Chords for Darkness On The Edge Of Town (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - December 1980)
Tempo:
90.85 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Em
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
One, [G] two, three, four.
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] We were still racing out of the trusses,
but that blood never burned in her veins.
Now I hear she's got a house up in Fairview,
and a style she's trying to maintain.
Well, [C] if she wants [G] to see me,
[Em]
[G] you can tell her [C] that I'm easy [G] to find.
[Em]
[G] Tell her [C] there's a spot at [G] the [Em] Abrams Bridge,
and [D] tell her,
there's a darkness on the [C] edge of town.
[D] There's a darkness [C] on the [G] edge [C] of town.
[G] Now everybody's got a secret, sonny.
There's something that they can't, can't face.
Some folks, they spend their whole lives
just trying to keep,
and they carry it with them every step that they take.
You'll [C] find it.
Well, just [G] cut it loose.
[Em] Cut it loose, [C] or let it drag [Em] down.
Well, I don't [G] wanna ask [C] sunny questions.
It looks [G] too long in your face.
[D] In the darkness on the [C] edge of town.
[D] In the darkness [C] on the [G] edge [C] of town.
[G] [C] [G] [E]
[G] [C] [E] [Am]
[G] [C] [G] [Bm]
[A] [Em]
[D] [A]
[C] [G] Now some folks are born into a good life,
and other folks just get it anyway, anyhow.
Well, me, I lost my money,
and then I [C] lost my way.
But them things [G] don't seem to matter much to me now.
Cause tonight I'll be on [C]
[G] [Em] [G] [C] Mountain Hill
with [G] everything [Em] I've got.
[G] Lives on the [C] line,
where [G] dreams are found [Em] and lost.
[G] I'll be there,
[C]
[Em] there'll be no chance
[G] for walls and [C] things
[G] that can only [C] be told.
[D] In the darkness on the edge [C] of town.
[D] In the darkness [C] on [G] the edge of town.
Yeah.
[C] [A] [C]
[G] [Em] [G] [C]
[E] [A] [C]
[G] [Em] [D]
[C] [D]
[C] [A]
[D] [G]
[N]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] We were still racing out of the trusses,
but that blood never burned in her veins.
Now I hear she's got a house up in Fairview,
and a style she's trying to maintain.
Well, [C] if she wants [G] to see me,
[Em]
[G] you can tell her [C] that I'm easy [G] to find.
[Em]
[G] Tell her [C] there's a spot at [G] the [Em] Abrams Bridge,
and [D] tell her,
there's a darkness on the [C] edge of town.
[D] There's a darkness [C] on the [G] edge [C] of town.
[G] Now everybody's got a secret, sonny.
There's something that they can't, can't face.
Some folks, they spend their whole lives
just trying to keep,
and they carry it with them every step that they take.
You'll [C] find it.
Well, just [G] cut it loose.
[Em] Cut it loose, [C] or let it drag [Em] down.
Well, I don't [G] wanna ask [C] sunny questions.
It looks [G] too long in your face.
[D] In the darkness on the [C] edge of town.
[D] In the darkness [C] on the [G] edge [C] of town.
[G] [C] [G] [E]
[G] [C] [E] [Am]
[G] [C] [G] [Bm]
[A] [Em]
[D] [A]
[C] [G] Now some folks are born into a good life,
and other folks just get it anyway, anyhow.
Well, me, I lost my money,
and then I [C] lost my way.
But them things [G] don't seem to matter much to me now.
Cause tonight I'll be on [C]
[G] [Em] [G] [C] Mountain Hill
with [G] everything [Em] I've got.
[G] Lives on the [C] line,
where [G] dreams are found [Em] and lost.
[G] I'll be there,
[C]
[Em] there'll be no chance
[G] for walls and [C] things
[G] that can only [C] be told.
[D] In the darkness on the edge [C] of town.
[D] In the darkness [C] on [G] the edge of town.
Yeah.
[C] [A] [C]
[G] [Em] [G] [C]
[E] [A] [C]
[G] [Em] [D]
[C] [D]
[C] [A]
[D] [G]
[N]
Key:
G
C
Em
D
A
G
C
Em
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ One, [G] two, three, four.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] We were still racing out of the trusses,
but that blood never burned in her veins. _
Now I hear she's got a house up in Fairview, _
and a style she's trying to maintain. _ _ _
Well, [C] if she wants [G] to see me,
[Em] _
[G] you can tell her [C] that I'm easy [G] to find.
[Em] _
[G] Tell her [C] there's a spot at [G] the [Em] Abrams Bridge,
and [D] tell her,
there's a darkness on the [C] edge of town. _
[D] _ There's a darkness [C] on the [G] _ edge [C] of town.
_ [G] Now everybody's got a secret, sonny.
There's something that they can't, can't face.
Some folks, they spend their whole lives
just trying to keep,
_ and they carry it with them every step that they take.
_ _ You'll [C] find it.
Well, just [G] cut it loose.
[Em] Cut it loose, [C] or let it drag [Em] down.
Well, I don't [G] wanna ask [C] sunny questions.
It looks [G] too long in your face.
[D] In the darkness on the [C] edge of town.
_ [D] In the darkness [C] on the [G] _ edge [C] of town. _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] Now some folks are born into a good life,
and other folks just get it anyway, anyhow.
_ _ Well, me, I lost my money,
and then I [C] lost my way.
But them things [G] don't seem to matter much to me now.
Cause tonight I'll be on [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ [C] Mountain Hill
with [G] everything [Em] I've got.
_ [G] Lives on the [C] line,
where [G] dreams are found [Em] and lost.
[G] I'll be there,
[C] _
[Em] there'll be no chance
[G] for walls and [C] things
[G] that can only [C] be told.
[D] _ In the darkness on the edge [C] of town.
[D] _ In the darkness [C] on [G] the edge of town.
Yeah.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ One, [G] two, three, four.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] We were still racing out of the trusses,
but that blood never burned in her veins. _
Now I hear she's got a house up in Fairview, _
and a style she's trying to maintain. _ _ _
Well, [C] if she wants [G] to see me,
[Em] _
[G] you can tell her [C] that I'm easy [G] to find.
[Em] _
[G] Tell her [C] there's a spot at [G] the [Em] Abrams Bridge,
and [D] tell her,
there's a darkness on the [C] edge of town. _
[D] _ There's a darkness [C] on the [G] _ edge [C] of town.
_ [G] Now everybody's got a secret, sonny.
There's something that they can't, can't face.
Some folks, they spend their whole lives
just trying to keep,
_ and they carry it with them every step that they take.
_ _ You'll [C] find it.
Well, just [G] cut it loose.
[Em] Cut it loose, [C] or let it drag [Em] down.
Well, I don't [G] wanna ask [C] sunny questions.
It looks [G] too long in your face.
[D] In the darkness on the [C] edge of town.
_ [D] In the darkness [C] on the [G] _ edge [C] of town. _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] Now some folks are born into a good life,
and other folks just get it anyway, anyhow.
_ _ Well, me, I lost my money,
and then I [C] lost my way.
But them things [G] don't seem to matter much to me now.
Cause tonight I'll be on [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ [C] Mountain Hill
with [G] everything [Em] I've got.
_ [G] Lives on the [C] line,
where [G] dreams are found [Em] and lost.
[G] I'll be there,
[C] _
[Em] there'll be no chance
[G] for walls and [C] things
[G] that can only [C] be told.
[D] _ In the darkness on the edge [C] of town.
[D] _ In the darkness [C] on [G] the edge of town.
Yeah.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _