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[Intro]
Dm     C    Dm
Dm     C  Am   Dm
[Verse]
DmOnce upon a dark autumn night
CI was so very far from Dmsleep
DmI longed to walk beneath the stars
CInto the Amwood so dark and Dmdeep
[Verse]
DmNeither myth nor faerie tale
Could Ckeep me from the path to the Dmmaze
DmBut eyes upon me I could feel
CHidden in the Amshadows watching aDmlways
[Chorus]
Something in the Cdarkness pulled me Dmdeeper
Something in the Cmadness Ameased my Dmmind
Was I aCwake or was I Dmdreaming?
Cut the strings that Cbind me Amto mDmankindBb  A  
[Verse]
DmOnce while I was sitting in my room
One Ccold and silver winter's Dmday
DmI could hear an otherworldly call
CTry as I Ammight, I couldn't turn aDmway
[Chorus]
Something in the Cdarkness pulled me Dmdeeper
Something in the Cmadness Ameased my Dmmind
Was I aCwake or was I Dmdreaming?
Cut the strings that Cbind me Amto mDmankind
[Instrumental]
Dm     C    Dm
Dm     C  Am   Dm
Dm  C    Dm    C  Am  Dm
Dm  C    Dm    C  Am  Dm
[Verse]
DmSomewhere in between the moss and the stone
The Cwind and the wood became my Dmhome
DmI laid myself down upon the green
CWhen the ivy Amovergrew, I could never Dmleave
[Chorus]
Something in the Cdarkness pulled me Dmdeeper
Something in the Cmadness Ameased my Dmmind
Was I aCwake or was I Dmdreaming?
Cut the strings that Cbind me Amto mDmankind
[Chorus]
Something in the Cdarkness pulled me Dmdeeper
Something in the Cmadness Ameased my Dmmind
Was I aCwake or was I Dmdreaming?
                           CN.C.   Dm  
Cut the strings that bind me to mankind

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Darkness

by Blackmore's Night

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Dm C Dm

Dm C Am Dm

[Verse]

Once upon a dark autumn night

C Dm

I was so very far from sleep

I longed to walk beneath the stars

C Am Dm

Into the wood so dark and deep

[Verse]

Neither myth nor faerie tale

C Dm

Could keep me from the path to the maze

But eyes upon me I could feel

C Am Dm

Hidden in the shadows watching always

[Chorus]

C Dm

Something in the darkness pulled me deeper

C Am Dm

Something in the madness eased my mind

C Dm

Was I awake or was I dreaming?

C Am Dm Bb A

Cut the strings that bind me to mankind

[Verse]

Once while I was sitting in my room

C Dm

One cold and silver winter's day

I could hear an otherworldly call

C Am Dm

Try as I might, I couldn't turn away

[Chorus]

C Dm

Something in the darkness pulled me deeper

C Am Dm

Something in the madness eased my mind

C Dm

Was I awake or was I dreaming?

C Am Dm

Cut the strings that bind me to mankind

[Instrumental]

Dm C Dm

Dm C Am Dm

Dm C Dm C Am Dm

[Verse]

Somewhere in between the moss and the stone

C Dm

The wind and the wood became my home

I laid myself down upon the green

C Am Dm

When the ivy overgrew, I could never leave

[Chorus]

C Dm

Something in the darkness pulled me deeper

C Am Dm

Something in the madness eased my mind

C Dm

Was I awake or was I dreaming?

C Am Dm

Cut the strings that bind me to mankind

[Chorus]

C Dm

Something in the darkness pulled me deeper

C Am Dm

Something in the madness eased my mind

C Dm

Was I awake or was I dreaming?

C Dm

N.C.

Cut the strings that bind me to mankind

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