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Track 1
Intro 2x:
G    C    Em   D
GIt’s GCoing DEmark Now
GWhen I’m Call alonGe
GI kCissed your pEmicture
GLike you were Cstill my Gown
GI followed Cyour Emfootsteps,
GWith a Ctrail of Gtears
GIf you still Cwant me to Emfind you
GI’ll say a Clittle Gprayer
(Bridge)
DIt’s not gonna be Emobvious
DI’m sometimes Emhard to read
Like a Cbook, written Din ChineseG  C  Em  D  
(Chorus)
GGoing dark nowC, 
Emdarker than the Docean blueG  C  Em  D  
GGoing dark noCw, 
Embaby I love yDou
(Break Down)
G      Gsus
G      Gsus
D      C C D
G      Gsus
      G   Gsus
G  C  Em D
GIt’s CGoing EmDark Now
GWhen the sun Crefuses to Gshine
GI read Call your Emletters
GLike you’d Calways be Gmine
GI heCard your lEmaughter
GIn my Cwaking Glife
GBut there will be no Chappily ever Emafter
                       G               C  D(let ring)
Cause Happiness is only found with an eight-dollar movie ticket
                G                 C  D(let ring)
And love is only captured with a steel frame and a dying rose
GAnd love is just Can endless sea, a sea of Ddreamers anyway
(A sea of Gdreamers Canyway!Em)D  
(Chorus)
GThe lights are on but Cnobody’s home
EmAnd I’m all aDlone.

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Going Dark

by Ryan Schmidt

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Gsus

Track 1

Intro 2x:

G C Em D

G C Em

It’s Going Dark Now

G C G

When I’m all alone

G C Em

I kissed your picture

G C G

Like you were still my own

G C Em

I followed your footsteps,

G C G

With a trail of tears

G C Em

If you still want me to find you

G C G

I’ll say a little prayer

(Bridge)

D Em

It’s not gonna be obvious

D Em

I’m sometimes hard to read

C D G C Em D

Like a book, written in Chinese

(Chorus)

G C

Going dark now,

Em D G C Em D

darker than the ocean blue

G C

Going dark now,

Em D

baby I love you

(Break Down)

G Gsus

D C C D

G Gsus

G G

sus

G C Em D

G C Em

It’s Going Dark Now

G C G

When the sun refuses to shine

G C Em

I read all your letters

G C G

Like you’d always be mine

G C Em

I heard your laughter

G C G

In my waking life

G C Em

But there will be no happily ever after

G C D

(let ring)

Cause Happiness is only found with an eight-dollar movie ticket

G C D

(let ring)

And love is only captured with a steel frame and a dying rose

G C D

And love is just an endless sea, a sea of dreamers anyway

G C Em D

(A sea of dreamers anyway!)

(Chorus)

G C

The lights are on but nobody’s home

Em D

And I’m all alone.

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