Voice In The Dark Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

 Ba ba ba ba ba bCa ba Am7

Dmba ba Gba ba

Cba ba ba Am7ba

GBa ba ba ba ba

 Ba ba ba ba ba bCa ba Am7

Dmba ba Gba

D♯dim G

CYou can read right through a book of matches A

DmBut that won’t make Gyou smart

CYou can laugh in the face of watcC7hes

FBut time will only break your heFmart

FKings reign beneath umbFmrellas

CHide pennies down in cAellars

DmAnd money pours down and yAet

DmNo everyone gets soaking Gwet

CWhen bores and bullies cFonspire

E7To stamp out yourA7 spark

D7Listen for

 A VoG7ice In The Dark C

CNot a moment too soon as we Am7blue the moon Dm7 G

CAnd a wolf begins to Am7howl in Dm7tune G

CI announced for all mankAm7ind Dm7

G

A boon

CStand aside you big baboon C7

 Now I’m the a prize invenFtion

 You’re the image oFmf yourself

 ForgetC your cares

 And disapproviAng stares

D7I’m not here to try to jump your borders

GJust ask your nieces and daughters

CI’m flat as solAm7e, I’m happDm7y as a clam G

C..............Am7........Dm7.........G (could also be another D#dim)

But they don’t know the kind of man I am

CLittle fish swiAm7mming in a jealous Dm7shoal G

 Now my net is oCverflowing C7

 And I suddenly seem to beF all seeing and all knFmowing

 I’ve goCt something right there

 That you might wAant to hear

D7But have no fear

Lend a hand

Lend an ear

GIf your rent-money is in arrears

CWe’ll be striking up a symphony banAdstand

DmLong of hair and loose oGf tooth

CThere’ll be pirouettes and startling handsC7tands

FAnd who but acrobats know how to tell the truth Fm

FmWhen is said that then redundant

CThey gallivant in peg-leg paAnts

DmI‘ll be your servant

 You’ll be myA pal

DmI’ll be ever faithful you know I shGall

CThere’s no fool like an oFld fool

E7Who blames it all upon his yAouth

DmWhen times are tough Gand you find you’re down C

 Without a star to wish upon A

 Just liD7sten for…

 A Voice In The Dark G

CI was striking through a box of matcheAs

DmHoping that one wGould spark

CI heard somebody calling to C7me

FA voice in the dark

FA sound both wild andFm gentle

CDaring and confidenAtial

DmI thought there was music playing

 BDm7ut it was all and only talk G

CWhen liars and bullies cFonspire to stamp out youCr spark A

D7Fill up that empty space in Gyour heart

CListen up, when the herald says,A “Hark”

D7Believe in just a voicGe in the dark… C