Shadow In The Dark
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{Intro Part1}
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Db Ab6 Bbm F7
e|---9-8-------------------------------------1-----------------------|
B|-------9------6------4-6-4------2--------2-------4------2-2--------|
G|---------------------------------------3---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------1----------------------------------|
E|-9------------4----------------------------------1-----------------|
Gb Db(add9) Eb7sus2 F7
e|---9-8-------------------------------------1-----------------------|
B|-------9------6--------6--------2--------2-------4------2-2--------|
G|---------------------8---8-------------3---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------1----------------------------------|
A|-9-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------9----------------------------------1-----------------|
{Intro Part2}
| Db | Ab | Bbm | Fm |
| Gb | Db(add9) |
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Ebsus2 Fm
e|------------6-8-9-11------1----2-4-6-8-11----16-14-13---11---9-----|
B|------6-7-9--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------1----------------------------------------|
[Verso 1] Play intro part1 throughout the verses and bridge
Db Ab6
I was just a kid in the smallest of worlds
Bbm F7
Chasing daylight and running outdoors
Gb Db(add9)
You whispered as you held me tight in your arms
Eb7sus2 F7
"When nights get dark, just look to the stars"
Db Ab6
I was far too young to know the weight of your words
Bbm F7
I pulled away and ran back out to the woods
Gb Db(add9)
They lingered on my ears, it felt so bizarre
Eb7sus2 F7
"When nights get dark, just look to the stars"
N.C.
("When nights get dark, just look to the stars")
{Solo}
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Strum: {Db} | Ab | Bbm | Fm
e|-9---------9-9---|-11--p9---9--11----|-13-------11---9---|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-9-9--------9--9---|
G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Tabs: D|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Gb | {Db} | Gm | Ab
e|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-11------11------11-9-|----------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|----11--------11------|-10-8---10-8-10-8-----|-----------------|-8-----------8-----|
D|----------------------|------------------11--|-8-------11------|-------------------| Repeat full solo
A|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
[Verso 2]
Db Ab6
I found the shadow, something hidden in me
Bbm F7
All the darkness, it grew, oh, and I couldn't see
Gb Db(add9)
And all the walls began to close on in
Eb7sus2 F7
Oh, the same old walls that had sheltered me
Db Ab6
The shadow grw as my life carried on
Bbm F7
A painful ache that I thought would b gone
Gb Db(add9)
It was dimly lit but it still left me a mark
Eb7sus2 F7
A festering shadow in the dark
[Verso 3]
Db Ab6
But I raised my head and I looked to the stars
Bbm F7
I was broken glass, yet they still sparkled my shards
Gb Db(add9)
Where shadows grow, you know a light's not too far
Eb7sus2 F7
"When nights get dark, just look to the stars"
Db Ab6
I was just a kid with the sweetest of smiles
Bbm F7
Too soon it left, and oh, it left for a while
Gb Db(add9)
As smiles faded, darkness left me with scars
Eb7sus2 F7
But when nights get dark, I look to the stars
[Ponte]
Db Ab6
I feel the shadow, and I know that it casts over my heart
Bbm F7
But I wouldn't trade it even though I know its pain left a mark
Gb Db(add9)
When darkness grows, look for the glow so it can't tear you apart
Eb7sus F7
'Cause even shadows can't exist without a light in the dark
Outro
Bb5 % % Ab5 % % Gb5 % % % % Ab5
I was just a kid in the smallest of worlds
Bb5 % % Ab5 % % Gb5 % % Ab5 % %
Chasing daylight and running outdoors
Bb5 % % Ab5 % % Gb5 % % % % Ab5
You whispered as you held me tight in your arms
Bb5 % % Ab5 % % Gb5 % % Ab5 % %
"When nights get dark, just look to the stars"
How to play Shadow In The Dark
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Db. 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.