"We're For The Dark" (Pete Ham)
From "No Dice" (1970)
Pete uses a capo on the third fret of an acoustic 12-string.
Intro (fade into instrumental verse)
D
Tell me the day,
A G D A G
and I'll set you free, what you wanna be.
D
Show me the way
A G C A
and I'll let you see what you do to me.
C A
Well, it's not enough to live,
D
If you're gonna take,
G
then you have to give!
D C G A G D C G A G
We're for the dark, baby, you and I.
D
Show me the clouds,
A G D A G
and I'll give you sky if you want me to.
D
Show me the crowds,
A G C A
and I'll make you sigh if you take me through.
C A
Well, it's not enough to be,
D
If you're gonna look,
G
then you have to see!
D C G A G D C G A
We're for the dark, baby, you and I
[bridge]
Dm
baby, you and I-hi
F
baby, you and I-hi-hi
Em Eb D C G A
A-baby, you and I-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha...
D
Show me the way,
A G D A G
and I'll set you free, what you oughta be.
D
Tell me the day,
A G C A
and I'll let you see what you do to me.
C A
Well, it's not enough to live,
D
If you're gonna take,
G
then you have to give!
D C G A G D C G A G
We're for the dark,baby, you and I
D
Show me the clouds,
A G D A G
and I'll give you sky if you want me to.
D
Show me the crowds,
A G C A
and I'll make you cry if you take me through.
C A
Well, it's not enough to be,
D
If you gotta look,
G
then you have to see!
D C G A G D C G A G
We're for the dark, baby, you and I
[bridge]
Dm
A-baby, you and I-hi
F
A-baby, you and I-hi-hi
Em Eb D C G A
A-baby, you and I-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha...
Fade out over: D C G
Chords are almost all played with a ringing open D-string.
A G Dm F Em Eb
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