Darkness At My Door chords by The Paper Kites

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: Ab

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


🎸 Intro:

Ab Db
Ab Db
Ab Db
Ab Db

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

🎸 Chorus:
Db       Ab           Fm
When the light don't come
Eb     Db       Eb
In the morning
Eb      Ab
And the shadows
Ab    Fm   Eb     Db  Eb
Don't fade in the dawn
Eb        Db     Ab     Bbm
Won't you shine, shine, yeah
  Ab      Db
A little light, Lord
Db     Eb             Ab Db Ab
On the darkness at my d-o-o-r?

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

🎸 Chorus:
Db       Ab           Fm
When the light don't come
Eb     Db       Eb
In the morning
Eb      Ab
And the shadows
Ab    Fm   Eb     Db  Eb
Don't fade in the dawn
Eb        Db     Ab     Bbm
Won't you shine, shine, yeah
  Ab      Db
A little light, Lord
Db     Eb             Ab Db Ab
On the darkness at my d-o-o-r?

🎸 Instrumental:
Ab Db Eb Db
Ab Fm Eb Db Eb
Ab Db Ab

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

🎸 Chorus:
Db       Ab           Fm
When the light don't come
Eb     Db       Eb
In the morning
Eb      Ab
And the shadows
Ab    Fm   Eb     Db  Eb
Don't fade in the dawn
Eb        Db     Ab     Bbm
Won't you shine, shine, yeah
  Ab      Db
A little light, Lord
Db     Eb             Ab Db Ab
On the darkness at my d-o-o-r?
Db       Ab           Fm
When the light don't come
Eb     Db       Eb
In the morning
Eb      Ab
And the shadows
Ab    Fm   Eb     Db  Eb
Don't fade in the dawn
Eb        Db     Ab     Bbm
Won't you shine, shine, yeah
  Ab      Db
A little light, Lord
Db     Eb             Ab Db Ab
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 little light, Lord
N.C.
The darkness at my door