I don't do chords, but I do lyrics, and it looks like the lyrics to this song have never been posted at Mudcat before, so we might as well have them here. Here's my transcription. This is a different recording than the one on "I've Always Kept a Unicorn" but I think it's close enough.


BY THE TIME IT GETS DARK
As recorded by Sandy Denny on "The Notes and the Words: A Collection of Demos and Rarities" (2012)

Baby, ev'ry cloud has a silver lining.
Baby, ev'ry dog really has his day,
And it matters to me to see you smiling.
Why don't we blow all your cares away?

Yesterday is gone and will be forgotten,
And today is where ev'ry new day starts.
Got to be free as the leaves in autumn.
You may be sad but it never lasts.

And maybe by the evening we'll be laughing.
Just wait and see all the changes there'll be by the time it gets dark.

We could go walking out in the sunshine,
Look at all the people out in the street,
Hurrying away to a business luncheon,
Waiting for a taxi for aching feet.

Light up your face, baby; let's get going.
Want to see a change in those weary eyes.
We'll have some fun, take a boat out rowing.
Why on earth should life be so serious?

And maybe by the evening you'll be laughing.
Just you wait and see all the changes there'll be by the time it gets dark.

And maybe by the evening we'll be laughing.
Just wait and see all the changes there'll be by the time it gets dark,
Mm, by the time it gets dark,
Mm-mm-mm, by the time it gets dark,
By the time it gets dark.