Intro
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[Verse 1]
D G D
Shadows are falling and I've been here all day
G D
It's too hot to sleep and time is running away
A A/G F#m Em D
Feel like my soul has turned into steel
Bm A G D
I've still got the scars that the sun didn't heal
A A/G F#m Em D
There's not even room enough to be anywhere
[Refrain]
Bm A G D
It's not dark yet, but it's getting there
[Verse 2]
D G D
Well my sense of humanity is going down the drain
D G D
Behind every beautiful thing, there's been some kind of pain
A A/G F#m Em D
She wrote me a letter and she wrote it so kind
Bm A G D
She put down in writin' what was in her mind
A A/G F#m Em D
I just don't see why I should even care
[Refrain]
Bm A G D
It's not dark yet, but it's getting there
[Verse 3]
D G D
Well I been to London and I been to gay Paris
D G D
I followed the river and I got to the sea
A A/G F#m Em D
I've been down to the bottom of a world full of lies
Bm A G D
I ain't lookin for nothin' in anyone's eyes
A A/G F#m Em D
Sometimes my burden is more than I can bear
[Refrain]
Bm A G D
It's not dark yet, but it's getting there
[Verse 4]
D G D
I was born here and I'll die here, against my will
D G D
I know it looks like I'm movin' but I'm standin' still
A A/G F#m Em D
Every nerve in my body is so naked and numb
Bm A G D
I can't even remember what it was I came here to get away from
A A/G F#m Em D
Don't even hear the murmur of a prayer
[Refrain]
Bm A G D
It's not dark yet, but it's getting there