Capo
4
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Tuning: Standard
Verse 1:
G D
Hey I can't say that I love you,
Cmaj7 G
I can't say that I don't,
G D
I can't say that I couldn't,
Cmaj7 G
And I won't say that I won't,
G D
But I really like your company,
Cmaj7 G
I'm enjoyin' meself no end,
G D
But I can't keep from thinkin'
Cmaj7 G
(o-oohh)
Chorus:
G D
Why don't we share,
Cmaj7 G
The darkness tonight?
G D
Make it warm,
Cmaj7 G
And burning bright,
G D
I'm not sayin' nothin',
Cmaj7 G
I'll be polite,
G D
Why don't we share,
Cmaj7 G
The darkness
Tonight,
Verse 2:
G D
Life's too short for wastin',
Cmaj7 G
For 'ifs' and 'might have beens,'
G D
Life's too short for wonderin',
Cmaj7 G
If you could have lived your dreams,
G D
And it's way too short for lonliness,
Cmaj7 G
And we don't have to be,
G D
Now that we trust each other,
Cmaj7 G
Why don't you stay with me?
Chorus:
G D
Why don't we share,
Cmaj7 G
The darkness tonight?
G D
Make it warm,
Cmaj7 G
And burning bright,
G D
I'm not sayin' nothin',
Cmaj7 G
I'll be polite,
G D
Why don't we share,
Cmaj7 G
The darkness
Tonight,
Verse 3:
G D
When the world belongs to distant dogs,
Cmaj7 G
And the air is dark and still,
G D
And drunken conversations,
Cmaj7 G
Pass beneath the window sill,
G D
And there's someone singin' Elvis songs,
Cmaj7 G
As you make your way back home,
G D
All your fears and worries,
Cmaj7 G
Attack when you're alone
G D
When you're alo - o - o- one,
Cmaj7 G
When you're alo - o - o- one,
G D
When you're alo - o - o- one,
Chorus:
G D
Why don't we share,
Cmaj7 G
The darkness tonight?
G D
Make it warm,
Cmaj7 G
And burning bright,
G D
I'm not sayin' nothin',
Cmaj7 G
I'll be polite,
G D
Why don't we share,
Cmaj7 G
The darkness
Tonight,
Ending:
G D
Why don't we share,
Cmaj7 G
The darkness
G D
Toooooooonight~~~~~~~~~~
Keep strumming chords in that progression till fade.
Song History
Published: February 19, 2026
Last Updated: February 19, 2026