Down In The Dark Chords
by Mark Lanegan
Down In The Dark by Mark Lanegan is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, Em, E7, A, D, F#7sus4 and Asus2. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro?
E E Em E E7 E
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*all E chords are played as the above pattern
E A E E
Baby, you're going down in the dark
E E A E
Show my lonely night is falling, I don't have very long
A E A E
I think my blood might boil, then my veins might burn
D A E E
And you're gonna make it better for a little while
E A E E
Baby, you're gonna die someday
E E A E
See you when you're crawling wasted, then you'll start to fade
A E A E
That won't be so I'm sinking faster, I wouldn't wait so long
D A E E E
It won't get any easier in the dark, oh yeah
F#7sus4 Asus2 E E
You will, you will (you will)
F#7sus4 Asus2 E E
You will, you will
Solo (over Intro pattern)
E A E E
Baby, you're going down in the dark
E E A E
Think my lonely night is falling, I don't have very long
A E A E
I think my blood might boil and then my veins might burn
D A E E E
And you're gonna make it better for a little while, oh yeah
F#7sus4 Asus2 E E |
You will, you will (you will) | (3x)
F#7sus4 Asus2 E E
You will, you will
(repeat Intro pattern to end)