Chords for Otis Gibbs -The Darker Side Of Me (Official Video)

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As we pulled into Milwaukee, [C#] I could feel [E] my head and back [A] begin to sway.
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After [F#m] riding 13 hours, I was ready to get my feet off of [B] the train. _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Reminded of what happened in Wichita, St.
Paul, and [A] Abilene.
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_ [B] Somewhere in the distance, I was followed by the darker [E] side of me. _ _ _ _ _
I stumbled through the city looking for a place that I could lay [A] my head. _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] But first I needed word because it'd been a couple days since I'd been [B] fed. _ _ _ _ _
[E] On the shores [G#m] of Lake Michigan, I found a [E] spot where I could [A] finally breathe.
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[B] I slept next to the water and I dreamt about the darker [E] side of me. _ _ _ _ _
When I woke, I found a fishing boat loading up its nets to [A] meet the day. _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] [F#] The captain walked up to me and offered me a job [F#m] and a place to [B] stay. _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] [E] He promised he'd feed me and I could sleep inside the boat when [A] day was done.
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[B] I could feel the darkness fading as we sailed off in the early [E] morning sun. _ _ _ _ _
The next two months were filled [C#m] with the longest [E] days that I'd [A] ever seen. _ _ _ _ _
[E] [F#m] The work was never ending and I barely had the time to [B] eat or sleep. _ _ _ _
We [E] hauled 400 pounds of salmon from the cold and frigid water [A] every day.
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[B] After all my days of toiling, I forgot about the darker [E] side of me. _ _ _ _
When the season finally ended, I went and asked the captain for [A] my pay. _ _ _ _ _
[E] [F#m] When I walked into his office, he claimed he didn't [B] have a dime for me. _ _ _ _ _
[E] He said I owed him money for sleeping inside his boat [A] every night.
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[B] When I heard the bogus charges, I could feel the darkness churning [E] deep inside.
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[E] I closed the [G#m] door behind [E] me and offered him a chance [A] to come clean. _ _ _ _ _
[E] [F#] I'm here for [F#m] all my money and I'm not the type of man that walks [B] away.
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[E] He laughed and spit at me and said there ain't no way in hell I'm [A] getting paid.
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But [B] his laughter fell to silence as I introduced him to the darker [E] side of me.
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I pulled out of Milwaukee, I could feel my head back [A] begin to sway.
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[F#m] I'll be right in 13 hours and I'm ready to get [F#] my feet off of [B] the train. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Reminded of what happened in Galesburg, Flagstaff, and [A] Milwaukee.
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Somewhere in the distance, I keep running from the darker [E] side of me.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] If we meet inside a boxcar, [B] may you never see the darker [E] side of me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _