Chords for Dark as a Dungeon
Tempo:
125.35 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
Abm
B
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Db]
[Abm]
[A]
[E]
Come and listen, [Gb] all of you [Abm]
fellas, [A] so young and so [B]
fine.
[E] And signal your [Abm] fortunes
[A] way down in [E] the mine.
Yes, it'll become, [Abm] become a habit that's [A] attached to your
[B]
soul.
Till [E] your heart and your [Abm] blood run, Lord, [A] as black as the [E] coal.
Cause it's dark as a dungeon,
[A] damp [E] as a dune.
[A] Where the danger is double and the [Ab] pleasure so [E] few.
Where the rain [Abm] never falls and [A] the sun never [B]
shines.
Cause [E] it's dark as a [Abm] dungeon, [A] way down in [E] the mine.
From West Virginia down to [Abm]
Queensland, both [A] black men and [B]
whites.
[E] And all miners [Abm] are mules [A] in the company, in the [E] company's eyes.
Where the digging, [Abm] precious diamonds, [A] number nine coal.
[B]
[E] There is just no
[Abm] escaping, [A] Lord, that life in [Gbm] the [E] hole.
Cause [B] it's dark as a dungeon, [A] damp [E] as a dune.
Where [B] the danger is double and [A] the pleasure [Gb]
so few.
Where the rain never [Abm] falls and [A] the sun never [B]
shines.
[E] Cause it's dark as a [Abm] dungeon, way [A] down in the [E] mine.
Well I hope when [Abm] I'm gone and [A]
the ages do
[B] roll.
That my [E] body will [Abm] blacken, yes [A] and turn into [E] coal.
And then I'll look from the door of [A] my heavenly home.
[B]
[B]
[E] And I pity [Gb] that poor [Abm] miner
[Dbm] who's been [A] digging [E] my bones.
Yes I pity that [Gb]
poor [Abm] miner who's [A] been digging
[B] my
[A] bones.
[Abm] [Gbm]
[E]
[N]
[Abm]
[A]
[E]
Come and listen, [Gb] all of you [Abm]
fellas, [A] so young and so [B]
fine.
[E] And signal your [Abm] fortunes
[A] way down in [E] the mine.
Yes, it'll become, [Abm] become a habit that's [A] attached to your
[B]
soul.
Till [E] your heart and your [Abm] blood run, Lord, [A] as black as the [E] coal.
Cause it's dark as a dungeon,
[A] damp [E] as a dune.
[A] Where the danger is double and the [Ab] pleasure so [E] few.
Where the rain [Abm] never falls and [A] the sun never [B]
shines.
Cause [E] it's dark as a [Abm] dungeon, [A] way down in [E] the mine.
From West Virginia down to [Abm]
Queensland, both [A] black men and [B]
whites.
[E] And all miners [Abm] are mules [A] in the company, in the [E] company's eyes.
Where the digging, [Abm] precious diamonds, [A] number nine coal.
[B]
[E] There is just no
[Abm] escaping, [A] Lord, that life in [Gbm] the [E] hole.
Cause [B] it's dark as a dungeon, [A] damp [E] as a dune.
Where [B] the danger is double and [A] the pleasure [Gb]
so few.
Where the rain never [Abm] falls and [A] the sun never [B]
shines.
[E] Cause it's dark as a [Abm] dungeon, way [A] down in the [E] mine.
Well I hope when [Abm] I'm gone and [A]
the ages do
[B] roll.
That my [E] body will [Abm] blacken, yes [A] and turn into [E] coal.
And then I'll look from the door of [A] my heavenly home.
[B]
[B]
[E] And I pity [Gb] that poor [Abm] miner
[Dbm] who's been [A] digging [E] my bones.
Yes I pity that [Gb]
poor [Abm] miner who's [A] been digging
[B] my
[A] bones.
[Abm] [Gbm]
[E]
[N]
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
Come _ and listen, _ _ _ [Gb] all of you [Abm]
fellas, _ _ _ [A] so young and _ _ so [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ fine. _ _ _
[E] And signal your [Abm] _ _ _ fortunes _
[A] way down in _ [E] the mine. _ _ _
_ Yes, it'll become, _ _ [Abm] become a habit _ _ that's [A] attached to _ your _
[B] _ _ _ _ _
soul. _ _ _ _
Till [E] your heart and your [Abm] blood run, _ _ _ Lord, [A] as black _ as the [E] coal. _ _ _
_ _ Cause it's dark as a dungeon, _
[A] _ _ damp [E] as a dune.
_ [A] Where the _ danger is double _ and the [Ab] pleasure so [E] few.
_ Where the rain _ [Abm] never falls _ and [A] the sun never [B] _ _ _ _
shines. _ _ _ _
Cause [E] it's dark _ as a [Abm] _ dungeon, _ _ _ [A] way down in _ [E] the mine. _ _
_ _ From West Virginia _ _ down to [Abm]
Queensland, _ _ _ both [A] black men and _ [B] _
whites. _ _ _ _
[E] And all _ miners [Abm] are _ mules _ [A] in the company, in the [E] company's eyes. _ _
Where the digging, _ _ [Abm] precious diamonds, _ _ _ [A] number nine coal.
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] There is just no _
_ [Abm] escaping, _ _ _ [A] Lord, that life in [Gbm] the [E] hole. _ _
_ _ Cause [B] it's dark _ as a dungeon, _ [A] _ damp _ [E] as a dune.
Where [B] the danger is double _ and [A] the pleasure [Gb]
so few.
Where the rain _ never [Abm] falls _ and [A] the sun never [B] _ _ _ _ _
shines. _ _ _
[E] Cause it's dark as a [Abm] dungeon, _ _ _ way [A] down in the [E] mine. _ _ _
_ _ Well I hope when _ [Abm] I'm gone _ and _ [A]
the ages do _ _
[B] _ roll. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ That my [E] _ body _ will [Abm] _ _ _ blacken, _ yes [A] and turn _ into [E] coal. _ _
_ _ And then I'll look _ from the door _ _ of [A] my heavenly _ _ home.
_ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] And I pity _ _ [Gb] that poor [Abm] miner _
_ _ [Dbm] who's been [A] digging _ _ [E] my _ bones.
_ _ Yes I pity _ _ that [Gb]
poor [Abm] miner _ _ _ who's [A] been digging _ _
_ [B] my _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ bones.
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
Come _ and listen, _ _ _ [Gb] all of you [Abm]
fellas, _ _ _ [A] so young and _ _ so [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ fine. _ _ _
[E] And signal your [Abm] _ _ _ fortunes _
[A] way down in _ [E] the mine. _ _ _
_ Yes, it'll become, _ _ [Abm] become a habit _ _ that's [A] attached to _ your _
[B] _ _ _ _ _
soul. _ _ _ _
Till [E] your heart and your [Abm] blood run, _ _ _ Lord, [A] as black _ as the [E] coal. _ _ _
_ _ Cause it's dark as a dungeon, _
[A] _ _ damp [E] as a dune.
_ [A] Where the _ danger is double _ and the [Ab] pleasure so [E] few.
_ Where the rain _ [Abm] never falls _ and [A] the sun never [B] _ _ _ _
shines. _ _ _ _
Cause [E] it's dark _ as a [Abm] _ dungeon, _ _ _ [A] way down in _ [E] the mine. _ _
_ _ From West Virginia _ _ down to [Abm]
Queensland, _ _ _ both [A] black men and _ [B] _
whites. _ _ _ _
[E] And all _ miners [Abm] are _ mules _ [A] in the company, in the [E] company's eyes. _ _
Where the digging, _ _ [Abm] precious diamonds, _ _ _ [A] number nine coal.
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] There is just no _
_ [Abm] escaping, _ _ _ [A] Lord, that life in [Gbm] the [E] hole. _ _
_ _ Cause [B] it's dark _ as a dungeon, _ [A] _ damp _ [E] as a dune.
Where [B] the danger is double _ and [A] the pleasure [Gb]
so few.
Where the rain _ never [Abm] falls _ and [A] the sun never [B] _ _ _ _ _
shines. _ _ _
[E] Cause it's dark as a [Abm] dungeon, _ _ _ way [A] down in the [E] mine. _ _ _
_ _ Well I hope when _ [Abm] I'm gone _ and _ [A]
the ages do _ _
[B] _ roll. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ That my [E] _ body _ will [Abm] _ _ _ blacken, _ yes [A] and turn _ into [E] coal. _ _
_ _ And then I'll look _ from the door _ _ of [A] my heavenly _ _ home.
_ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] And I pity _ _ [Gb] that poor [Abm] miner _
_ _ [Dbm] who's been [A] digging _ _ [E] my _ bones.
_ _ Yes I pity _ _ that [Gb]
poor [Abm] miner _ _ _ who's [A] been digging _ _
_ [B] my _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ bones.
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _