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 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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| It's dark as a dun - geon way down in the mines
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