Chords Req: Dark as a Dungeon (Merle Travis)

Subject: dark as a dungeon
From: GUEST,ray
Date: 24 Feb 01 - 08:13 PM

This is a song I remember from a long time ago written by Merle Travis............but I can't remember the tune. Any suggestions........anyone know the chords? that would help . thanks!

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: dark as a dungeon
From: Amos
Date: 24 Feb 01 - 08:20 PM

You 'll find it in our Digital Tradition database at this spot. As to chords, the basic triad of C--F--G (of G--C--D, or D--G--A) will handle it nicely -- work out the changes by ear and you'll be right.

There's also a very nice version of this song relating to Playboy Bunnies in the Mudcat Songbook.

A

Subject: DARK AS A DUNGEON
From: Fiddlin' Sid
Date: 16 Apr 01 - 01:11 PM

Has anyone got lyrics/chords for 'dark as a dungeon'? Does anyone know if this is a trad song and if not -who wrote it?

Subject: RE: DARK AS A DUNGEON
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 16 Apr 01 - 01:20 PM

dom, it's a Merle Travis song. Here's a previous thread

Subject: RE: DARK AS A DUNGEON
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 16 Apr 01 - 01:23 PM

click here and here

Jon

Subject: RE: DARK AS A DUNGEON
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 16 Apr 01 - 01:26 PM

I forgot, and here

Jon

Subject: RE: DARK AS A DUNGEON
From: Louie Roy
Date: 16 Apr 01 - 10:16 PM

Dom If you go to cowpie Song Corral and type in Dark as a dungeon There are two songs with chords and they are both correct one is in the key of G and the other is in the key of C.Louie

Subject: RE: DARK AS A DUNGEON
From: wysiwyg
Date: 16 Apr 01 - 10:44 PM

dom, do I know you by any other names?

~Susan (AKA Praise)

Subject: RE: DARK AS A DUNGEON
From: Matt_R
Date: 16 Apr 01 - 10:59 PM

Dom, and in Domination?

Subject: RE: DARK AS A DUNGEON
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 16 Apr 01 - 11:25 PM

You could try a search in DigiTrad. Dungeon will work fine as a search string.

Subject: RE: DARK AS A DUNGEON
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 16 Apr 01 - 11:29 PM

Dick, I thought I had that covered. The links I gave in my clickies are:

1: The song in the dt
2: A forum search which will bring up a number of past thereads
3: The FAQ

Jon

Subject: RE: DARK AS A DUNGEON
From: Mark Clark
Date: 17 Apr 01 - 02:04 AM

I was reading some notes put out be Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop that gave some background on the song as well as Merle's other mining songs. In the early 1950's Merle's popularity as a country singer was waning—though not his reputation as a guitarist—when someone suggested he make an album of folk songs. Merle didn't want to do that because "all the folk songs had already been recorded." "Well then write some." was the reply. The result included both "Dark As A Dungeon" and "Sixteen Tons."

      - Mark

Subject: Chords Add: DARK AS A DUNGEON (Merle Travis)
From: Chicken Charlie
Date: 18 Apr 01 - 03:12 PM

Dom--
I know you've been deluged with words. Here are two different settings for D as a D. My none-too-discriminating ear heard it the first way, but I have much more fun with #2.

/G/Well, come on, you young fellows, so /C/young and so /D7/fine;
Don't /G/seek for your fortune way /C/down in the /G/mine.
It'll form as a habit and /C/seep in your /D7/soul,
Till the /G/blood in your body runs /C/black as the /G/coal.

It's /D7/dark as a dungeon and /G/dank as the dew,
Where the /D7/danger is double, and /G/pleasures are few.
/G/Where the rain never falls, and the /C/sun never /D7/shine;
It's /G/dark as a dungeon, way /C/down in the mine.

/G/Well, come on, you young /Em/fellows, so /C/young and so /A/fine,
Don't /G/seek for your /Em/fortune way /C/down in the /D/mine.
It'll /G/form as a /Em/habit and /C/seep in your /A/soul,
Till the /G/blood in your /Em/body runs /C/black as the /G/coal.

It's /D/dark as a dungeon and /C/dank as the /G/dew,
Where /D/danger is double, and /C/pleasures are /G/few.
Where the rain never /Em/falls, and the /C/sun never /D/shines—
It's /G/dark as a /Em/dungeon, way /C/down /A/in /D/the /G/mine.

???
Chicken Charlie