The Night Was Dark And Deep Chords
by Mary Black
The Night Was Dark And Deep by Mary Black is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Am7, F, Dm7 and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro C
Verse
C
We were driving back from the country one night
Am7
Mom and Dad up the front, the rest of us snug and tight
C
My kid brother grumbled for a little minute
Am7
And my big sister said he better quit it or die
Verse
F
It had been a long day in the countryside
Dm7
Playing with the cousins on my mother’s side
C
The sound of the radio closed our eyes
G Am7
Drifting across the sea, then I fell asleep
Verse
C
Well, I don’t know what woke me up
Am7
Maybe a country song or a big truck passing by
C
I could hear Mama and Papa talk
Am7
Papa said something and Mama began to cry
Verse
F
No more words then, just soft sobs
Dm7
And my head began to throb
C
I just lay there playing dog
G Am7 F
Breathing slow and deep, they thought I was asleep
G Am7
They thought I was asleep
Instrumental
C Am7 C Am7 F Dm7 C G Am7
Verse
C
It seemed like forever till the sobbing stopped
Am7
Then they talked for a little, but just too soft to hear
C
Daddy kept looking to the side of her face
Am7
One hand on the wheel, the other one stroking her hair
Verse
F
Headlights shining from the other way
Dm7
Showed tears on the cheeks of Daddy’s face
C
I prayed for Jesus to send his grace
G Am7 F
And all our souls to keep, back then I believed it
G Am7 F
They thought I was asleep
G Am7 F
The night was dark and deep
G Am7 F
I wish I was asleep
G Am7
How I wish I was asleep
Outro
F G Am7 F G Am7 F G Am7 x2