Still In The Dark Chords by Peter Hammill
Tempo:
94.1 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
G
C
Bb
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] A brighter than a thousand suns, the [G] march toward the stars.
On the wheel, [A] on the car,
[E] [Ab] off the plane, off the planet and on in the [Eb] search.
Yes, we [D]
pray.
In [Bb] the dark, [F] in the [Bb]
[Ab] science's church.
[G]
On the tree [C] of knowledge, the off [G]-road is [F] bitter [C] sweet.
[G]
To the man [Am] in the street, [A]
[E] [Ab] all its myriad benefits science [D] confers.
[Eb] But [G] we're still [Eb] in [Bb] the dark, much as we [Ab] always were.
[G] [F] Mind out the sciences, [Eb] none of them may claim to show more than a part.
But still we [Abm] shout out [Eb] what we [Db] know, you know.
Silence [B] is enough to break [Ebm] the mortal whole.
[C] [Gb]
[F] [E]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Gm] [D]
[Db] [Bb]
[Ab] [C] [Bb] [Ab]
[C] [Bb] [Ab] So [C] bow down in adoration to the wonder that is man.
We have learned all [Am] we can.
[Ab] We have explored every frontier that smatters our way.
But [G] we're still [Eb] [Bb] in the dark, though we now [Ab] call it day.
[G] [C] Although there is no answer, there is no eternal proof.
There is no [Am] timeless truth.
But [Ab] we learn to encompass yet more with the eye.
We [G] are still [Eb] in [Bb] the dark when it [Fm] comes [Ab] to the why.
We [Gm] are still in the [Bb] dark, let it down and [Ab] so we
[G] still [F] are.
[C] [N]
On the wheel, [A] on the car,
[E] [Ab] off the plane, off the planet and on in the [Eb] search.
Yes, we [D]
pray.
In [Bb] the dark, [F] in the [Bb]
[Ab] science's church.
[G]
On the tree [C] of knowledge, the off [G]-road is [F] bitter [C] sweet.
[G]
To the man [Am] in the street, [A]
[E] [Ab] all its myriad benefits science [D] confers.
[Eb] But [G] we're still [Eb] in [Bb] the dark, much as we [Ab] always were.
[G] [F] Mind out the sciences, [Eb] none of them may claim to show more than a part.
But still we [Abm] shout out [Eb] what we [Db] know, you know.
Silence [B] is enough to break [Ebm] the mortal whole.
[C] [Gb]
[F] [E]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Gm] [D]
[Db] [Bb]
[Ab] [C] [Bb] [Ab]
[C] [Bb] [Ab] So [C] bow down in adoration to the wonder that is man.
We have learned all [Am] we can.
[Ab] We have explored every frontier that smatters our way.
But [G] we're still [Eb] [Bb] in the dark, though we now [Ab] call it day.
[G] [C] Although there is no answer, there is no eternal proof.
There is no [Am] timeless truth.
But [Ab] we learn to encompass yet more with the eye.
We [G] are still [Eb] in [Bb] the dark when it [Fm] comes [Ab] to the why.
We [Gm] are still in the [Bb] dark, let it down and [Ab] so we
[G] still [F] are.
[C] [N]
Key:
Ab
G
C
Bb
Eb
Ab
G
C
[C] A brighter than a thousand _ suns, the [G] march toward the stars.
_ On the wheel, [A] on the car, _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Ab] off the plane, off the planet and on in the [Eb] search.
Yes, we [D]
pray.
In [Bb] the dark, [F] in the [Bb]
[Ab] science's church.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
On the tree [C] of knowledge, the off [G]-road is [F] bitter [C] sweet.
_ [G]
To the man [Am] in the street, [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] [Ab] all its _ myriad benefits science [D] confers.
[Eb] But [G] we're still _ [Eb] in [Bb] the dark, much as we [Ab] always were. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ Mind out the sciences, [Eb] none of them may claim to show more than a part.
But still we [Abm] shout out [Eb] what we [Db] know, you know.
Silence [B] is enough to break [Ebm] the mortal whole.
[C] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Ab] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] [Ab] So [C] bow down in adoration to the wonder that is man.
We have learned all [Am] we can.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] We have explored every frontier that smatters our way.
But [G] we're still _ [Eb] [Bb] in the dark, though we now [Ab] call it day.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] [C] Although there is no answer, there is no eternal proof.
_ There is no [Am] timeless truth.
_ _ _ _ But [Ab] we learn _ to encompass yet more with the eye.
We [G] are still [Eb] in [Bb] the dark when it [Fm] comes [Ab] to the why. _ _ _ _
We [Gm] are still _ in the [Bb] dark, let it down and [Ab] so we _
[G] _ still _ [F] _ are.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ On the wheel, [A] on the car, _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Ab] off the plane, off the planet and on in the [Eb] search.
Yes, we [D]
pray.
In [Bb] the dark, [F] in the [Bb]
[Ab] science's church.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
On the tree [C] of knowledge, the off [G]-road is [F] bitter [C] sweet.
_ [G]
To the man [Am] in the street, [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] [Ab] all its _ myriad benefits science [D] confers.
[Eb] But [G] we're still _ [Eb] in [Bb] the dark, much as we [Ab] always were. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ Mind out the sciences, [Eb] none of them may claim to show more than a part.
But still we [Abm] shout out [Eb] what we [Db] know, you know.
Silence [B] is enough to break [Ebm] the mortal whole.
[C] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Ab] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] [Ab] So [C] bow down in adoration to the wonder that is man.
We have learned all [Am] we can.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] We have explored every frontier that smatters our way.
But [G] we're still _ [Eb] [Bb] in the dark, though we now [Ab] call it day.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] [C] Although there is no answer, there is no eternal proof.
_ There is no [Am] timeless truth.
_ _ _ _ But [Ab] we learn _ to encompass yet more with the eye.
We [G] are still [Eb] in [Bb] the dark when it [Fm] comes [Ab] to the why. _ _ _ _
We [Gm] are still _ in the [Bb] dark, let it down and [Ab] so we _
[G] _ still _ [F] _ are.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _