Darken My Door

artist : lucero
song : darken my door
album : 1372 overton park
tuning : standard
meter : 6/8
ref :

verse chord progression with count :
1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
A | C#m | D | F#m E | ( 2x )
D | A F#m | D | A F#m |
D | Bm E |

bridge chord progression :
1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
E | D A | E | D A |
F# E | D A | F#m E | D |
D | ( “a” begins verse progression as instrumental )

lyrics note : white water tavern , little rock , ak is an excellent venue
for live music .

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intro :
A C#m D F#m E

verse 1 :
[ A ] well don’t you stop [ C#m ] wasting time
come back [ D ] down the line
i’m [ F#m ] right where you [ E ] left me be – [ A ] – fore

i can’t say i’ve [ C#m ] been behaved
you’d not believe me [ D ] anyways
there’s [ F#m ] been other [ E ] women of [ D ] course

but hold me to [ A ] this one [ F#m ] [ D ]
i won’t make the [ A ] same [ F#m ] mistakes any – [ D ] – more
come on now [ Bm ] darlin’ please [ E ] darken my [ A ] door

. . . C#m D F#m E A

verse 2 :
with me is where [ C#m ] you belong
so bring your – [ D ] – self back home
we’ll [ F#m ] tear this town [ E ] down to the [ A ] ground

white water [ C#m ] tavern nights
old songs and [ D ] cheap red wine
there’s [ F#m ] no finer [ E ] mess to be [ D ] found

i’ll hold you to [ A ] this one [ F#m ] [ D ]
i still hear your [ A ] footsteps [ F#m ] crossing the [ D ] floor
well come on now [ Bm ] darlin’ please [ E ] darken my [ A ] door

. . . A

bridge :
your [ E ] bare feet on hardwood can [ D ] barely make A [ A ] sound
from the [ E ] kitchen to the bedroom with [ D ] all the lights [ A ] down
a glass of [ F#m ] water and some [ E ] whiskey , the [ D ] smoke in your [ A ] hair
all i [ F#m ] taste is that [ E ] perfume you [ D ] wear , all that perfume you
[ A ] wear

instrumental bridge :
. . . C#m D F#m E
A C#m D F#m E

verse 3 :
[ A ] i don’t expect that [ C#m ] you to stay
gone are the [ D ] good old days
but [ F# ] damn we were [ E ] sure somethin’ [ A ] else

i’ve caused enough [ C#m ] trouble here
so girl get it [ D ] in high gear
and [ F#m ] come save me [ E ] from my – [ D ] – self

we’ll hold to [ A ] this one [ F#m ] [ D ]
i still taste that [ A ] god awful [ F# ] perfume you [ D ] wore
[ ea riff ]

finale :
[ D ] now we’ll hold to [ A ] this one [ F#m ] [ D ]
[ D ] i won’t make the [ A ] same [ F#m ] mistakes any – [ D ] – more
[ D ] come on now [ Bm ] darlin’ please [ E ] darken my [ A ] door

A A ( all rigtht )

[ D ] come on now [ F#m ] darlin’
[ D ] come on now [ F#m ] darlin’
[ D ] come on now [ Bm ] darlin’ please [ E ] darken my [ A ] door

– – crookedpath