The Night Was Dark And Deep chords by Mary Black

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
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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
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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
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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
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And all our souls to keep, back then I believed it
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They thought I was asleep
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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