Dark In Here chords by The Mountain Goats

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

🎸 Intro:
Dm7 F A7
Dm7 F A7

🎸 Verse 1:
 Dm7                  F                A7
Steal away at sundown, pick a place to hide
Dm7                       F               A7
Check for signs of ambush, hunker down inside
A#         C                Dm7
 Tired of running, tired of never standing still
A# C             Dm
      Hear them riding up the hill

🎸 Chorus:
Dm7                 A7                      Gm
Men whose ribs are showing through their skin, bringing up the rear
Dm7             F               A#           Dm
 It’s high noon somewhere, it’s dark in here

🎸 Verse 2:
 Dm7                F                    A7
Stack my ammunition, be ready when you come
Dm7                       F                 A7
You who thirst for action, I will give you some
A#                     C Dm7
When the smoke dies down, you can rest assured
A# C          Dm
      We will know who kept his word

🎸 Chorus:
Dm7               A7
You who stood so proud once
Gm
I can taste your fear
Dm7              F
 You blazed like torches
    A#           Dm
It’s dark in here

🎸 Bridge:
               Gm       D#                Dm
It’s dark as a coal mine filling up with gas
Gm D#           Dm             A
       I stand ready for the blast

🎸 Verse 3:
Dm7               F                  A7
 Will you be ready when your moment comes?
Dm7                               F                    A7
Will your hand be steady when you reach down for your guns?
        A#                   C   Dm7
Did you leave your house in order when you came for me?
A#        C               Dm
 Is this really where you meant to be?

🎸 Chorus:
Dm7               A7
Just beyond your limits
Gm
Find the new frontier
Dm7           F
I live in the darkness
     A#          Dm7
It’s dark in here

🎸 Outro:
Dm Dm7 Dm F A# Dm (4x)