The Dark End Of The Street chords by James Carr

Chords with lyrics

Originally played by James Carr

Enjoy

The vocal starts off the song. And the rest joins in on the first D MajorD chord.


VERSE 1
    D MajorD    A/C#A/C#   B minorBm
At the dark end of the street,
    D MajorD    A/C#A/C#   B minorBm
that's where we always meet
     D MajorD
Hiding in shadows,
     G+G   A augmentedA D MajorD
where we don't belong
     G+G
Living in darkness,
  A augmentedA    D MajorD
to hide our wrong

CHORUS
G+G    D MajorD
You and me, at the
G+G    A augmentedA   D MajorD
dark end of the street
G+G    D MajorD  A augmentedA
You and me

VERSE 2
    D MajorD
I know time is,
   A/C#A/C#    B minorBm G+G A augmentedA
Gonna take it's toll
      D MajorD
We have to pay for
  A augmentedA      B minorBm  G+G A augmentedA
the love that we stole
    D MajorD
It's a sin and
  G+G  A augmentedA  D MajorD
we know it's wrong
      G+G
Oh, but our love,
   A augmentedA     D MajorD
keeps coming on strong

CHORUS
G+G   D MajorD
Steal away, to the
G+G    A augmentedA   D MajorD
dark end of the street
G+G    D MajorD  A augmentedA
Ummmmmmmm

BRIDGE
         D MajorD
They're gonna to find us
         A augmentedA
They're gonna to find us
         Bm7Bm7
They're gonna to find us
G+G   A augmentedA  D MajorD
Lord, someday

CHORUS
G+G  A augmentedA  D MajorD
You and me, at the
G+G    A augmentedA   D MajorD
dark end of the street
G+G    D MajorD  G#G#
You and me

MODULATION. 1-step up

VERSE 3

And when the
D#D#     A#A#    C minorCm
daylight hours rolls around
    D#D#
And by chance,
   A#A#   C minorCm
we're both downtown
       D#D#
If we should meet,
   G#G#   D#D#
just walk on by
  G#G#    F#7A#7     D#D#
Oh, darling, please don't cry

CHORUS
 G#G#      D#D#
Tonight, we'll meet, at
  G#G#    A#A#  D#D#
the dark end of the street
G#G#  A#A#
You and me

BRIDGE
         D#D#
They're gonna to find us
         A#A#
They're gonna to find us
         Cm7Cm7
They're gonna to find us
G#G#   A#A#  D#D#  G#G# A#A# (Rapid chord change)
Lord, someday

D-D-D-D-DOUBLE BRIDGE!

         D#D#
They're gonna to find us
         A#A#
They're gonna to find us
         Cm7Cm7
They're gonna to find us
G#G#   A#A#  D#D#
Lord, someday

CHORUS - OUTTRO

 G#G#      D#D#
Tonight, we'll meet, at
  G#G#    A#A#  D#D#
the dark end of the street
G#G#  A#A#