Skid Row – In A Darkened Room
128 bpm 4/4 Strumming
[Slave to the Grind 1991]
Intro
Em Em C C D D * C (C)
Verse 1
Em Em
In a darkened room-mmm…
C C
beyond the reach of God's faith-hhh…
D D
lies the wounded-ddd…
C C
the shattered remains of love betrayed-ddd…
Em Em
and the innocence-eee…
C C
of a child is bought and sold-ddd…
D D
in the name of the damned-ddd…
C C
the rage of the angels left silent and cold-ddd…
Pre Chorus 1
D Am Em. D. C
Forgive me please… for I know not what I do-ooo…
D Am Em D ^ D
How can I keep inside the hurt I know is true-eee-eee……
Chorus 1
C Em
Tell me when the kiss… of love becomes a lie…
G D
that bears the scar of sin too deep… to hide behind this
C Em
fear of running unto you…
* D (D)
Please let there be light-ttt in a darkened
Solo 1
Em Em C C D D * C (C)
room-mmm-mmm…
Verse 3
Em Em
All the precise times-sss…
C C
have been put to rest again-nnn…
D D
and the smile of the dawn-nnn…
C C
brings tainted lust singing my requiem-mmm…
Em Em
Can I face the day-yyy…
C C
when I'm tortured in my trust-ttt…
D D
and watch it… crystalize
C C
while my salvation it crumbles to dust-ttt…
Pre Chorus 2
D Am Em. D. C
Why can't I steer the ship before it hits the storm-mmm…
D Am Em D D
I've fallen into the sea… but still I swim for shore-eee-eee…
Chorus 2
C Em
Tell me when the kiss of love becomes a lie…
G D
that bears the scar of sin too deep to hide behind this
C Em
fear of running unto you…
* D (D) (D) (D)
Please let there be light-ttt-ttt-ttt
Outro /Solo 2 (fade ending)
C Em G D C Em D D
in a darkened room-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm…
C Em G D C Em D D
C Em G D C Em * D