Dark Ages
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1 = F#m F#m F#m E
1 1 1 D
Darlings are you ready for the long winter's fall?
G F
said the lady in her parlor
Am C 1 1 1
said the butler in the hall.
1
Is there time for another?
D
cried the drunkard in his sleep.
G F
Not likely said the little child.
Am C 1 F#m F#m F#m D C# 1
What's done the Lord can keep.
F#m
And the vicar stands a-praying.
Em D
And the television dies
G F
as the white dot flickers and is gone
Dm A B
and no-one stops to cry.
A G F C D F G
Dark Ages shaking the dead
A G F C D F G
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A G F C D F G D B F# F# F# G5
Cold rages burn in your head.
Em
The big jet rumbles over runway miles
D Em C D
that scar the patchwork green
Em
where slick tycoons and rich buffoons
D Em C D
have opened up the seam
A Gsus4 G
of golden nights and champagne flights
D E
ad-man overkill
A Gsus4 G
and in the haze consumer crazed
D B
we take the sugar pill.
G F Eb Bb C
Dark Ages shaking the dead
G F Eb Bb C
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G F Eb Bb C Eb F G5
Cold rages burn in your head.
Em
Jagged fires mark the picket lines
D Em C D
the politicians weep
Em
and mealy-mouthed
D Em C D
through corridors of power on tip-toe creep.
A G
Come and see bureaucracy
D E
make its final heave
A Gsus4 G
and let the new disorder through
D B
while senses take their leave.
G F Eb Bb C
Dark Ages shaking the dead
G F Eb Bb C
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G F Eb Bb C Eb F G5 Em
Cold rages burn in your head.
Solo part
Em
Families screaming line the streets
D Em C D
and put the windows through
Em
in corner shops
D Em C D
where keepers kept the country's life-blood blue.
A G
Take their pick and try the trick
D E
with loaves and fishes shared
A Gsus4 G
and the vicar shouts as the lights go out,
D B
and no-one really cares.
G F Eb Bb C
Dark Ages shaking the dead
G F Eb Bb C
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G F Eb Bb C Eb F G5
Cold rages burn in your head.
1 D
Darlings are you ready for the long winter's fall?
G F
said the lady in her parlor
Am C
said the butler in the hall.
A G F C D F G
Dark Ages shaking the dead
A G F C D F G
Closed pages better not read
A G F C D F G D B F# F# F# D
Cold rages burn in your head.
How to play Dark Ages
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#m. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.