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Gonna Be A Darkness

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Capo at 7th Fret
[Intro]
 Em   C   G   C   Em   C   G   C   Em   C   G[Repeat as desired]
[Verse 1]
EmThere's Cgonna be rosesG  
And your picture in a framCe
GThe women will be Dcrying
And the Cmen, they will Dwhisper your Gname
EmUmbrellas Cwill be Gopen
On a hill side of gravesC  
GThe children will be Ddressed up
And chasCe each otDher in the Grain
[Chorus]
And there's Ggonna be a darkness
Maybe D/F#colder than you guess
There Cmay not be music, there may not be stairs
There Dmay not be angels filling the air
Your Gmother may be there
Your D/F#father may be there
There Cmay not be voices
Sent from a throne to Dcarry you home
[Instrumental]
Em C G C
[Verse 2]
EmOh heavCen may not Gget you
The devil may see you Cfirst
GHe's hidden himselDf in bothC  
The beaDst and the Gbird
EmA strangeCr may have Gfound you
Where the angels have lulled you to Csleep
GThey swallow you Dwhole like a Cwhale
From your Dhead to your Gfeet
[Chorus]
And there's Ggonna be a darkness
Maybe D/F#colder than you guess
There Cmay not be music, there may not be stairs
There Dmay not be angels filling the air
Your Gmother may be there
Your D/F#father may be there
There Cmay not be voices
Sent from a throne to Dcarry you home
[Solo]
Em C G C G C
[Bridge]
DWell you think there's a Amplace
Wide open and Dwide
Where you think you'll be Amsafe
Where you think there's a Dlight
[Chorus]
And there's Ggonna be a darkness
Maybe D/F#colder than you guess
There Cmay not be music, there may not be stairs
There Dmay not be angels filling the air
Your Gmother may be there
Your D/F#father may be there
There Cmay not be voices
Sent from a throne to Dcarry you home
[Modified Chorus]
[No wGords]
[No wD/F#ords]
There Cmay not be music, there may not be stairs
There Dmay not be angels filling the air
Your Gmother may be there
Your D/F#father may be there
There Cmay not be voices
Sent from a throne to Dcarry you home
[Outro]
EmThere's Cgonna be rosesG  
And your picture in a frameC  
GThe women will be Dcrying
And the Cmen, they will Dwhisper your Gname

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Gonna Be A Darkness

by The Jayhawks

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Capo at 7th Fret

[Intro]

Em C G C Em C G C Em C G

[Repeat as desired]

[Verse 1]

Em C G

There's gonna be roses

And your picture in a frame

G D

The women will be crying

C D G

And the men, they will whisper your name

Em C G

Umbrellas will be open

On a hill side of graves

G D

The children will be dressed up

C D G

And chase each other in the rain

[Chorus]

And there's gonna be a darkness

D/F#

Maybe colder than you guess

There may not be music, there may not be stairs

There may not be angels filling the air

Your mother may be there

D/F#

Your father may be there

There may not be voices

Sent from a throne to carry you home

[Instrumental]

Em C G C

[Verse 2]

Em C G

Oh heaven may not get you

The devil may see you first

G D C

He's hidden himself in both

D G

The beast and the bird

Em C G

A stranger may have found you

Where the angels have lulled you to sleep

G D C

They swallow you whole like a whale

D G

From your head to your feet

[Chorus]

And there's gonna be a darkness

D/F#

Maybe colder than you guess

There may not be music, there may not be stairs

There may not be angels filling the air

Your mother may be there

D/F#

Your father may be there

There may not be voices

Sent from a throne to carry you home

[Solo]

Em C G C G C

[Bridge]

D Am

Well you think there's a place

Wide open and wide

Where you think you'll be safe

Where you think there's a light

[Chorus]

And there's gonna be a darkness

D/F#

Maybe colder than you guess

There may not be music, there may not be stairs

There may not be angels filling the air

Your mother may be there

D/F#

Your father may be there

There may not be voices

Sent from a throne to carry you home

[Modified Chorus]

[No words]

D/F#

[No words]

There may not be music, there may not be stairs

There may not be angels filling the air

Your mother may be there

D/F#

Your father may be there

There may not be voices

Sent from a throne to carry you home

[Outro]

Em C G

There's gonna be roses

And your picture in a frame

G D

The women will be crying

C D G

And the men, they will whisper your name

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