I See Dark chords by Laura Stevenson And The Cans

Chords with lyrics

I See Dark by Laura Stevenson and the Cans


Capo 2nd fret


Part A:

G+G
Cuffed to the bed next to my head
C majorC
 Swallow the key up, swallow the key.
G+G              C majorC
 You've been swallowing everything
    A minorAm   E minorEm     C majorC
Lock me up in a room with a strange one.

G+G
Take this, go on take it and you'll
C majorC
 see your ache will soon break
G+G            C majorC
Do this in memory of what you used to be
     A minorAm    E minorEm   C majorC
But that lump on a cot in a dark room,
     A minorAm  E minorEm C majorC
takes her time   wasting away
     A minorAm    E minorEm     C majorC
Trapped inside of a body that hates her
     A minorAm    E minorEm     C majorC
Take your time and then someone will take you...

Part B: (1:09)(from live version but the chords are the same)
(Im sure you can figure out the strumming)
  E minorEm               C majorC                   x2
E MajorE|-0-----0-----0------0---------|-0---------------------------------------|
BB|-0-----0-----0------0---------|-1----------0h1---------0h1---------0h1--|
G+G|-0-----0-----0------2--2-0h2--|-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--|
D MajorD|-2-----2-----2------2---------|-2----2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2--|
A augmentedA|-2-----x-----x------x---------|-3----3-3-3-------3-3-3-------3-3-3------|
E MajorE|-0-----2-----3------3---------|-----------------------------------------|

  A minorAm      E minorEm       C majorC                   x2
E MajorE|-0------0-----0------0-----|-0---------------------------------------|
BB|-1------1-----0------0-----|-1----------0h1---------0h1---------0h1--|
G+G|-2------2-----0------0-----|-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--|
D MajorD|-2------2-----2------2-----|-2----2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2--|
A augmentedA|-0------0-----2------2-----|-3----3-3-3-------3-3-3-------3-3-3------|
E MajorE|--------------0------0-----|-----------------------------------------|

Part C: (2:05)(not exact strumming pattern)
  C majorC                    G+G
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|-1---------0h1---------0h1--------0h1--|-1p0-------1p0--------0h1p0-------|
G+G|-0---0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----|-0---0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
D MajorD|-2---2-2-2-------2-2-2------2-2-2------|-----0-0-0------0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|
A augmentedA|-3---3-3-3-------3-3-3------3-3-3------|-----2-2-2------2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|-----3-3-3------3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-|

  C majorC                   E minorEm    G+G         *
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|-0---------------------------------|
BB|-1---------0h1---------0h1--------0h1-|-0--0-0-0-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3----3-3-|
G+G|-0---0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0----0-0-|
D MajorD|-2---2-2-2-------2-2-2------2-2-2-----|-2--2-2-2-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0----0-0-|
A augmentedA|-3---3-3-3-------3-3-3------3-3-3-----|-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|-0--------3--------3---------3-----|

(G*)        C majorC
We'll lay with the lights out
         E minorEm             C majorC
I'll lie if you want me to, but I will lie next to you
      G+G
I can hear them too, I can hear them too
 C majorC  (4 measures)    E minorEm (4 measures)

 C majorC  (4 measures)    Cmaj7Cmaj7


End Part:
  Csus2Csus2              Cmaj7Cmaj7
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|
BB|-3------3------3---3-3---3-3/5-3-0--0--|
G+G|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--0--|
D MajorD|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----2------------2--|
A augmentedA|-3--3-3-3--3-3----------------------3--|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|


Small Lead Guitar Part: (2:34) (NOT relative to the capo)

E MajorE|----------9----------------9-------|---------------------------9---|
BB|------------10---------------10----|------10-9-10---------10-9---9-|
G+G|-------11------11-------11------11-|---11---------11---11----------|
D MajorD|----12---------------12------------|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|-9---------------9-------------|
E MajorE|-10---------------10---------------|-------------------------------|

E MajorE|----------9----------------9------|-----------9-------------------------|
BB|------------10---------------10---|-------------10--------------10------|
G+G|-------11------11-------11------9-|---------9------9----------9----9----|
D MajorD|----12---------------12-----------|----11h12-------------11h12-------11-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|-12----------------12----------------|
E MajorE|-10---------------10--------------|-------------------------------------|


Its a pretty straight forward song.
Im not 100 percent sure about the lead guitar part but I just really like when that part comes in.
This is one of my favorite Laura Stevenson songs and
I hope this is helpful to anyone who wants to learn it