Key: D major
Verse 1
D
A
Bm
Shot of a river, your gold, it is waning,
G
A
D
It's weak since the colour I've seen.
A
D
A
But it's no use just sitting
Bm
A
and lady luck blaming,
Bm
A
So I'll pack up,
D
A
D
we'll make the break clean.
D
A
never I found,
A
Bm
that I see you gleaming,
D
A
G
D
G
D
A
Down in the dark deep underground.
A
Bm
since I left me old mother
F#m
G
For adventure and
A
D
A
gold by the pound
D
A
With Jimmy the prospector,
F#m
G
A
D
For the hills of Otago was bound
D
A
never I found
A
D
A
For it's only when dreaming
A
G
A
Down in the dark deep underground
D
A
We worked the Cardrona's
Bm
F#m
D
dry valley all over,
G
A
D
Oh, Jimmy Williams and me.
A
D
A
But they were panning the dirt
F#m
G
A
D
So we headed down there just to see.
D
A
never I found,
G
A
that somewhere abound,
D
A
For it's only when dreaming
D
G
D
A
Down in the dark deep underground.
D
A
Bm
F#m
D
F#m
G
A
D
A
D
A
Bm
F#m
G
A
D
A
Bm
We sluiced and we cradled for day after day,
F#m
G
A
D
Making hard need enough to get by,
A
D
Until a terrible flood
A
Bm
swept poor Jimmy away
F#m
G
A
D
During six stormy days in July
D
A
never I found
A
D
A
For it's only when dreaming
G
D
A
Down in the dark, deep underground
D
A
Bm
Shot over river, your gold, it is waning
G
A
D
It's weak since the cover I've seen
A
D
A
But it's no use just sitting
A
G
A
So I'll pack up and make
D
A
never I found,
G
A
that somewhere are bound,
D
A
For it's only when dreaming,
F#m
G
D
A
Down in the dark deep underground
D
How did you like the song?
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD A Bm G F#m
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users
Recently added
Recently added chords & tabs