Dark As A Dungeon
Merle Travis
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E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|------------------------------2- D|-4----2---0----0----2-----4----- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|----------------------0----2------ B|----------0------0---------------- G|------2--------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|----------------------------------Co - me all you young fel-lers, so young and so fineE|-0--2----4------4-----2-----0--- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|--------------------0------------- B|--------------0----------0-------- G|-2-------2---------------------2-- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|----------------------------------And seek not your for-tunes way down in the mineE|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|------------------------------2- D|-4----2---0----0----2-----4----- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|----------------------0----2------ B|----------0------0---------------- G|------2--------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|----------------------------------It will form as a hab-it and seep in your soulE|-0--2----4------4-----2-----0--- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|--------------------0------------- B|--------------0----------0-------- G|-2-------2---------------------2-- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|----------------------------------'Til the stream of your blood flows as black as the coal [Chorus]E|-------------2----2-----4----2-- B|------------2------------------- G|-2-2-------2-------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|----------------------------0----- B|--2------------------0------------ G|------2-------2------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- E|------------| B|-0----------| G|------2-----| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------|It's dark as a du - n - geon and damp as the dewE|-------------2----2-----4----2-- B|------------2------------------- G|-2-2-------2-------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|----------------------------0----- B|--2------------------0------------ G|------2-------2------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- E|------------| B|-0----------| G|------2-----| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------|Where the dan - gers are d - ou - ble and plea - sures are fewE|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-4-----2---0-----0----2-----4--- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|--------------------------0----2-- B|--------------0------0------------ G|--2-----2------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|----------------------------------Where the rain ne - ver falls and the sun ne - ver shinesE|-0---2----4-----4-----2-----0--- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|--------------------0------------- B|--------------0----------0-------- G|--2-------2---------------------2- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|----------------------------------It's dark as a dun - geon way down in the mines [Verse 2]Continues after the adE|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-4----2---0-----0----2-----4---- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|------------------------0----2---- B|------------0------0-------------- G|2-----2--------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|----------------------------------There is ma - ny a man I have seen in my dayE|-0--2----4------4-----2-----0--- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|--------------------0------------- B|--------------0----------0-------- G|-2-------2---------------------2-- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|----------------------------------Who lived just to la - bor his whole life a - wayE|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-4----2---0-----0----2-----4---- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|------------------------0----2---- B|------------0------0-------------- G|2-----2--------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|----------------------------------Like the fiend with his dope and the drun - kard his wineE|-0--2----4------4-----2-----0--- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|--------------------0------------- B|--------------0----------0-------- G|-2-------2---------------------2-- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|----------------------------------A man will have lust for the lure of the mine [Chorus]E|-------------2----2-----4----2-- B|------------2------------------- G|-2-2-------2-------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|----------------------------0----- B|--2------------------0------------ G|------2-------2------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- E|------------| B|-0----------| G|------2-----| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------|It's dark as a du - n - geon and damp as the dewE|-------------2----2-----4----2-- B|------------2------------------- G|-2-2-------2-------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|----------------------------0----- B|--2------------------0------------ G|------2-------2------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- E|------------| B|-0----------| G|------2-----| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------|Where the dan - gers are d - ou - ble and plea - sures are fewE|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-4-----2---0-----0----2-----4--- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|--------------------------0----2-- B|--------------0------0------------ G|--2-----2------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|----------------------------------Where the rain ne - ver falls and the sun ne - ver shinesE|-0---2----4-----4-----2-----0--- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|--------------------0------------- B|--------------0----------0-------- G|--2-------2---------------------2- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|----------------------------------It's dark as a dun - geon way down in the mines [Verse 3]E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-4---2----0-----0----2-----4---- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|------------------------0----2---- B|------------0------0-------------- G|2-----2--------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|----------------------------------I hope when I'm dead and the age - s shall rollE|-0---2----4-----4-----2-----0--- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|--------------------0------------- B|--------------0----------0-------- G|--2-------2---------------------2- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|----------------------------------That my bo - dy will black-en and turn in - to coalE|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-4---2----0-----0----2-----4---- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|------------------------0----2---- B|------------0------0-------------- G|2-----2--------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|----------------------------------I will look from the door of my heav - en - ly homeE|-0---2----4-----4-----2-----0--- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|--------------------0------------- B|--------------0----------0-------- G|--2-------2---------------------2- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|----------------------------------And pi - ty the min - er a' dig - gin' my bones [Chorus]E|-------------2----2-----4----2-- B|------------2------------------- G|-2-2-------2-------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|----------------------------0----- B|--2------------------0------------ G|------2-------2------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- E|------------| B|-0----------| G|------2-----| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------|It's dark as a du - n - geon and damp as the dewE|-------------2----2-----4----2-- B|------------2------------------- G|-2-2-------2-------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|----------------------------0----- B|--2------------------0------------ G|------2-------2------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- E|------------| B|-0----------| G|------2-----| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------|Where the dan - gers are d - ou - ble and plea - sures are fewE|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-4-----2---0-----0----2-----4--- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|--------------------------0----2-- B|--------------0------0------------ G|--2-----2------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|----------------------------------Where the rain ne - ver falls and the sun ne - ver shinesE|-0---2----4-----4-----2-----0--- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|--------------------0------------- B|--------------0----------0-------- G|--2-------2---------------------2- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|----------------------------------It's dark as a dun - geon way down in the mines
