Words & Music by Lil Green
Recorded by Mary Steenburgen in the movie "The Butcher's Wife," 1991
Previously recorded by Nina Simone, 1966
[E7/9]In the d[A6]ark,[E7/9] it's [A6]just [A]you and [A9]I;
[A7/9]Not a so[D9]und, [D6] there's [Dm7]not one s[Dm6]igh,
[A]Just the [C#m7-5]beat of [Cdim] my [Cdim] po[E]or heart in t[A]he da[F#m]rk.[F7][E7]
[E7/9]In the d[A6]ark, in the [E7/9]dark, I g[A6]et s[A]uch a t[A9]hrill
[A7/9]When he p[D9]resses his f[D6]ingertips [Dm]upo[Dm7]n m[Dm6]y lips,
[A]And he [C#m7-5]begs me to [Cdim]pleas[Cdim]e kee[E]p still in t[A]he da[D9]rk.[A][A7]
Bridge
D9 D9 alt Dm Dm7 A
But soon, this dance will be endin'
And you're gonn[F]a be[Bb9] miss[A]ed[A7]
D9 D9 alt Dm Dm7
Gee, I'm not pretendin'
'Cause I swea[A]r it's fun[F#m], fun [F]to be[Bb9] kiss[E7]ed.
[E7/9]In the d[A6]ark, [E7/9] [A6]now [A]we will f[A9]ind
[A7/9]What the r[D9]est [D6] have [Dm7]left beh[Dm6]ind;
[A]Just [AM7]let them d[F#7]ance -- we're gonna [D9]find [F]ro-m[E7]ance,
[E]In the d[A]ark [F#m]. . . [F]in [E7]the d[A]ark.
Recorded by Mary Steenburgen in the movie "The Butcher's Wife," 1991
Previously recorded by Nina Simone, 1966
[E7/9]In the d[A6]ark,[E7/9] it's [A6]just [A]you and [A9]I;
[A7/9]Not a so[D9]und, [D6] there's [Dm7]not one s[Dm6]igh,
[A]Just the [C#m7-5]beat of [Cdim] my [Cdim] po[E]or heart in t[A]he da[F#m]rk.[F7][E7]
[E7/9]In the d[A6]ark, in the [E7/9]dark, I g[A6]et s[A]uch a t[A9]hrill
[A7/9]When he p[D9]resses his f[D6]ingertips [Dm]upo[Dm7]n m[Dm6]y lips,
[A]And he [C#m7-5]begs me to [Cdim]pleas[Cdim]e kee[E]p still in t[A]he da[D9]rk.[A][A7]
Bridge
D9 D9 alt Dm Dm7 A
But soon, this dance will be endin'
And you're gonn[F]a be[Bb9] miss[A]ed[A7]
D9 D9 alt Dm Dm7
Gee, I'm not pretendin'
'Cause I swea[A]r it's fun[F#m], fun [F]to be[Bb9] kiss[E7]ed.
[E7/9]In the d[A6]ark, [E7/9] [A6]now [A]we will f[A9]ind
[A7/9]What the r[D9]est [D6] have [Dm7]left beh[Dm6]ind;
[A]Just [AM7]let them d[F#7]ance -- we're gonna [D9]find [F]ro-m[E7]ance,
[E]In the d[A]ark [F#m]. . . [F]in [E7]the d[A]ark.
