The Dark Side Of The Room
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Intro
C#m C#m E E
[Verso 1]
C#m
Find a place in the parking lot
E
Pay your cover at the door
C#m
Swing by that ole jukebox
E
As you walk around the dance floor
Once you move on past the bar
C#m
Where it starts getting hard to see
A
Lying low in the blue shadows
Thats where youll find me
[Refrão]
C#m
Sitting on the dark side of the room
E
Underneath the glow of a neon moon
I sit and cry about how I got here
C#m
Watering down my whiskey with tears
A
And over there beneath them dance floor lights
E
Yeah thats where I used to spend my nights
Til love walked out and I made the move
A
to the dark side of the room
{Turnaround}
C#m C#m E E
[Verso 2]
C#m
Well pull you up a barstool
E
Beside me and the broken hearts
And we'll place bets on which fool's next
A
And welcome them with open arms
[Refrão]
C#m
Sitting on the dark side of the room
E
Underneath the glow of a neon moon
I sit and cry about how I got here
C#m
Watering down my whiskey with tears
A
And over there beneath them dance floor lights
E
Yeah thats where I used to spend my nights
Til love walked out and I made the move
A C#m
to the dark side - of the roo-oo-oo-oom
Instrumental
({C#m}) C#m E E
[Refrão]
C#m
Sitting on the dark side of the room
E
Underneath the glow of a neon moon
I sit and cry about how I got here
C#m NC
Watering down my whiskey with tears
A
And over there beneath them dance floor lights
E
Yeah thats where I used to spend my nights
Til love walked out and I made the move
A C#m
to the dark side - of the room
Outro
C#m C#m E E
C#m
Yeah welcome to the dark side
E C#m
Of the room
How to play The Dark Side Of The Room
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#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.