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[Verse 1]
Let me Gstay with you a while and tell old, old C/Gstories
Of your Goft' electric Dlaughter and your GcharGadd11ms
How you Gcame out of Montana with a wolf pup at your C/Gheels
And a Gsnow white rabbit Dhuddled in your GarmsGadd11  
[Chorus]
In the C/Gdarkness
In the Gdarkness
In the C/Gdarkness
[Verse 2]
RemGember, hey, those Gold Rush days, how the gold dust in the C/Gmud
From MGain St. leading Dall the way to AGlder
With Gsunset turned the color of a lover's throat at C/Gblush
And with Gmoonrise, blazed some Dnew and silver rGiverGadd11  
[Chorus]
In the C/Gdarkness
In the Gdarkness
In the C/Gdarkness
[Verse 3]
The mGinister was bloodless and the preachers were on fiC/Gre
And MaGhatmas sang their Dlove songs in nGasturtiums
But if Ghe, or they, or any of their masters called my nC/Game
I was Gin your holy tDemple and never heGard them
[Chorus]
In the C/Gdarkness
In the Gdarkness
In the C/Gdarkness
[Break]
G   C/G
G   D    G
G   C/G
G   D    G
[Verse 4]
RemGember, hey, those Gold Rush days, some Last Chance Gulch saC/Gloon
YGou, and I, and aDll the miners wGatching
As sGhadows danced across a screen as quiet as the C/Gmoon
Without Gsound, their furDy signifying aGll things
[Verse 5]
The Gwhole town was alive that night as we floated down the C/Gstreet
ThrougGh fist fights, cowboy Dpoets, parlor wGomen
And the Glight from the projector seemed to glow within your C/Gsoul
Like an Gopal throated Dsongbird in its pGrism
[Chorus]
In the C/Gdarkness
In the Gdarkness
In the C/Gdarkness
[Verse 6]
They're Gtearing down the movies now, not a stone upon a C/Gstone
All dGust is dust no Dmatter how ceGlestial
But GI, who tasted hornet juice and honey on the C/Grose
What Guse have I for aDll their cold mGemorials?
[Verse 7]
Still eGvery now and then sometimes when the night sky gets so C/Gbright
And no GBethlehem of sDtars could match its Gburning
I GGo out into the fields until I can feel you by my C/Gside
And my mGemory is a Dbook of gold thrown Gopen
[Bridge]
How you rode a C/Gwhite horse
The queen of the Gharvest kissed your cheek
The boys all took C/Gone look
And found that they Gcould no longer speak
[Chorus]
In the C/Gdarkness
In the Gdarkness
In the C/Gdarkness

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Myrna Loy

by Josh Ritter

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C/G

Gadd11

[Verse 1]

G C/G

Let me stay with you a while and tell old, old stories

G D G Gadd11

Of your oft' electric laughter and your charms

G C/G

How you came out of Montana with a wolf pup at your heels

G D G Gadd11

And a snow white rabbit huddled in your arms

[Chorus]

C/G

In the darkness

C/G

In the darkness

[Verse 2]

G C/G

Remember, hey, those Gold Rush days, how the gold dust in the mud

G D G

From Main St. leading all the way to Alder

G C/G

With sunset turned the color of a lover's throat at blush

G D G Gadd11

And with moonrise, blazed some new and silver river

[Chorus]

C/G

In the darkness

C/G

In the darkness

[Verse 3]

G C/G

The minister was bloodless and the preachers were on fire

G D G

And Mahatmas sang their love songs in nasturtiums

G C/G

But if he, or they, or any of their masters called my name

G D G

I was in your holy temple and never heard them

[Chorus]

C/G

In the darkness

C/G

In the darkness

[Break]

G C/G

G D G

G C/G

G D G

[Verse 4]

G C/G

Remember, hey, those Gold Rush days, some Last Chance Gulch saloon

G D G

You, and I, and all the miners watching

G C/G

As shadows danced across a screen as quiet as the moon

G D G

Without sound, their fury signifying all things

[Verse 5]

G C/G

The whole town was alive that night as we floated down the street

G D G

Through fist fights, cowboy poets, parlor women

G C/G

And the light from the projector seemed to glow within your soul

G D G

Like an opal throated songbird in its prism

[Chorus]

C/G

In the darkness

C/G

In the darkness

[Verse 6]

G C/G

They're tearing down the movies now, not a stone upon a stone

G D G

All dust is dust no matter how celestial

G C/G

But I, who tasted hornet juice and honey on the rose

G D G

What use have I for all their cold memorials?

[Verse 7]

G C/G

Still every now and then sometimes when the night sky gets so bright

G D G

And no Bethlehem of stars could match its burning

G C/G

I Go out into the fields until I can feel you by my side

G D G

And my memory is a book of gold thrown open

[Bridge]

C/G

How you rode a white horse

The queen of the harvest kissed your cheek

C/G

The boys all took one look

And found that they could no longer speak

[Chorus]

C/G

In the darkness

C/G

In the darkness

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