Darkness At My Door chords by The Paper Kites

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: AbAb

The 'acapella outro' section is played after a brief break.


🎸 Intro:

AbAb DbDb
AbAb DbDb
AbAb DbDb
AbAb DbDb

🎸 Verse 1:
AbAb
Well, I ain't no dancer
AbAb  DbDb
I can get on my feet
Eb MajorEb
Every road I follow down
Eb MajorEb DbDb    AbAb
Is a dead-end street
AbAb
Sometimes I find a little light
AbAb   DbDb
But it seems out of reach
Eb MajorEb      DbDb      AbAb  DbDb
Just enough to show me the way

🎸 Chorus:
DbDb    AbAb      F minorFm
When the light don't come
Eb MajorEb   DbDb    Eb MajorEb
In the morning
Eb MajorEb   AbAb
And the shadows
AbAb  F minorFm  Eb MajorEb   DbDb Eb MajorEb
Don't fade in the dawn
Eb MajorEb    DbDb   AbAb   BbmBbm
Won't you shine, shine, yeah
 AbAb   DbDb
A augmentedA little light, Lord
DbDb   Eb MajorEb       AbAb DbDb AbAb
On the darkness at my d-o-o-r?

🎸 Verse 2:
AbAb
Well, the storm clouds gather
AbAb   DbDb
And the rain falls down
Eb MajorEb
These shadows overhead
Eb MajorEb   DbDb  AbAb
Follow me around
AbAb
Sometimes I find a little light
AbAb   DbDb
On the edge of this town
Eb MajorEb       DbDb     AbAb
Just enough to show me the way

🎸 Chorus:
DbDb    AbAb      F minorFm
When the light don't come
Eb MajorEb   DbDb    Eb MajorEb
In the morning
Eb MajorEb   AbAb
And the shadows
AbAb  F minorFm  Eb MajorEb   DbDb Eb MajorEb
Don't fade in the dawn
Eb MajorEb    DbDb   AbAb   BbmBbm
Won't you shine, shine, yeah
 AbAb   DbDb
A augmentedA little light, Lord
DbDb   Eb MajorEb       AbAb DbDb AbAb
On the darkness at my d-o-o-r?

🎸 Instrumental:
AbAb DbDb Eb MajorEb DbDb
AbAb F minorFm Eb MajorEb DbDb Eb MajorEb
AbAb DbDb AbAb

🎸 Verse 3:
AbAb
Like the tide keeps rolling
AbAb   DbDb
Pushing back on the shore
Eb MajorEb
This weight I'm carrying
Eb MajorEb   DbDb     AbAb
Puts me back on the floor
AbAb
Sometimes it doesn't seem right
AbAb  DbDb
And a man can want more
Eb MajorEb       DbDb     AbAb
Shine a little light on my door

🎸 Chorus:
DbDb    AbAb      F minorFm
When the light don't come
Eb MajorEb   DbDb    Eb MajorEb
In the morning
Eb MajorEb   AbAb
And the shadows
AbAb  F minorFm  Eb MajorEb   DbDb Eb MajorEb
Don't fade in the dawn
Eb MajorEb    DbDb   AbAb   BbmBbm
Won't you shine, shine, yeah
 AbAb   DbDb
A augmentedA little light, Lord
DbDb   Eb MajorEb       AbAb DbDb AbAb
On the darkness at my d-o-o-r?
DbDb    AbAb      F minorFm
When the light don't come
Eb MajorEb   DbDb    Eb MajorEb
In the morning
Eb MajorEb   AbAb
And the shadows
AbAb  F minorFm  Eb MajorEb   DbDb Eb MajorEb
Don't fade in the dawn
Eb MajorEb    DbDb   AbAb   BbmBbm
Won't you shine, shine, yeah
 AbAb   DbDb
A augmentedA little light, Lord
DbDb   Eb MajorEb       AbAb DbDb AbAb
On the darkness at my d-o-o-r?

Acapella 🎸 Outro:
N.C.
The shadows don't fade in the dawn
N.C.
Shine, shine down
N.C.
A augmentedA little light, Lord
N.C.
The darkness at my door