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Dark As A Dungeon by Merle Travis

Dark As A Dungeon tab by Merle Travis

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Dark as a Dungeon - Merle Travis-
Guitar Open G+G Tuning: DGDGBD
Banjo Standard G+G Tuning: gDGBD

Key of D MajorD


Verse 1:

D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------0----2------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------0------0----------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------2-------2---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4----2---0----0----2-----4---------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Co - me all you young fel-lers, so young and so  fine

D MajorD|-0--2----4------4-----2-----0-----------------------0-------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------0----------0--------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------2-------2---------------------2--------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  And   seek  not  your for-tunes  way down in  the  mine

D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------0----2------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------0------0----------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------2-------2---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4----2---0----0----2-----4---------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  It will form as  a   hab-it   and seep  in  your soul

D MajorD|-0--2----4------4-----2-----0-----------------------0-------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------0----------0--------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------2-------2---------------------2--------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 'Til the stream of  your blood flows as  black as  the  coal


Chorus:

D MajorD|-------------2----2-----4----2------------------------------0-----------------|
BB|------------2---------------------2------------------0-------------0----------|
G+G|-2-2-------2--------------------------2-------2-------------------------2-----|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  It's   dark  as  a  du - n - geon  and  damp  as   the dew

D MajorD|-------------2----2-----4----2------------------------------0-----------------|
BB|------------2---------------------2------------------0-------------0----------|
G+G|-2-2-------2--------------------------2-------2-------------------------2-----|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Where the dan - gers are d - ou - ble   and  plea - sures are few

D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------0----2--------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------0------0------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------2-----2-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-----2---0-----0----2-----4-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Where the rain ne - ver  falls and  the  sun  ne - ver shines

D MajorD|-0---2----4-----4-----2-----0-----------------------0-------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------0----------0--------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------2-------2---------------------2-------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  It's   dark as  a   dun - geon  way down in  the  mines

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Verse 2:

D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------0----2----------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------0------0--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------2-----2---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4----2---0-----0----2-----4--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 There is ma - ny  a   man I   have seen  in  my  day

D MajorD|-0--2----4------4-----2-----0-----------------------0-------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------0----------0--------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------2-------2---------------------2--------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Who   lived just to  la - bor   his whole life a - way

D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------0----2----------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------0------0--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------2-----2---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4----2---0-----0----2-----4--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Like the fiend with his  dope and  the  drun - kard his wine

D MajorD|-0--2----4------4-----2-----0-----------------------0-------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------0----------0--------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------2-------2---------------------2--------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A augmentedA    man  will have lust for   the lure of  the  mine


Chorus:

D MajorD|-------------2----2-----4----2------------------------------0-----------------|
BB|------------2---------------------2------------------0-------------0----------|
G+G|-2-2-------2--------------------------2-------2-------------------------2-----|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  It's   dark  as  a  du - n - geon  and  damp  as   the dew

D MajorD|-------------2----2-----4----2------------------------------0-----------------|
BB|------------2---------------------2------------------0-------------0----------|
G+G|-2-2-------2--------------------------2-------2-------------------------2-----|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Where the dan - gers are d - ou - ble   and  plea - sures are few

D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------0----2--------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------0------0------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------2-----2-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-----2---0-----0----2-----4-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Where the rain ne - ver  falls and  the  sun  ne - ver shines

D MajorD|-0---2----4-----4-----2-----0-----------------------0-------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------0----------0--------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------2-------2---------------------2-------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  It's   dark as  a   dun - geon  way down in  the  mines


Verse 3:

D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------0----2----------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------0------0--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------2-----2---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4---2----0-----0----2-----4--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I    hope when I'm  dead and  the  age - s  shall roll

D MajorD|-0---2----4-----4-----2-----0-----------------------0-------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------0----------0--------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------2-------2---------------------2-------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 That my  bo - dy  will black-en   and turn in - to   coal

D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------0----2----------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------0------0--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------2-----2---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4---2----0-----0----2-----4--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I  will look from the  door of  my  heav - en - ly  home

D MajorD|-0---2----4-----4-----2-----0-----------------------0-------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------0----------0--------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------2-------2---------------------2-------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 And    pi - ty  the  min - er   a' dig - gin' my   bones


Chorus:

D MajorD|-------------2----2-----4----2------------------------------0-----------------|
BB|------------2---------------------2------------------0-------------0----------|
G+G|-2-2-------2--------------------------2-------2-------------------------2-----|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  It's   dark  as  a  du - n - geon  and  damp  as   the dew

D MajorD|-------------2----2-----4----2------------------------------0-----------------|
BB|------------2---------------------2------------------0-------------0----------|
G+G|-2-2-------2--------------------------2-------2-------------------------2-----|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Where the dan - gers are d - ou - ble   and  plea - sures are few

D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------0----2--------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------0------0------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------2-----2-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-----2---0-----0----2-----4-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Where the rain ne - ver  falls and  the  sun  ne - ver shines

D MajorD|-0---2----4-----4-----2-----0-----------------------0-------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------0----------0--------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------2-------2---------------------2-------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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