Darker Times chords by Soft Cell

Bass Intro: (0:08)


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Intro: (0:29)

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Verse: (0:43)


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These darker times

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Where do we go from here?

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Living for trivial information

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It's a hopeless situation


Verse: (0:57)


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Blinded by lies

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False Gods and fake religions

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Ulterior motives and bad intentions

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Nobody knows what waits round the corner


Chorus: (1:11)


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We gotta keep dancing through the years

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We gotta keep smiling through our tears

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Nobody knows where we go from here

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In these darker times


Bridge: (1:24)

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Verse: (1:32)


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These darker times

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Why has it come to this

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Urban decay and revolution

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Suicide is the only solution


Verse: (1:46)


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Am I being unrealistic

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To feel so nihilistic

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Don't judge the stage of my mind

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'cause brother we're two of a kind


Chorus: (1:59)


G#m   F#       E       F#
We gotta keep dancing through the years

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We gotta keep smiling through our tears

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Nobody knows where we go from here

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In these darker times


Chorus: (2:13)


G#m   F#       E       F#
We gotta keep dancing through the years

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We gotta keep smiling through our tears

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Nobody knows where we go from here

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In these darker times


Bridge: (2:27)


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Each night twisting

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Turning in my bed

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I'm trying to make sense of it all

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Is it all in my head?


Intrumental: (2:41)


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Verse: (2:55)


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These darker times

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Who shall I talk to now

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Nothing going on in your eyes

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Only the darkness in your eyes


Verse: (3:09)


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It's a soulless situation

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It's a spiritual vacation

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Turn on the TV, pass the remote

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Turn off the light and abandon all hope


Chorus: (3:23)


G#m   F#       E       F#
We gotta keep dancing through the years

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We gotta keep smiling through our tears

G#m      F#           E       F#
Nobody knows where we go from here

G#m   F#    E    F#
In these darker times


Chorus: (3:37)


G#m   F#       E       F#
We gotta keep dancing through the years

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We gotta keep smiling through our tears

G#m      F#           E       F#
Nobody knows where we go from here

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In these darker times


Chorus: (3:51)


G#m   F#       E       F#
We gotta keep dancing through the years

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We gotta keep smiling through our tears

G#m      F#           E       F#
Nobody knows where we go from here

G#m   F#    E    F#
In these darker times


Outro: (4:05)

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