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Dark As A Dungeon

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[Verse 1]
GCome Glisten you fellers so Cyoung and Dfine
Oh Emseek not your Gfortune in the Cdark dreary Gmine
It will Gform as a habit and Cseep in your Dsoul 
Till the Emstream of your Gblood is as Cblack as the Gcoal.
[Chorus]
It's Ddark as a dungeon and Cdamp as the Gdew
Where Ddanger is double and Cpleasures are Gfew
Where the Grain never falls and the Csun never Dshines
It's Emdark as a Gdungeon way Cdown in the Gmines.
[Verse 2]
It's Gmany a man I've Cknown in my Dday
Who Emlived just to Glabor his Cyoung life Gaway
Like a Gfiend with his dope and a Cdrunkard his Dwine
A Emman will have Glust for the Clure of the Gmine.
[Chorus]
It's Ddark as a dungeon and Cdamp as the Gdew
Where Ddanger is double and Cpleasures are Gfew
Where the Grain never falls and the Csun never Dshines
It's Emdark as a Gdungeon way Cdown in the Gmines.
[Verse 3]
The Gmidnight, the morning, or the Cmiddle of the Dday
It's the sEmame to the Gminer who Clabors Gaway
Where the Gdemons of the Cdeath often come by Dsurprise
One Emfall of the Gslate and you're Cburied Galive.
[Chorus]
It's Ddark as a dungeon and Cdamp as the Gdew
Where Ddanger is double and Cpleasures are Gfew 
Where the Grain never falls and the Csun never Dshines
It's Emdark as a Gdungeon way Cdown in the Gmines.
[Verse 4]
I Ghope when I'm gone and the Cages shall Droll
My Embody will Gblacken and Cturn into Gcoal
Then I'll lGook from the door of my Cheavenly Dhome
And Empity the Gminer a-Cdiggin' my Gbones.
[Chorus]
It's Ddark as a dungeon and Cdamp as the Gdew
Where Ddanger is double and Cpleasures are Gfew
Where the Grain never falls and the Csun never Dshines
It's Emdark as a Gdungeon way Cdown in the Gmines.
[Outro]
It's Emdark as a Gdungeon way Cdown in the Gmines.
It's Emdark as a Gdungeon way Cdown in the Gmines.

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Dark As A Dungeon

by Merle Travis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse 1]

G G C D

Come listen you fellers so young and fine

Em G C G

Oh seek not your fortune in the dark dreary mine

G C D

It will form as a habit and seep in your soul

Em G C G

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

[Chorus]

D C G

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

D C G

Where danger is double and pleasures are few

G C D

Where the rain never falls and the sun never shines

Em G C G

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

[Verse 2]

G C D

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

Em G C G

Who lived just to labor his young life away

G C D

Like a fiend with his dope and a drunkard his wine

Em G C G

A man will have lust for the lure of the mine.

[Chorus]

D C G

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

D C G

Where danger is double and pleasures are few

G C D

Where the rain never falls and the sun never shines

Em G C G

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

[Verse 3]

G C D

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

Em G C G

It's the same to the miner who labors away

G C D

Where the demons of the death often come by surprise

Em G C G

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

[Chorus]

D C G

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

D C G

Where danger is double and pleasures are few

G C D

Where the rain never falls and the sun never shines

Em G C G

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

[Verse 4]

G C D

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

Em G C G

My body will blacken and turn into coal

G C D

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

Em G C G

And pity the miner a-diggin' my bones.

[Chorus]

D C G

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

D C G

Where danger is double and pleasures are few

G C D

Where the rain never falls and the sun never shines

Em G C G

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

[Outro]

Em G C G

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

Em G C G

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

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