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After Dark

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[Intro]
D    Gmaj7    D    Gmaj7
[Verse 1]
  DWriting a letter to you like Gmaj7you're a foreign pen pal
DTalking to you like I've never not Gmaj7known you
DSmiling at you with my heart naileGmaj7d shut
DTime-induced-healing has Gmaj7not been enough
[Pre-Chorus]
I Emswear you'd always F#need me
I Bmswear you'd alwayG#m7-5s see me
As the Emsame F#blood that runs through your BmveinsA  
[Chorus]
Gmaj7Don't coDme F#m7looking for me afteBmr dark
I B7cannot bear to Em/Bsee yoB7ur Emfootsteps Gmleading nowhereD  
Gmaj7Roots of Dthe F#m7ancient tree have Bmchanged
I B7can't make out your Em/Bface and B7what you're sayEming Gmsounds the saDmeGmaj7  D  Gmaj7  
[Verse 2]
  DHanging photo examples of Gmaj7golden moments
DYour memory left in pages I wrote Gmaj7things down
DFizzy telephone calls Gmaj7generous to silence
DEmpty spaces and forgotten Gmaj7traces of you
[Pre-Chorus]
I Emswear you'd always F#need me
I Bmswear you'd alwayG#m7-5s see me
As the Emsame F#blood that runs through your BmveinsA  
[Chorus]
Gmaj7Don't coDme F#m7looking for me afteBmr dark
I B7cannot bear to Em/Bsee yoB7ur Emfootsteps Gmleading nowhereD  
Gmaj7Roots of Dthe F#m7ancient tree have Bmchanged
I B7can't make out your Em/Bface and B7what you're sayEming Gmsounds the saDme
[Bridge]
  AYou're not dead Emto me F#'cause you'll neBmver be
  AYou're as clEmose to gone as F#distance will alBmlow
  AThough that might Emseem fineF#, you're gone all the Bmtime
[Chorus]
Gmaj7Don't coDme F#m7looking for me afteBmr dark
I B7cannot bear to Em/Bsee yoB7ur Emfootsteps Gmleading nowhereD  
Gmaj7Roots of Dthe F#m7family tree are Bmgone
It B7seems so Em/Bwrong but B7I can't Emforce someGmone to changeD  
[Outro]
Gmaj7Don't comDe Gmaj7looking for me after Ddark
Gmaj7Don't comDe Gmaj7looking for me after darkD  
Gmaj7Don't Dcome Gmaj7looking for me after darkD  

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After Dark

by Katie Costello

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

G#m7-5

F#m7

Em/B

[Intro]

D Gmaj7 D Gmaj7

[Verse 1]

D Gmaj7

Writing a letter to you like you're a foreign pen pal

D Gmaj7

Talking to you like I've never not known you

D Gmaj7

Smiling at you with my heart nailed shut

D Gmaj7

Time-induced-healing has not been enough

[Pre-Chorus]

Em F#

I swear you'd always need me

Bm G#m7-5

I swear you'd always see me

Em F# Bm A

As the same blood that runs through your veins

[Chorus]

Gmaj7 D F#m7 Bm

Don't come looking for me after dark

B7 Em/B B7 Em Gm D

I cannot bear to see your footsteps leading nowhere

Gmaj7 D F#m7 Bm

Roots of the ancient tree have changed

B7 Em/B B7 Em Gm D Gmaj7 D Gmaj7

I can't make out your face and what you're saying sounds the same

[Verse 2]

D Gmaj7

Hanging photo examples of golden moments

D Gmaj7

Your memory left in pages I wrote things down

D Gmaj7

Fizzy telephone calls generous to silence

D Gmaj7

Empty spaces and forgotten traces of you

[Pre-Chorus]

Em F#

I swear you'd always need me

Bm G#m7-5

I swear you'd always see me

Em F# Bm A

As the same blood that runs through your veins

[Chorus]

Gmaj7 D F#m7 Bm

Don't come looking for me after dark

B7 Em/B B7 Em Gm D

I cannot bear to see your footsteps leading nowhere

Gmaj7 D F#m7 Bm

Roots of the ancient tree have changed

B7 Em/B B7 Em Gm D

I can't make out your face and what you're saying sounds the same

[Bridge]

A Em F# Bm

You're not dead to me 'cause you'll never be

A Em F# Bm

You're as close to gone as distance will allow

A Em F# Bm

Though that might seem fine, you're gone all the time

[Chorus]

Gmaj7 D F#m7 Bm

Don't come looking for me after dark

B7 Em/B B7 Em Gm D

I cannot bear to see your footsteps leading nowhere

Gmaj7 D F#m7 Bm

Roots of the family tree are gone

B7 Em/B B7 Em Gm D

It seems so wrong but I can't force someone to change

[Outro]

Gmaj7 D Gmaj7 D

Don't come looking for me after dark

Gmaj7 D Gmaj7 D

Don't come looking for me after dark

Gmaj7 D Gmaj7 D

Don't come looking for me after dark

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