Dark As A Dungeon Chords by John Mellencamp

Tempo:
140.5 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Dm

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Mellencamp Dark as a Dungeon chords
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[G]
Oh young fellow so [C] young and so [D] vile
[G] And seek not your fortune in [C] the dark, [G] dearie mine
It'll fall like a habit [C] and seep through [D] your soul
[G] Till the stream of your blood [C] flows black as [G] gold
[D] It's dark as the dungeons [C] and damp [G] as the dune
[D] Where the dangers are double [C] and the pleasures [G] are few
Where the rain never falls [C] and the sun [D] never shines
[G] It's dark as the dungeons [C] way down in [G] the mines
[C] [G]
There's many a man [Dm] I [C] have seen in my [D] day
[G] Who've lived just to labour [C] his whole [G] life away
Like a bee with a stope [C] and a trunk that [D] is wide
[G] A man will have lust [C] for the lure [G] of the mine
[D] It's dark as the dungeons [C] and damp [G] as the dune
[D] Where the dangers are double [C] and the pleasures [G] are few
Where the rain never falls [C] and the sun [D] never shines
[G] It's dark as the dungeons [C] way down in [G] the mines
[C]
[G] Come midnight or morning [C] or middle [D] of day
It's [G] the same to the miner who [C] labours [G] away
For the demons of death [C] often come by [D] surprise
[G] One fall of the slate [C] and you're buried [G] alive
[D] Oh, it's dark as the dungeons [C] and damp [G] as the dune
[D] Where the dangers are double [C] and the pleasures [G] are few
Where the rain never falls [C] and the sun [D] never shines
[G] It's dark as the dungeons [C] way down [G] in the mines
[C] [G]
I hope when I'm dead [C] and the ages [D] shall roll
[G] My body black and [C] turning [G] cold
I'll look from the door of my [C] heavenly [D] home
[G]
[C] Take in [G] my bone
[D] It's dark as the dungeons [C] and damp [G] as the dune
[D] Where the dangers are double [C] and the pleasures [G] are few
Where the rain never [B] falls [C] and the sun [D] never shines
It's [G] dark as the dungeons [C] way down in [G] the mines
[C] [D]
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [D]
[G]
[C] [G]
[D]
[C] [G]
[D]
[C] [G]
[C] [D]
[G]
[C]
[G] Come all young fellows so young and so fine
And seek not your fortune in the dark dreary mine
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Dm
2311
B
12341112
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To jam and learn John Mellencamp - (From The Documentary Film From the Ashes) Dark As A Dungeon chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: D, G, C, G, C, D and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 70 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 140. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: G Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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Oh young fellow so [C] young and so [D] _ vile
[G] And seek not your fortune in [C] the dark, [G] dearie mine
It'll fall like a habit [C] and seep through [D] your soul
[G] Till the stream of your blood [C] flows black as [G] _ gold _
_ [D] It's dark as the dungeons [C] and damp [G] as the dune
[D] Where the dangers are double [C] and the pleasures [G] are few
Where the rain never falls [C] and the sun [D] never shines
[G] It's dark as the dungeons [C] way down in [G] the _ mines _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ There's _ _ many a man [Dm] I [C] have seen in my [D] day
[G] Who've lived just to labour [C] his whole [G] life away
Like a bee with a stope [C] and a trunk that [D] is wide
[G] A man will have lust [C] for the lure [G] of the mine _
_ [D] It's dark as the dungeons [C] and damp [G] as the dune
[D] Where the dangers are double [C] and the pleasures [G] are few
Where the rain never falls [C] and the sun [D] never shines
[G] It's dark as the dungeons [C] way down in [G] the _ _ mines _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Come midnight or morning [C] or middle [D] of day
It's [G] the same to the miner who [C] labours [G] away
For the demons of death [C] often come by [D] _ surprise
[G] One fall of the slate [C] and you're buried _ [G] _ alive _
_ [D] Oh, it's dark as the dungeons [C] and damp [G] as the dune
[D] Where the dangers are double [C] and the pleasures [G] are few
Where the rain never falls [C] and the sun [D] never shines
[G] It's dark as the dungeons [C] way down [G] in the mines _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I hope when I'm dead [C] and the ages [D] shall roll
[G] My body black and [C] turning [G] cold _
I'll look from the door of my [C] heavenly [D] _ home
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _
[C] Take in [G] my bone _
_ [D] It's _ dark as the dungeons [C] and damp [G] as the dune
[D] Where the dangers are double [C] and the pleasures [G] are few
Where the rain never [B] falls [C] and the sun [D] never shines
It's [G] dark as the dungeons [C] way down in [G] the mines _ _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ Come all young fellows so young and so fine
And seek not your fortune in the dark dreary mine _
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