Dark as a Dungeon — Tennessee Ernie Ford
Chords and lyrics for Dark as a Dungeon by Tennessee Ernie Ford (key of E).
Intro
[E] [A] [B] [E]
Verse
[E]Come listen you fellers, so [A]young and so [B]fine
[E]And seek not your fortune, in the [A]dark, dreary [E]mines
[E]It’ll form as a habit, and [A]seep in your [B]soul
[E]’Till the stream of your blood, is as [A]black as the [E]coal
Chorus
[B]It’s dark as a dungeon, and [A]damp as the [E]dew
[B]Where the danger is double, and [A]pleasures are [E]few
[E]Where the rain never falls, and the [A]sun never [B]shines
[E]It’s dark as a dungeon, [A]way down in [E]the mines
Post-Chorus
[E] [A] [B] [E]
Verse
[E]It’s many a man, I have [A]known in my [B]day
[E]Who live just to labor, his [A]young life [E]away
[E]Where the demons of death [A]often come by [B]surprise
[E]One fall of the slate, and you’re [A]buried [E]alive
[E]I hope when I’m gone, and the [A]ages shall [B]roll
[E]My body will blacken, and [A]turn into [E]coal
[E]Then I look from the door, of my [A]heavenly [B]home
[E]And pity the miner [A]diggin’ my [E]bone
Chorus
[B]It’s dark as a dungeon, and [A]damp as the [E]dew
[B]Where the danger is double, and [A]pleasures are [E]few
[E]Where the rain never falls, and the [A]sun never [B]shines
[E]It’s dark as a dungeon, [A]way down in [E]the mines
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