Country Darkness
Riff [A] [D][E][E/B][A]
(The “B” bass note is a very quick note right after the E chord)
Intro: Riff 3x
This tattered document [Riff][Bm][C#m]
[E] A mystery you can [C#m] solve [F#][G#][C#m]
Some burnt out [E] filament [E][B7][E]
[E] Flies still buzzing around the [Bm] bulb [C#m][Bm]
[E] Country [Bm] Darkness [C#m][Bm]
[Riff]
He thought of traveling [Riff][Bm][C#m]
[E] Heard an approaching [C#m] train [F#][G#][C#m]
Drown out his desperate [E] pulse [E][B7][E]
[E] A song with no [Bm] refrain [C#m][Bm]
[E] Country [Bm] Darkness [C#m][Bm]
[D] She [Bm] daydreams of [A]forbidden sins
There must be [A] some[A/B]thing [A/C#]more
[D] The prison she [B7]lives in
The [G] one with the open [E]door
[C] [F] [Dm] [G] [A]
[Riff]
The veil is covering [Riff][Bm][C#m]
[E] A glistening and cruel [C#m] blade [F#][G#][C#m]
Suffer little [E] children [E][B7][E]
Repent, unfaithful [Bm] maid [C#m][Bm]
[E] Country [Bm] Darkness [C#m][Bm]