Here's the version of Dark End of the Street that I've got - learned it from a Percy Sledge recording though, not the Commitments soundtrack. Dark End of the Street G F#min Emin At the dark end of .... G F#min Emin That's where ... G C G Hiding in shadows ... C D G Living in darkness to ... C G C D G You and me, at the ... C G You and me
G F#min Emin I know that time's ... G F#min Emin We've got to give back all .... G C G It's a sin and we ... C D G Oh but our love ... C G C D G Steal away, to the dark ... C G G They're going ... F#min They're going ... Emin They're ... C G Oh someday C G C D G You and me, at the dark ... C G You and me G# Gmin Fmin And when the ... G# Gmin Fmin And if by ... G# C# G# If you should see me ... C# D# G# But darling, ... C# G# C# D# G# Tonight we'll meet, at the .... C# G# I usually don't do the key change for the final verse, but it was there in the original so I thought I'd include it for the purists in the bunch. BTW, the lyrics may be a little screwy, my favourite version of this tune was recorded by Richard Thompson and my memory of the words may include some of his own idiosyncratic choices.
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