Dark As A Dungeon Chords by Kathy Mattea
Tempo:
111.1 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bb
Cm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] Come and listen, you fellers, [Ab] so young [Bb] and so fine,
[Eb] and seek not your fortunes [Ab] in the dark, [Eb] dreary mines.
It will form as a habit [Ab] and seep in [Bb] your soul
[Eb] till the stream of your blood [Ab] runs as black [Eb] as the cold.
Where [Bb] it's dark as a dungeon [Eb] and damp as the dew,
[Bb] where dangers double [Ab] and pleasures [Eb] are few,
where the rain never falls [Ab] and the sun never [Bb]
shines,
[Eb] it's dark as a dungeon [Ab] way down [Eb] in the mines.
It's a many a man I [Ab] have known in [Bb] my day
[Eb] who lived just to labor [Ab] his whole [Eb] life away.
Like a fiend with his dope [Ab] or a [Bb] drunkard his wine,
[Eb] a man will have for [Ab] the lure of [Eb] [Bb] a man.
Where it's dark as a dungeon [Eb] and damp as the dew,
[Bb] where dangers double [Ab] and pleasures [Eb] are few,
where the rain never falls [Ab] and the sun [Bb] never shines,
[Eb] it's dark as a dungeon [Ab] way down [Eb] in the mines.
[Ab] [Eb]
Will the midnight or the morning or [Ab] the middle [Bb] of day
[Eb] is the same to the miner [Ab] digging [Eb] away
where the demons of death [Ab] often come by [Bb] surprise?
[Eb] One fall of the slate [Ab] and you're buried [Eb] alive.
[Bb] Where it's dark as a dungeon [Eb] and damp as the dew,
[Bb] where dangers double [Ab] and pleasures [Eb] are few,
where the rain never falls [Ab] and the sun never [Bb] [Eb] shines,
it's dark as a dungeon [Ab] way down [Eb] in the mines.
Well, I hope when I'm gone and the ages shall roll,
my body will [Ab] turn [Eb] into coal.
Then I'll look from the door of my [Ab] heavenly [Bb]
home
[Cm] and pity [Gm] the miner [Ab]
digging [Eb] my bones.
[Bb] Where it's dark as a dungeon [Eb] and damp as the dew,
[Bb] where dangers double [Ab] and pleasures [Eb] are few,
where the rain never falls [Ab] and the sun never [Bb] shines,
[Eb] it's dark as a dungeon [Ab] way down [Eb] in the mines.
[Cm] Oh, it's dark as [Bb] a dungeon way [Ab] down [Eb] in the mines.
[Ab] [Fm] [Eb]
[N]
[Eb] and seek not your fortunes [Ab] in the dark, [Eb] dreary mines.
It will form as a habit [Ab] and seep in [Bb] your soul
[Eb] till the stream of your blood [Ab] runs as black [Eb] as the cold.
Where [Bb] it's dark as a dungeon [Eb] and damp as the dew,
[Bb] where dangers double [Ab] and pleasures [Eb] are few,
where the rain never falls [Ab] and the sun never [Bb]
shines,
[Eb] it's dark as a dungeon [Ab] way down [Eb] in the mines.
It's a many a man I [Ab] have known in [Bb] my day
[Eb] who lived just to labor [Ab] his whole [Eb] life away.
Like a fiend with his dope [Ab] or a [Bb] drunkard his wine,
[Eb] a man will have for [Ab] the lure of [Eb] [Bb] a man.
Where it's dark as a dungeon [Eb] and damp as the dew,
[Bb] where dangers double [Ab] and pleasures [Eb] are few,
where the rain never falls [Ab] and the sun [Bb] never shines,
[Eb] it's dark as a dungeon [Ab] way down [Eb] in the mines.
[Ab] [Eb]
Will the midnight or the morning or [Ab] the middle [Bb] of day
[Eb] is the same to the miner [Ab] digging [Eb] away
where the demons of death [Ab] often come by [Bb] surprise?
[Eb] One fall of the slate [Ab] and you're buried [Eb] alive.
[Bb] Where it's dark as a dungeon [Eb] and damp as the dew,
[Bb] where dangers double [Ab] and pleasures [Eb] are few,
where the rain never falls [Ab] and the sun never [Bb] [Eb] shines,
it's dark as a dungeon [Ab] way down [Eb] in the mines.
Well, I hope when I'm gone and the ages shall roll,
my body will [Ab] turn [Eb] into coal.
Then I'll look from the door of my [Ab] heavenly [Bb]
home
[Cm] and pity [Gm] the miner [Ab]
digging [Eb] my bones.
[Bb] Where it's dark as a dungeon [Eb] and damp as the dew,
[Bb] where dangers double [Ab] and pleasures [Eb] are few,
where the rain never falls [Ab] and the sun never [Bb] shines,
[Eb] it's dark as a dungeon [Ab] way down [Eb] in the mines.
[Cm] Oh, it's dark as [Bb] a dungeon way [Ab] down [Eb] in the mines.
[Ab] [Fm] [Eb]
[N]
Key:
Eb
Ab
Bb
Cm
Gm
Eb
Ab
Bb
[Eb] _ Come and listen, you fellers, [Ab] so young [Bb] and so fine,
[Eb] and seek not your _ fortunes [Ab] in the dark, [Eb] dreary mines.
_ It will form as a habit _ [Ab] and seep in [Bb] your soul
[Eb] till the stream of your blood [Ab] runs as black [Eb] as the cold.
Where [Bb] it's dark as a dungeon _ [Eb] and damp as the dew, _
[Bb] where _ dangers double [Ab] and pleasures _ [Eb] are few,
_ where the rain never falls [Ab] and the sun never [Bb]
shines,
_ [Eb] it's dark as a dungeon _ [Ab] way down [Eb] in the mines. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's a many a man I [Ab] have known in [Bb] my day
[Eb] who lived just to labor [Ab] his whole [Eb] life away.
Like a fiend with his dope [Ab] or a [Bb] drunkard his wine,
[Eb] a man will have for [Ab] the lure of [Eb] _ _ [Bb] a man.
Where it's dark as a dungeon [Eb] and damp as the dew,
[Bb] where dangers double [Ab] and pleasures [Eb] are few,
where the rain never falls [Ab] and the sun [Bb] never shines,
[Eb] it's dark _ as a dungeon [Ab] way down [Eb] in the mines. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ Will the midnight or the morning or [Ab] the middle [Bb] of day
[Eb] is the same to the miner _ [Ab] digging _ [Eb] away
where the demons of death [Ab] often come by [Bb] surprise?
[Eb] One fall of the slate [Ab] and you're buried _ [Eb] _ alive.
[Bb] Where it's dark as a dungeon [Eb] and damp as the dew,
[Bb] where dangers _ double [Ab] and pleasures [Eb] are few,
where the rain never falls [Ab] and the sun never [Bb] _ [Eb] shines,
it's dark as a dungeon [Ab] way down [Eb] in the mines.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, I hope when I'm gone and the ages shall roll,
my body will _ _ [Ab] turn _ [Eb] into coal.
Then I'll look from the door of my [Ab] heavenly _ [Bb] _
home
[Cm] and pity [Gm] the miner _ [Ab]
digging _ [Eb] my bones.
[Bb] Where it's dark as a dungeon [Eb] and damp as the dew,
_ [Bb] where dangers _ double [Ab] and pleasures [Eb] are few, _
where the rain never falls [Ab] and the sun never [Bb] _ shines,
[Eb] it's dark as a dungeon [Ab] way down [Eb] in the mines.
_ _ [Cm] Oh, it's dark as [Bb] a dungeon way [Ab] down [Eb] in the mines. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[Eb] and seek not your _ fortunes [Ab] in the dark, [Eb] dreary mines.
_ It will form as a habit _ [Ab] and seep in [Bb] your soul
[Eb] till the stream of your blood [Ab] runs as black [Eb] as the cold.
Where [Bb] it's dark as a dungeon _ [Eb] and damp as the dew, _
[Bb] where _ dangers double [Ab] and pleasures _ [Eb] are few,
_ where the rain never falls [Ab] and the sun never [Bb]
shines,
_ [Eb] it's dark as a dungeon _ [Ab] way down [Eb] in the mines. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's a many a man I [Ab] have known in [Bb] my day
[Eb] who lived just to labor [Ab] his whole [Eb] life away.
Like a fiend with his dope [Ab] or a [Bb] drunkard his wine,
[Eb] a man will have for [Ab] the lure of [Eb] _ _ [Bb] a man.
Where it's dark as a dungeon [Eb] and damp as the dew,
[Bb] where dangers double [Ab] and pleasures [Eb] are few,
where the rain never falls [Ab] and the sun [Bb] never shines,
[Eb] it's dark _ as a dungeon [Ab] way down [Eb] in the mines. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ Will the midnight or the morning or [Ab] the middle [Bb] of day
[Eb] is the same to the miner _ [Ab] digging _ [Eb] away
where the demons of death [Ab] often come by [Bb] surprise?
[Eb] One fall of the slate [Ab] and you're buried _ [Eb] _ alive.
[Bb] Where it's dark as a dungeon [Eb] and damp as the dew,
[Bb] where dangers _ double [Ab] and pleasures [Eb] are few,
where the rain never falls [Ab] and the sun never [Bb] _ [Eb] shines,
it's dark as a dungeon [Ab] way down [Eb] in the mines.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, I hope when I'm gone and the ages shall roll,
my body will _ _ [Ab] turn _ [Eb] into coal.
Then I'll look from the door of my [Ab] heavenly _ [Bb] _
home
[Cm] and pity [Gm] the miner _ [Ab]
digging _ [Eb] my bones.
[Bb] Where it's dark as a dungeon [Eb] and damp as the dew,
_ [Bb] where dangers _ double [Ab] and pleasures [Eb] are few, _
where the rain never falls [Ab] and the sun never [Bb] _ shines,
[Eb] it's dark as a dungeon [Ab] way down [Eb] in the mines.
_ _ [Cm] Oh, it's dark as [Bb] a dungeon way [Ab] down [Eb] in the mines. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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