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Verse:
G
I was long inside a dream, I could not get loose
G Em
I will tell you of it, although there is little use
Em D G
To tell a dream, when dreaming is all you ever do
G C G
But things were not so good, that I can't make light of it
G
My poor soul, it was having a dark night of it
Em D G
It was a long night, a week, maybe a year
Chorus:
Em D G
Maybe a long dark night is coming down
Em D G
Maybe a long dark night is coming down
Verse:
G
Through the door of my dream burst
G Em
No zombie, no ogre, no devil there, but a flying man
D G
With long trailing hair
G Em
Who perched upon the iron rail of my bed, oh Lord combing his long white hair
Em D
And saying my name
G
How could he know, when I did not even know my name?
Chorus:
Em D G
Maybe a long dark night is coming down
Em D G
Maybe a long dark night, my precious one
Em D G Em
Maybe a long dark night rolling around my eyes
C D
Oh, Lord
Verse:
G
The man who took me to be from elsewhere
G
When I too inhabited the earthly sphere lent down and
Em D G
Struck me with his long trailing hair
Chorus:
Em D G
Maybe a long dark night is coming down
Em D G
Maybe a long dark night, my precious one
Em D G Em
Maybe a long dark night is rolling around my head
C D
Oh, Lord
Outro:
G Em D G
Song History
Published: October 24, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025