Gonna Be A Darkness chords
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[Intro]
Em C G C Em C G C Em C G [Repeat as desired]
[Verse 1]
Em C G
There's gonna be roses
C
And your picture in a frame
G D
The women will be crying
C D G
And the men, they will whisper your name
Em C G
Umbrellas will be open
C
On a hill side of graves
G D
The children will be dressed up
C D G
And chase each other in the rain
[Chorus]
G
And there's gonna be a darkness
D/F#
Maybe colder than you guess
C
There may not be music, there may not be stairs
D
There may not be angels filling the air
G
Your mother may be there
D/F#
Your father may be there
C
There may not be voices
D
Sent from a throne to carry you home
[Instrumental]
Em C G C
[Verse 2]
Em C G
Oh heaven may not get you
C
The devil may see you first
G D C
He's hidden himself in both
D G
The beast and the bird
Em C G
A stranger may have found you
C
Where the angels have lulled you to sleep
G D C
They swallow you whole like a whale
D G
From your head to your feet
[Chorus]
G
And there's gonna be a darkness
D/F#
Maybe colder than you guess
C
There may not be music, there may not be stairs
D
There may not be angels filling the air
G
Your mother may be there
D/F#
Your father may be there
C
There may not be voices
D
Sent from a throne to carry you home
[Solo]
Em C G C G C
[Bridge]
D Am
Well you think there's a place
D
Wide open and wide
Am
Where you think you'll be safe
D
Where you think there's a light
[Chorus]
G
And there's gonna be a darkness
D/F#
Maybe colder than you guess
C
There may not be music, there may not be stairs
D
There may not be angels filling the air
G
Your mother may be there
D/F#
Your father may be there
C
There may not be voices
D
Sent from a throne to carry you home
[Modified Chorus]
G
[No words]
D/F#
[No words]
C
There may not be music, there may not be stairs
D
There may not be angels filling the air
G
Your mother may be there
D/F#
Your father may be there
C
There may not be voices
D
Sent from a throne to carry you home
[Outro]
Em C G
There's gonna be roses
C
And your picture in a frame
G D
The women will be crying
C D G
And the men, they will whisper your name