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Dark As A Dungeon by Merle Travis
Dark As A Dungeon
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Verse 1]
G G C D
Come listen you fellers so young and fine
Em G C G
Oh seek not your fortune in the dark dreary mine
G C D
It will form as a habit and seep in your soul
Em G C G
Till the stream of your blood is as black as the coal.
[Chorus]
D C G
It's dark as a dungeon and damp as the dew
D C G
Where danger is double and pleasures are few
G C D
Where the rain never falls and the sun never shines
Em G C G
It's dark as a dungeon way down in the mines.
[Verse 2]
G C D
It's many a man I've known in my day
Em G C G
Who lived just to labor his young life away
G C D
Like a fiend with his dope and a drunkard his wine
Em G C G
A man will have lust for the lure of the mine.
[Chorus]
D C G
It's dark as a dungeon and damp as the dew
D C G
Where danger is double and pleasures are few
G C D
Where the rain never falls and the sun never shines
Em G C G
It's dark as a dungeon way down in the mines.
[Verse 3]
G C D
The midnight, the morning, or the middle of the day
Em G C G
It's the same to the miner who labors away
G C D
Where the demons of the death often come by surprise
Em G C G
One fall of the slate and you're buried alive.
[Chorus]
D C G
It's dark as a dungeon and damp as the dew
D C G
Where danger is double and pleasures are few
G C D
Where the rain never falls and the sun never shines
Em G C G
It's dark as a dungeon way down in the mines.
[Verse 4]
G C D
I hope when I'm gone and the ages shall roll
Em G C G
My body will blacken and turn into coal
G C D
Then I'll look from the door of my heavenly home
Em G C G
And pity the miner a-diggin' my bones.
[Chorus]
D C G
It's dark as a dungeon and damp as the dew
D C G
Where danger is double and pleasures are few
G C D
Where the rain never falls and the sun never shines
Em G C G
It's dark as a dungeon way down in the mines.
[Outro]
Em G C G
It's dark as a dungeon way down in the mines.
Em G C G
It's dark as a dungeon way down in the mines.
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version 2
Tuning: D G D G B D
Guitar Open G Tuning: DGDGBD
Banjo Standard G Tuning: gDGBD
Key of D
[Verse 1]
D|------------------------------------------------------0----2------------------|
B|------------------------------------------0------0----------------------------|
G|------------------------------2-------2---------------------------------------|
D|-4----2---0----0----2-----4---------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Co - me all you young fel-lers, so young and so fine
D|-0--2----4------4-----2-----0-----------------------0-------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------0----------0--------------------|
G|---------------------------------2-------2---------------------2--------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And seek not your for-tunes way down in the mine
D|------------------------------------------------------0----2------------------|
B|------------------------------------------0------0----------------------------|
G|------------------------------2-------2---------------------------------------|
D|-4----2---0----0----2-----4---------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
It will form as a hab-it and seep in your soul
D|-0--2----4------4-----2-----0-----------------------0-------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------0----------0--------------------|
G|---------------------------------2-------2---------------------2--------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
'Til the stream of your blood flows as black as the coal
[Chorus]
D|-------------2----2-----4----2------------------------------0-----------------|
B|------------2---------------------2------------------0-------------0----------|
G|-2-2-------2--------------------------2-------2-------------------------2-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
It's dark as a du - n - geon and damp as the dew
D|-------------2----2-----4----2------------------------------0-----------------|
B|------------2---------------------2------------------0-------------0----------|
G|-2-2-------2--------------------------2-------2-------------------------2-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Where the dan - gers are d - ou - ble and plea - sures are few
D|----------------------------------------------------------0----2--------------|
B|----------------------------------------------0------0------------------------|
G|----------------------------------2-----2-------------------------------------|
D|-4-----2---0-----0----2-----4-------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Where the rain ne - ver falls and the sun ne - ver shines
D|-0---2----4-----4-----2-----0-----------------------0-------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------0----------0--------------------|
G|----------------------------------2-------2---------------------2-------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
It's dark as a dun - geon way down in the mines
[Verse 2]
D|--------------------------------------------------------0----2----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------0------0--------------------------|
G|--------------------------------2-----2---------------------------------------|
D|-4----2---0-----0----2-----4--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
There is ma - ny a man I have seen in my day
D|-0--2----4------4-----2-----0-----------------------0-------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------0----------0--------------------|
G|---------------------------------2-------2---------------------2--------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Who lived just to la - bor his whole life a - way
D|--------------------------------------------------------0----2----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------0------0--------------------------|
G|--------------------------------2-----2---------------------------------------|
D|-4----2---0-----0----2-----4--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Like the fiend with his dope and the drun - kard his wine
D|-0--2----4------4-----2-----0-----------------------0-------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------0----------0--------------------|
G|---------------------------------2-------2---------------------2--------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A man will have lust for the lure of the mine
[Chorus]
D|-------------2----2-----4----2------------------------------0-----------------|
B|------------2---------------------2------------------0-------------0----------|
G|-2-2-------2--------------------------2-------2-------------------------2-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
It's dark as a du - n - geon and damp as the dew
D|-------------2----2-----4----2------------------------------0-----------------|
B|------------2---------------------2------------------0-------------0----------|
G|-2-2-------2--------------------------2-------2-------------------------2-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Where the dan - gers are d - ou - ble and plea - sures are few
D|----------------------------------------------------------0----2--------------|
B|----------------------------------------------0------0------------------------|
G|----------------------------------2-----2-------------------------------------|
D|-4-----2---0-----0----2-----4-------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Where the rain ne - ver falls and the sun ne - ver shines
D|-0---2----4-----4-----2-----0-----------------------0-------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------0----------0--------------------|
G|----------------------------------2-------2---------------------2-------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
It's dark as a dun - geon way down in the mines
[Verse 3]
D|--------------------------------------------------------0----2----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------0------0--------------------------|
G|--------------------------------2-----2---------------------------------------|
D|-4---2----0-----0----2-----4--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I hope when I'm dead and the age - s shall roll
D|-0---2----4-----4-----2-----0-----------------------0-------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------0----------0--------------------|
G|----------------------------------2-------2---------------------2-------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
That my bo - dy will black-en and turn in - to coal
D|--------------------------------------------------------0----2----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------0------0--------------------------|
G|--------------------------------2-----2---------------------------------------|
D|-4---2----0-----0----2-----4--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I will look from the door of my heav - en - ly home
D|-0---2----4-----4-----2-----0-----------------------0-------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------0----------0--------------------|
G|----------------------------------2-------2---------------------2-------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And pi - ty the min - er a' dig - gin' my bones
[Chorus]
D|-------------2----2-----4----2------------------------------0-----------------|
B|------------2---------------------2------------------0-------------0----------|
G|-2-2-------2--------------------------2-------2-------------------------2-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
It's dark as a du - n - geon and damp as the dew
D|-------------2----2-----4----2------------------------------0-----------------|
B|------------2---------------------2------------------0-------------0----------|
G|-2-2-------2--------------------------2-------2-------------------------2-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Where the dan - gers are d - ou - ble and plea - sures are few
D|----------------------------------------------------------0----2--------------|
B|----------------------------------------------0------0------------------------|
G|----------------------------------2-----2-------------------------------------|
D|-4-----2---0-----0----2-----4-------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Where the rain ne - ver falls and the sun ne - ver shines
D|-0---2----4-----4-----2-----0-----------------------0-------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------0----------0--------------------|
G|----------------------------------2-------2---------------------2-------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
It's dark as a dun - geon way down in the mines
Oh come all you young fellers so young and so fine
Seek not your fortune in a dark dreary mine
It'll form as a habit and seep in your soul
Until the stream of your blood runs as black as the coal
Where it's dark as a dungeon, damp as the dew
Danger is double pleasures are few
Where the rain never falls, the sun never shines
It's a dark as a dungeon way down in the mine
Well it's many a man that I've seen in my day
(Uh huh, no laughing during this song please, it's being recorded)
Like a friend with his dope and a drunkard with his wine
A man will have lust for the lure of the mine
And pray when I'm dead and my ages shall roll
That my body would blacken and turn into coal
Then I'll look from the door of my
Heavenly home and pity the miner digging my bones
Where it's dark as a dungeon, damp as the dew
Danger is double pleasures are few
Where the rain never falls, the sun never shines
It's a dark as a dungeon way down in the mine
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