Myrna Loy
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verse 1
G C/G
Let me stay with you a while and tell old, old stories
G D G Gadd11
Of your oft' electric laughter and your charms
G C/G
How you came out of Montana with a wolf pup at your heels
G D G Gadd11
And a snow white rabbit huddled in your arms
[Refrão]
C/G
In the darkness
G
In the darkness
C/G
In the darkness
verse 2
G C/G
Remember, hey, those Gold Rush days, how the gold dust in the mud
G D G
From Main St. leading all the way to Alder
G C/G
With sunset turned the color of a lover's throat at blush
G D G Gadd11
And with moonrise, blazed some new and silver river
[Refrão]
C/G
In the darkness
G
In the darkness
C/G
In the darkness
verse 3
G C/G
The minister was bloodless and the preachers were on fire
G D G
And Mahatmas sang their love songs in nasturtiums
G C/G
But if he, or they, or any of their masters called my name
G D G
I was in your holy temple and never heard them
[Refrão]
C/G
In the darkness
G
In the darkness
C/G
In the darkness
Break
G C/G
G D G
G C/G
G D G
verse 4
G C/G
Remember, hey, those Gold Rush days, some Last Chance Gulch saloon
G D G
You, and I, and all the miners watching
G C/G
As shadows danced across a screen as quiet as the moon
G D G
Without sound, their fury signifying all things
Verse 5
G C/G
The whole town was alive that night as we floated down the street
G D G
Through fist fights, cowboy poets, parlor women
G C/G
And the light from the projector seemed to glow within your soul
G D G
Like an opal throated songbird in its prism
[Refrão]
C/G
In the darkness
G
In the darkness
C/G
In the darkness
Verse 6
G C/G
They're tearing down the movies now, not a stone upon a stone
G D G
All dust is dust no matter how celestial
G C/G
But I, who tasted hornet juice and honey on the rose
G D G
What use have I for all their cold memorials?
Verse 7
G C/G
Still every now and then sometimes when the night sky gets so bright
G D G
And no Bethlehem of stars could match its burning
G C/G
I Go out into the fields until I can feel you by my side
G D G
And my memory is a book of gold thrown open
Bridge
C/G
How you rode a white horse
G
The queen of the harvest kissed your cheek
C/G
The boys all took one look
G
And found that they could no longer speak
[Refrão]
C/G
In the darkness
G
In the darkness
C/G
In the darkness
How to play Myrna Loy
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 G. 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.