Chords for Darkness On the Edge of Town (Live in Houston, 1978)
Tempo:
91.85 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Em
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
It's darkness on the edge of town
[D]
[G] [Em] [Bm]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [G]
Well, it's still racing out at [C] the trestles
[G] But that blood it never burned in her veins
Now I hear she's got a house of
[C] fair-view
[G] In a style she's trying to [G] maintain
[C] Well if she wants [G] to see [Em] me
[G] You can tell [C] that I'm easily found
[Em] [G]
[C] There's a smile on her face [Em] Every time
[D] There's a darkness on the [C] edge of town
[D] There's a darkness [A] on the edge
[C] [G] Now everybody's got [C] a secret, son
[G] Something that they just can't [C] face
[G] Some folks spend their whole lives trying to [C] keep
They carry it with them every step that they take
[G] Someday, [C]
I'll [G] just cut it loose
[Em] [G] Cut it loose, or [C] let it drag [G] on down
[Em] All [C]
night, [G] it never may get a [Em] while
[D] Dream that darkness [Dm] on the edge [C] of town
[D] Dream that darkness [C] on the [G] edge [C] of town
[G] [C] [G] [Em]
[G] [C] [Em] [Am]
[G] [Em]
[D] [C]
[G]
[C] [G] Now some folks were born into a [C] good life
[G] Other folks ended anyway [C] they had
[G] I lost my money, and [C] I lost my wife
Them [G] things don't seem to matter much to [C] me now
[G] Tonight I'll be on the hill
[G] Cause I [Em] can't stop
I'll be [C] on the hill
[G] Where I will feel [Em] like God
[G] Rise [C] from the line
Where [G] dreams are [Em] fought and lost
[G] I'll be there, [C] and [G] I'll pay [Bm] back
For all the [C] things [G] that can only [C] be found
[D] Dream that darkness [Dm] on the [C] edge of town
[D] Dream that darkness [C] on the [A] edge
[C] Of town
[G] [C] [G] [Em] [G] [C]
[Em] [Am] [G] [C]
[G] [Em] [D] [A]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [C]
[G]
[D]
[G] [Em] [Bm]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [G]
Well, it's still racing out at [C] the trestles
[G] But that blood it never burned in her veins
Now I hear she's got a house of
[C] fair-view
[G] In a style she's trying to [G] maintain
[C] Well if she wants [G] to see [Em] me
[G] You can tell [C] that I'm easily found
[Em] [G]
[C] There's a smile on her face [Em] Every time
[D] There's a darkness on the [C] edge of town
[D] There's a darkness [A] on the edge
[C] [G] Now everybody's got [C] a secret, son
[G] Something that they just can't [C] face
[G] Some folks spend their whole lives trying to [C] keep
They carry it with them every step that they take
[G] Someday, [C]
I'll [G] just cut it loose
[Em] [G] Cut it loose, or [C] let it drag [G] on down
[Em] All [C]
night, [G] it never may get a [Em] while
[D] Dream that darkness [Dm] on the edge [C] of town
[D] Dream that darkness [C] on the [G] edge [C] of town
[G] [C] [G] [Em]
[G] [C] [Em] [Am]
[G] [Em]
[D] [C]
[G]
[C] [G] Now some folks were born into a [C] good life
[G] Other folks ended anyway [C] they had
[G] I lost my money, and [C] I lost my wife
Them [G] things don't seem to matter much to [C] me now
[G] Tonight I'll be on the hill
[G] Cause I [Em] can't stop
I'll be [C] on the hill
[G] Where I will feel [Em] like God
[G] Rise [C] from the line
Where [G] dreams are [Em] fought and lost
[G] I'll be there, [C] and [G] I'll pay [Bm] back
For all the [C] things [G] that can only [C] be found
[D] Dream that darkness [Dm] on the [C] edge of town
[D] Dream that darkness [C] on the [A] edge
[C] Of town
[G] [C] [G] [Em] [G] [C]
[Em] [Am] [G] [C]
[G] [Em] [D] [A]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [C]
[G]
Key:
G
C
Em
D
A
G
C
Em
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ It's darkness on the edge of town
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, it's still racing out at [C] the trestles
[G] But that blood it never burned in her veins
_ Now I hear she's got a house of
[C] fair-view
[G] _ In a style she's trying to [G] maintain _ _ _
[C] Well if she wants [G] to see [Em] me
[G] You can tell [C] that I'm easily found
[Em] _ _ [G] _
[C] There's a smile on her face [Em] Every time
[D] There's a darkness on the [C] edge of town _
[D] _ There's a darkness [A] on the _ edge
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] Now everybody's got [C] a secret, son
[G] _ _ Something that they just can't [C] face
_ [G] Some folks spend their whole lives trying to [C] keep
_ They carry it with them every step that they take
_ _ [G] _ Someday, [C]
I'll [G] just cut it loose
[Em] _ [G] Cut it loose, or [C] let it drag [G] on down
[Em] All _ _ _ [C]
night, [G] it never may get a [Em] while
_ [D] _ Dream that darkness [Dm] on the edge [C] of town
[D] _ Dream that darkness [C] on the [G] _ edge [C] of town
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] Now some folks were born into a [C] good life
[G] Other folks ended anyway [C] they had
[G] _ _ I lost my money, and [C] I lost my wife
Them [G] things don't seem to matter much to [C] me now
_ [G] Tonight I'll be on the hill
[G] Cause I [Em] can't stop
I'll be [C] on the hill
[G] Where I will feel [Em] like God
[G] Rise [C] from the line
Where [G] dreams are [Em] fought and lost
[G] I'll be there, [C] and [G] I'll pay [Bm] back
For all the [C] things [G] that can only [C] be found
[D] Dream that darkness [Dm] on the [C] edge of town
[D] Dream that darkness [C] on the [A] edge
_ [C] Of _ _ town
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ It's darkness on the edge of town
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, it's still racing out at [C] the trestles
[G] But that blood it never burned in her veins
_ Now I hear she's got a house of
[C] fair-view
[G] _ In a style she's trying to [G] maintain _ _ _
[C] Well if she wants [G] to see [Em] me
[G] You can tell [C] that I'm easily found
[Em] _ _ [G] _
[C] There's a smile on her face [Em] Every time
[D] There's a darkness on the [C] edge of town _
[D] _ There's a darkness [A] on the _ edge
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] Now everybody's got [C] a secret, son
[G] _ _ Something that they just can't [C] face
_ [G] Some folks spend their whole lives trying to [C] keep
_ They carry it with them every step that they take
_ _ [G] _ Someday, [C]
I'll [G] just cut it loose
[Em] _ [G] Cut it loose, or [C] let it drag [G] on down
[Em] All _ _ _ [C]
night, [G] it never may get a [Em] while
_ [D] _ Dream that darkness [Dm] on the edge [C] of town
[D] _ Dream that darkness [C] on the [G] _ edge [C] of town
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] Now some folks were born into a [C] good life
[G] Other folks ended anyway [C] they had
[G] _ _ I lost my money, and [C] I lost my wife
Them [G] things don't seem to matter much to [C] me now
_ [G] Tonight I'll be on the hill
[G] Cause I [Em] can't stop
I'll be [C] on the hill
[G] Where I will feel [Em] like God
[G] Rise [C] from the line
Where [G] dreams are [Em] fought and lost
[G] I'll be there, [C] and [G] I'll pay [Bm] back
For all the [C] things [G] that can only [C] be found
[D] Dream that darkness [Dm] on the [C] edge of town
[D] Dream that darkness [C] on the [A] edge
_ [C] Of _ _ town
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _