The Darker Side Of Me chords by Otis Gibbs

Verse 1:

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As we pulled out of Milwaukee I could feel my head and back begin to sway

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After riding thirteen hours I was ready to get my feet off of the train

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Reminded of what happened in Wichita, St. Paul, and Abilene

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Somewhere in the distance I was followed by the darker side of me


Verse 2:

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I stumbled through the city looking for a place that I could lay my head

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But first I needed work because it'd been a couple days since I've been fed

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On the shores of Lake Michigan I found a spot where I could finally breathe

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I slept next to the water and I dreamt about the darker side of me


Verse 3:

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When I woke I found a fishing boat loading up it's nets to meet the day

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The captain walked up to me and offered me a job and a place to stay

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He promised he'd feed me and I could sleep inside his boat when the day was done

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I could feel the darkness fading as we sailed off in the early morning sun


Verse 4:

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The next two months were filled with the longest days that I had ever seen

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The work was never ending and I barely had the time to eat or sleep

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We hauled four hundred pounds of salmon from the cold and frigid water everyday

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After all my days of toiling I forgot about the darker side of me


Verse 5:

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When the season finally ended I went and asked the captain for my pay

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When I walked into his office, he claimed he didn't have a dime for me

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He said I owed him money for sleeping inside his boat every night

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When I heard the bogus charges I could feel the darkness churning deep inside


Verse 6:

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I closed the door behind me and offered him a chance to come clean

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I'm here for all my money and I'm not the type of man that walks away

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He laughed and spit at me and said there ain't no way in hell I'm getting paid

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But his laughter filled with silence as I introduced him to the darker side of me


Instrumental:
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Verse 7:

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As I pulled out of Milwaukee I could feel my head and back begin to sway

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I'll be riding thirteen hours and I'm ready to get my feet off of the train

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Reminded of what happened in Gillsburg, Flagstaff, and Milwaukee

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Somewhere in the distance I keep running from the darker side of me


Tag:

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If we meet inside a boxcar may you never see the darker side of me