In The Dark

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...IN THE DARK... by Toots and the Maytals
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*from 'Funky Kingston' (1973)*
Intro:
D#G#D#
,
D#A#7D#
,
D#
Riddle me this, riddle me this,
G# D#
Riddle me, riddle me that.
A#7 D#
I bet you don't know just where I'm at.
Verse 1:
D# G# D#
In the dark, you live your life,
D# A#7
In the dark, you cheat and lie.
D# G# D#
In the dark, you want to fuss and fight,
G# D# A#7 D#
In the dark, you will get no life.
Interlude:
D#G#D#
,
D#A#7D#
,
Listen...
Verse 2:
D# G# D#
People tell me love, love is true,
D# A#7
People tell me love, what love can do.
D# G# D#
You keep on telling me love and then sleep,
G# D# A#7 D#
That's when you try to turn your back on me.
Interlude:
D#G#D#
,
D#A#7D#
,
Verse 3:
D# G# D#
I'm so lonely and so blue,
D# A#7
Good God, I keep on loving no one but you.
D# G# D#
I wonder where you go, I wonder where you are,
G# D# A#7 D#
And I know one day soon you'll wanna, (break my heart).
Interlude:
D#F#G#D# D#A#7D#
, (x3), ,
Outro:
D#
Riddle me this, riddle me this,
G# D#
Riddle me, riddle me that.
A#7 D#
I bet you don't know just where I'm at.
D#
Riddle me this, riddle me this,
G# D#
Riddle me, riddle me that.
A#7 D#
I bet you don't know just where I'm at.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D# G# A#7 F#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x68886 466544 686766 244322
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

In The Dark chords and lyrics

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...IN THE DARK... by Toots and the Maytals
-----------------.........................
*from 'Funky Kingston' (1973)*
Intro:
D#, G#  D#
D#, A#7  D#
Verse 1:
Interlude:
D#, G#  D#
Verse 2:
Interlude:
D#, G#  D#
D#, A#7  D#
Verse 3:
Interlude:
D#, F#  G#  D# (x3), D#, A#7  D#
Outro:
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   D#      G#      A#7     F#
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x68886  466544  686766  244322
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

In The Dark Chords by Toots and The Maytals

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