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[Intro]
G
[Verse]
AmIn the dDark, GI can tChink about him
AmWhen noDbody else is Gwatching
AmIn the Ddark, GI can Cclose my eyes
And dAmream of his Ddistant constelGlation
AmFor the Dday, the Gday is Ccruel
And Amlove is Dsuch dark Gwork
Am7So if I D7may sugGgest just oCmaj7ne thing
Am7What does it mean Dif it don't Ghurt?G7  
[Chorus]
CSuch Cm7eyes, Bm7cold Gm6eyes
Am7Cast their gDaze upGon me
If you dCon't Cm7mind, I'll cBm7lose Gm6mine
And dAm7ream Din the dGark
[Verse]
Am7Spark a Dflame, Gput it Cout again
AmLest I Dbring my whole Ghouse down
Am7It's a Dpure and eleGmental tCmaj7hing, so
Am7Come on Dburn my hoGuse down
[Chorus]
CSuch Cm7eyes, Bm7cold Gm6eyes
Am7Cast their gD7aze upoGn me, but
If you dCon't Cm7mind, I'll cBm7lose Gm6mine
And dAm7ream Din the dGark
[Instrumental]
F G D Am7 G
C Am7 D G
Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7
Am7 D7 G G7
[Chorus]
CSuch Cm7eyes, Bm7blue Gm6eyes
Am7Cast their gD7aze upoGn me, but
If you dCon't Cm7mind, I'll cBm7lose Gm6mine
And dAm7ream Din the dGarkF  
[Outro]
In the dGark
DmIn the dGark

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In The Dark

by Nerina Pallot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Cmaj7

Cm7

Bm7

Gm6

Gmaj7

[Intro]

[Verse]

Am D G C

In the dark, I can think about him

Am D G

When nobody else is watching

Am D G C

In the dark, I can close my eyes

Am D G

And dream of his distant constellation

Am D G C

For the day, the day is cruel

Am D G

And love is such dark work

Am7 D7 G Cmaj7

So if I may suggest just one thing

Am7 D G G7

What does it mean if it don't hurt?

[Chorus]

C Cm7 Bm7 Gm6

Such eyes, cold eyes

Am7 D G

Cast their gaze upon me

C Cm7 Bm7 Gm6

If you don't mind, I'll close mine

Am7 D G

And dream in the dark

[Verse]

Am7 D G C

Spark a flame, put it out again

Am D G

Lest I bring my whole house down

Am7 D G Cmaj7

It's a pure and elemental thing, so

Am7 D G

Come on burn my house down

[Chorus]

C Cm7 Bm7 Gm6

Such eyes, cold eyes

Am7 D7 G

Cast their gaze upon me, but

C Cm7 Bm7 Gm6

If you don't mind, I'll close mine

Am7 D G

And dream in the dark

[Instrumental]

F G D Am7 G

C Am7 D G

Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7

Am7 D7 G G7

[Chorus]

C Cm7 Bm7 Gm6

Such eyes, blue eyes

Am7 D7 G

Cast their gaze upon me, but

C Cm7 Bm7 Gm6

If you don't mind, I'll close mine

Am7 D G F

And dream in the dark

[Outro]

In the dark

Dm G

In the dark

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