The gospel according to darkness chords by Jane Siberry

SimplifiedG · Em · C · D · Dsus4 …

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G
Em
C
D
Dsus4
A
Asus4
F
Bb
Eb
Ab
C#

Intro 1

Dsus4

I know there's

Verse 1
G 
Em 
C 
a place that you call your own
Dsus4 
G 
Em 
and you're safe and warm
C 
Dsus4 
and you feel like yo're home
D 
G 
Em 
and the peace of it and the faith involved
G 
C 
and you go to say...but there's
D 
Dsus4 
no need to explain    it
G 
C 
still you try then you see that it's
Dsus4 
D 
okay. you're on your     own

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Verse 2

i see you lookin' around at the

people on the street

well, things aren't what they seem.

if you push them hard enough

you'll find that most of them

do not feel worthy of love

now how did this come to be?

Verse 3
Em 
C 
oh, my  sweet darlin' *yes?* look at me.
D 
you're telling me you can't pierce
G 
Em 
the darkness into the light?
C 
D 
*yes.* can you see me? *no, ican't...*
G 
can you see the figure standing on your right?
Em 
C 
*nobody. it's just
darkness...*
Dsus4 
D 
G 
*it's just darkness...* come on,
Em 
C 
A 
Asus4 
D 
i know you understand. *i'm trying...*

Verse 4
D 
Dsus4 
D 
G 
C 
F 
love
Bb 
will you
Eb 
let us know when it's time
Ab 
C# 
when we can leave this
D 
darkness behind?
G 
D 

Verse 5
G 
Em 
C 
oh, my  sweet sweet darlin' *wait...* what?
G 
you know when you open up your
eyes?
Em 
C 
*i'm afraid there won't be anyone there.* i'm
G 
D 
G 
Em 
beaming you all this light.
*wait.*
C 
*something's happening...* who is it?
G 
*i'm holding my sweet mama in my arms*
Em 
is she dying? *no, i think she's just been
C 
G 
Dsus4 
born and she looks    so...sweet...*
G 
Em 
C 
i know there's a place that you can call your
Dsus4 
D 
own...*and she looks so
hopeful*
G 
Em 
and you're safe and warm...*and she
looks so...trusting*
C 
D 
and you feel like you're home...*she
Dsus4 
C 
doesn't know how hard...*

Verse 6
G 
i see you lookin' around at the
C 
people on the street
G 
well, things aren't what they seem.
C 
if you push hard enough
A 
you'll find that most of them
D 
do not feel worthy of love
G 
now how did this come to be?