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Dark As A Dungeon by Johnny Cash
Dark As A Dungeon
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
E A B
Oh, come all you young fellers, so young and so fine
E A E
And seek not your fortune in the dark dreary mine
E A B
It'll form as a habit and seep in your soul
E A E
Till the stream of your blood runs as black as the coal
[Chorus]
B A E
Where it's dark as a dungeon, damp as the dew
B A E
Danger is double and pleasures are few
E A B
Where the rain never falls, the sun never shines
E A E
It's dark as a dungeon way down in the mine
[Verse 2]
E A B
Well, it's many a man that I've known in my day
E A E
That would live just to labor his whole life away
E A B
Like a fiend with his dope, like a drunkard with his wine
E A E
A man will have lust for the lure of the mine
[Verse 3]
E A B
And I pray when I'm dead and the ages shall roll
E A E
That my body would blacken and turn into coal
E A B
Then I'd look from the door of my heavenly home
E A E
And pity the miner digging my bones
[Chorus]
B A E
Where it's dark as a dungeon, damp as the dew
B A E
Danger is double and the pleasures are few
E A B
Where the rain never falls, the sun never shines
E A E
It's dark as a dungeon way down in the mine
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version 2
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
E
Oh come all you young fellers,
A B7
so young and so fine,
E
seek not your fortune
A E
in the dark dreary mine
[Verse 2]
E
It'll form as a habit
A B7
and seep in your soul,
E
till the stream of you blood
A E
runs as black as the coal
[Chorus 1]
B7
Where it's dark as a dungeon,
A E
damp as a dew.
B7
Danger is double,
A E
pleasures are few,
E7
where the rain never falls,
A B7
the sun never shines,
E
it's dark as a dungeon
A E
way down in the mine
[Verse 3]
E
Like a man with his dope,
A B7
like a drunkard with his wine,
E
a man will have lust
A E
for the lure of the mine
[Verse 4]
E
And I'll pray when I'm dead,
A B7
and my ages shall roll,
E
that my body would blacken
A E
and turn into coal
[Verse 5]
E
And I'd look from the door
A B7
of my heavenly home
E
and pity the miner
A E
diggin my bones
[Chorus 2]
B7
Where it's dark as a dungeon,
A E
damp as a dew.
B7
Danger is double,
A E
pleasures are few,
E7
where the rain never falls,
A B7
the sun never shines,
E
it's dark as a dungeon
A E
way down in the mine
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:2nd fret
Drop D tuning;
low to high: D-A-D-G-B-E
Intro:
| D | D | G | D |
D G A7
Oh, come all you young fellers, young and so fine.
D G D
Seek not your fortune in the dark, dreary mine.
G A7
It'll form as a habit and seep in your soul,
D G D
Till the stream of you blood runs as black as the coal.
A7 G D
Where it's dark as a dungeon, damp as the dew,
A7 G D
danger is double; pleasures are few.
G A7
Where the rain never falls, the sun never shines,
D G D
It's dark as a dungeon way down in the mine.
Interlude:
| D | D | G | D | D |
D G A7
Well, I pray when I'm dead and the ages shall roll,
D G D
that my body will blacken and turn into coal.
G A7
Then I'll look from the door of my heavenly home
D G D
and pity the miner diggin' my bones.
A7 G D
Where it's dark as a dungeon, damp as the dew,
A7 G D
danger is double; pleasures are few.
G A7
Where the rain never falls, the sun never shines,
D G D
It's dark as a dungeon way down in the mine.
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version 4
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
E E/B E E/B
e|-------|---0-0-|---0-------|---0-0-|---0-
B|-------|---0-0-|---0-------|---0-0-|---0-
G|-------|---1-1-|---1-------|---1-1-|---1-
D|-------|---2-2-|---2-------|---2-2-|---2-
A|-0-1-2-|---2-2-|-2---0-1-2-|---2-2-|-2---
E|-------|-0-----|-----------|-0-----|-----
[Verse]
E
Oh come all you young fellers
A B7
so young and so fine
E A E
and seek not your fortune in a dark dreary mine
E A B7
it'll form as a habit and seep in your soul
E A E
till the stream of your blood runs as black as the coal
[Chorus]
B7
Where it's dark as the dungeon
A E
damp as the dew
B7 A E
danger is double, and pleasures are few
E
where the rain never falls
A B7
the sun never shines
E A E
it's dark as a dungeon way down in the mine
[Verse]
E A B7
Well it's many a man that i've know in my days
E A E
that would live just to labour its whole life away
E A B7
like a fiend with his dope and a drunkard his wine
E A E
a man will have lust for the lure of the mine
[Verse]
E A B7
and I'll pray when I'm dead and my ages shall roll
E A E
that my body would blacken and turn into coal
E A B7
then I'd look from the door of my heavenly home
E A E
and pity the miner diggin my bones
[Chorus]
B7
Where it's dark as the dungeon
A E
damp as the dew
B7 A E
danger is double, and the pleasures are few
E
where the rain never falls
A B7
the sun never shines
E A E
it's dark as a dungeon way down in the mine
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version 5
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Intro
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------1-1-------1------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------2-2---2---2------------------------------------------------|
A|---0h1h2-----2-2-------2------------------------------------------------|
E|---------0---0-0-------0------------------------------------------------|
The first three notes are the result of one stroke (3 note hammer on).
This is the into and is also repeated after each chorus.
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
Till 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 fiend 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
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