F#m

D#m

G#m

G#7

Tim Minchin - Dark Side

DVD: So Live!

[Chords]

Amaj7

x02120

Esus4

022200

Dsus4

xx0233

Asus4

x02230

020100

E7sus4

020200

B7sus4

x24252

x24242

C#m/G#

446654

B/F#

224442

Amaj7/E

002120

A7sus4

x02030

[Intro]

C#m

I can have a dark side

B Amaj7

If you want me to

B C#m

I can have a dark side

I can develop my brooding potential

Amaj7 B

If pain's what you want in an act

C#m

Pain I can do

B Amaj7

I can have a dark side too

I can have a dark side

[Verse]

N.C.

Hey!

E Esus4 E Esus4 E

D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

A Asus4 A Asus4 A

E Esus4 E7 E7sus4 E7

E D

I called my girlfriend up on the phone

A E

I said, "Hey g-girlfriend what's g-going wrong?"

E D

She said, "I'm breaking it off with you

A E

"I feel as if the ma-ma-magic has gone"

F#m A

I said, "Hey baby what're you talking about?

E B

"I thought that everything was just fine"

F#m A

She said, "That's exactly my point

E B C#m D#m E

"I just get so annoyed how you're so happy all the time

F#m G#m

"I need somebody deeper than you

A B7sus4 B B7 B

"Someone with a little third-dimension"

[Chorus]

C#m

I said, well, I can have a dark side

B Amaj7

If you want me to

B C#m

I can have a dark side

C#m B

I can develop my brooding potential

Amaj7 B

If pain's what you want in a man

C#m

Pain I can do

B Amaj7

I can have a dark side too

I can have a dark side, I can have a dark side, I can have a dark side ... wouh

N.C.

Hey!

[Solo]

*cue crazy piano solo*

[Verse]

E D

I wrote a letter to Mr Sony

A E

I said, "Hey S-Sony what's g-going down?

"I've got a record and I reckon it's wicked

A E

"And I th-think you should s-spread it around"

F#m A

He said, "Hey Tim, I quite like your work"

E B C#m D#m E

he said "It's clever and quirky but I promise you this

F#m A

"You could be clever as Voltaire

"But it won't get you nowhere

B C#m D#m E

"If you wanna sell discs

F#m G#m

"Clever never made no one rich

A B

"It doesn't appeal to the teenage market

G#7

"The teenage market!"

[Chorus]

C#m

I said, well I can have a dark side

B Amaj7

If you want me to

B C#m/G#

I can have a dark side

B/F#

I can reveal my tortured internals

Amaj7/E B/F#

If pain's what you want in an act

C#m/G#

Pain I can do

B/F# Amaj7/E

I can have a dark side too

B/F# C#m B

I can have a dark side too

Amaj7 B C#m

Jeremy's spoken at last

B Amaj7 B

*gibberish*

C#m B Amaj7 B

ooooooh eeeeh

C#m B Amaj7 B

haaaahh ooh oooh ooh

C#m B Amaj7 B C#m B Amaj7 B

oooooooooooooo...chh..

[Interlude]

C#m B Amaj7 B

Daddy never came to my ball games where are you daddy?

C#m B Amaj7 B

Daddy never came to my ball games he never loved me

C#m B Amaj7

Daddy never came to my ball games - daddy never came

B C#m

Daddy never came to my ball games - daddy never came

Daddy never came to my ball games

Amaj7

Daddy never ...

[Outro]

E Esus4 E

And I

D Dsus4 D

I can have a dark side

A Asus4 A

If you want me to

E Esus4 E7 E7sus4 E7

if you want me to

E D

Yeah I, I can have a dark side

A E7

If you want me to, i can have a dark side too

E D

I, I can have a dark side

A E

If you want me to, if you want me to

E D

And I, I can have a dark side

A Asus4 A Asus4 A

If you want me to

A Asus4 A Asus4 A

yeah

A Asus4 A7sus4 Asus4 A

rock

ah!

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