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Murder In The Dark

Boo Hewerdine
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 ||: /  / / / |  / / / / | /  / / / |  / / / / :||(Twice)
 And I know a game,  two of us can  play,
 And there are no  rules,  you'd break them anyway,
 When I reach for you,  and you turn a -  way,
 That's murder in  the dark,  murder in  the dark!
 Did you turn out the  light,  so I can't see  your eyes?
 If I can't read your  lips,  did you think that you  could hide?
 When you don't tell the  truth, without ever telling  lies,
 That's murder in  the dark,  murder in  the dark!
 And I know,  I never will  again,
 And I know,  I know,
 Oh, I know...  that the sun  will rise,  the sun  will fall,
 The heavens  spin  and  fool us all!
 I thought there'd be a change,  I really should have  known,
 Right before the  dawn,  all the party fa - vours  gone,
 It's a funny thing,  but you can play alone,
 Murder in  the dark,  murder in  the dark!
 Hoh---oh, oh---------------!  Hoh---oh, oh--------------!
 And I know,  I never will  again,
 And I know,  I know,
 And I know...  that the sun  will rise,  the sun  will fall,
 The heavens  spin  and  fool us all!
 And I know a game,  two of us can  play,
Murder in the dark, murder in the dark, Csus4
Csus4
Love hurts-----, love scars-----, love wounds-----, and mars----,
Anyone not tough----, or strong e - nough to take a lot of pain-------,
Csus4
Take a lot of pain-----, love is like a flower,
 Holds a lot of rain,  holds a lot of rain!
 (Additional coda that Boo often uses in live performances,
  with a strummed build up)
 Hey, ay - ay----!  | /  / / / |  / / / / |  / / / / |
 Love hurts,  love hurts! Love hurts,  love hurts!
 Love hurts,  love hurts! Love hurts,  love hurts!
 Love hurts,  love hurts! Love hurts,  love hurts!
 Love hurts,  love hurts! Love hurts,  love hurts!
 = x32010
 = x33010
 = x02010
 = 320013
 = 320003
 = x02000
   = x02030 (Live Boo sometimes slips this chord in)
 = x03213
 = 032010
 = 133211
 = 332010
 = x03211

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Readable chord sheet for Murder In The Dark by Boo Hewerdine

||: [C]/  /  /  /  | [Csus4] /  /  /  /  |  [C]/  /  /  /  | [Csus4] /  /  /  / :||(Twice)

And I know a ga[C]me,   [Csus4]       two of us c[C]an play, [Csus4]
And there are n[C]o rules, [Csus4]      you'd break them a[C]nyway, [Csus4]
When I reach for [Am7]you, and you turn a -[Gsus4] way,   [G]
That's murder [C]in the dark,[Csus4]       murder [C]in the dark! [Csus4]

Did you turn out t[C]he light,  [Csus4]       so I can't s[C]ee your eyes?[Csus4]
If I can't read yo[C]ur lips, [Csus4]      did you think that y[C]ou could hide?[Csus4]
When you don't tell [Am7]the truth, without ever telling[Gsus4] lies,  [G]
That's murder i[C]n the dark, [Csus4]        murder [C]in the dark!  [Csus4]

And I kn[G]ow,   [Gsus4]      [G]   I n[Am9]ever [Am7]will again,  [A7sus4]          [Am7]
And I kn[G]ow,   [Gsus4]      [G]   I k[Am9]now, [Am7]         [A7sus4]                 [Am7]
Oh, I kn[G]ow... [Gsus4]      [G]   that the [Am7]sun will r[G]ise, the [Am7]sun will f[G]all,
The he[Am7]avens s[G]pin and[Fadd9] fool us a[G]ll!

I thought there'd be a ch[C]ange, [Csus4]      I really should ha[C]ve known,[Csus4]
Right before t[C]he dawn, [Csus4]       all the party fa - v[C]ours gone,[Csus4]
It's a funny t[Am7]hing, but you can play [Gsus4]alone,  [G]
Murder i[C]n the dark, [Csus4]       murder i[C]n the dark!   [Csus4]

Hoh---oh, o[C]h-----[Csus4]-------[C]---! [Csus4]       Hoh---oh, [C]oh----[Csus4]-------[C]---! [Csus4]

And I kn[G]ow, [Gsus4]       [G]    I n[Am9]ever [Am7]will again,  [A7sus4]           [Am7]
And I kn[G]ow, [Gsus4]       [G]    I k[Am9]now, [Am7]              [A7sus4]                       [Am7]
And I kn[G]ow..[Gsus4].      [G]    that the [Am7]sun will r[G]ise, the [Am7]sun will f[G]all,
The he[Am7]avens s[G]pin and[Fadd9] fool us a[G]ll!

And I know a ga[C]me,   [Csus4]       two of us c[C]an play, [Csus4]
Murder [C]in the dark, [Csus4]       murder [C]in the dark, [Csus4]
       [C]   [Csus4]        [C]  [Csus4]         [C]   [Csus4]       [C]  [Csus4]
Love hurts-----, love scars-----, love wounds-----, and mars----,
Anyone n[C]ot tough[Csus4]----, or st[C]rong e - [Csus4]nough to take a lot of p[C]ain--[Csus4]-----,
               [C]  [Csus4]                   [C]    [Csus4]
Take a lot of pain-----, love is like a flower,
Holds a lot of ra[C]in,[Csus4]       holds a lot of r[C]ain!

(Additional coda that Boo often uses in live performances,
 with a strummed build up)

[Csus4]      Hey, ay - [C/E]ay----!  |  [F]/  /  /  /  | [C/G] /  /  /  /  | [F/A] /  /  /  /  |

Love h[C/E]urts, love hurts! Love hu[F]rts, love hurts!
Love h[C/G]urts, love hurts!  Love h[F/A]urts, love hurts!

Love hu[C]rts, love hurts! Love [Csus4]hurts, love hurts!
Love hu[C]rts, love hurts!  Love [Csus4]hurts, love hurts! [C]

[C]       =  x32010
[Csus4]   =  x33010
[Am7]     =  x02010
[Gsus4]   =  320013
[G]       =  320003
[Am9]     =  x02000
 [A7sus4] =  x02030  (Live Boo sometimes slips this chord in)
[Fadd9]   =  x03213
[C/E]     =  032010
[F]       =  133211
[C/G]     =  332010
[F/A]     =  x03211

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