Dark As A Dungeon Tab by Merle Travis

Dark As A Dungeon tab by Merle Travis

Guitar Tab

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

Key of D


Verse 1:

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

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

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

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


Chorus:

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

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

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

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


Verse 2:

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

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

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

D|-0--2----4------4-----2-----0-----------------------0-------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------0----------0--------------------|
G|---------------------------------2-------2---------------------2--------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   A       man    will  have  lust for     the  lure  of   the   mine


Chorus:

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

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

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

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


Verse 3:

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

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

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

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


Chorus:

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

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

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

D|-0---2----4-----4-----2-----0-----------------------0-------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------0----------0--------------------|
G|----------------------------------2-------2---------------------2-------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Last updated: May 10, 2016

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