Darkness chords by Blackmore's Night

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
Dm   C  Dm
Dm   C Am  Dm

Verse:
Dm
Once upon a dark autumn night
C           Dm
I was so very far from sleep
Dm
I longed to walk beneath the stars
C    Am        Dm
Into the wood so dark and deep

Verse:
Dm
Neither myth nor faerie tale
   C              Dm
Could keep me from the path to the maze
Dm
But eyes upon me I could feel
C       Am        Dm
Hidden in the shadows watching always

Chorus:
         C         Dm
Something in the darkness pulled me deeper
         C   Am    Dm
Something in the madness eased my mind
    C       Dm
Was I awake or was I dreaming?
           C   Am  Dm    Bb  A
Cut the strings that bind me to mankind

Verse:
Dm
Once while I was sitting in my room
  C            Dm
One cold and silver winter's day
Dm
I could hear an otherworldly call
C    Am           Dm
Try as I might, I couldn't turn away

Chorus:
         C         Dm
Something in the darkness pulled me deeper
         C   Am    Dm
Something in the madness eased my mind
    C       Dm
Was I awake or was I dreaming?
           C   Am  Dm
Cut the strings that bind me to mankind

Instrumental:
Dm   C  Dm
Dm   C Am  Dm
Dm C  Dm  C Am Dm
Dm C  Dm  C Am Dm

Verse:
Dm
Somewhere in between the moss and the stone
  C              Dm
The wind and the wood became my home
Dm
I laid myself down upon the green
C      Am           Dm
When the ivy overgrew, I could never leave

Chorus:
         C         Dm
Something in the darkness pulled me deeper
         C   Am    Dm
Something in the madness eased my mind
    C       Dm
Was I awake or was I dreaming?
           C   Am  Dm
Cut the strings that bind me to mankind

Chorus:
         C         Dm
Something in the darkness pulled me deeper
         C   Am    Dm
Something in the madness eased my mind
    C       Dm
Was I awake or was I dreaming?
           C   N.C.  Dm
Cut the strings that bind me to mankind