The Darkness
Leonard Cohen Key
Am
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E E7
Am Am Am Am C C Am
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I caught the darkness
Am Am Am C C Am
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It was drinking from your cup
D D D D F F D
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I caught the darkness
or
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Am Am Am Am C C Am
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Drinking from your cup
E E7
I said "Is this contagious?"
E E7 Am D Am
You said "Just drink it up"
E E7
E7 Am Am Am Am C C Am
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I got no future
Am Am Am C C Am
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I know my days are few
D D D D F F D
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I know the present's not that pleasant
or
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Am Am Am Am C C Am
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Just a lot of things to do
E E7
I thought the past would last me
E E7 Am D Am
But the darkness got that too
E E7 (break) Am D D7 Am E E7 Am
E E7
E7 Am Am Am Am C C Am
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I should have seen it coming
Am Am Am C C Am
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It was right behind your eyes
D D D D F F D
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You were young and it was summer
or
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Am Am Am Am C C Am
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I just had to take a dive
E E7
Winning you was easy
E E7 Am D Am
But darkness was the prize
E E7
E7 Am Am Am Am C C Am
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I don't smoke no cigarette
Am Am Am C C Am
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I don't drink no alcohol
D D D D F F D
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I ain't had much loving yet
or
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Am Am Am Am C C Am
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But that's always been your call
E E7
Hey, I don't miss it baby
E E7 Am D Am
I got no taste for anything at all
E E7
E7 Am Am Am Am C C Am
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I used to love the rainbow
Am Am Am C C Am
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And I used to love the view
D D D D F F D
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I loved the early morning
or
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Am Am Am Am C C Am
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And I'd pretend that it was new
E E7
But I caught the darkness, baby
E E7 Am D Am
And I got it worse than you
E E7 (break) Am D D7 Am E E7 Am
E E7
Am Am Am Am C C Am
( )
I caught the darkness
Am Am Am C C Am
( )
It was drinking from your cup
D D D D F F D
( )
I caught the darkness
or
E|--------------| from capo
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-0-0-0-3-3-0--|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
Am Am Am Am C C Am
( )
Drinking from your cup
E E7
I said "Is this contagious?"
E E7 Am D Am
You said "Just drink it up"
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