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Dark End Of The Street

Aretha Franklin

R&B / SoulMedium for beginners6 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G
Am×
D××
Em
C×
G7

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: G Am G Am 
 
       G        D      Em            G              D    Em  
At the dark end of the street that's where we'll always meet 
             G             C     G     G7  
Hiding in shadows where we don't belong 
          C           D        G       C       G  G7  
Living in darkness to hide our wrongs you and me  
       C        D      G        C      G       D  
At the dark end of the street you and me  
            G            D          Em  
I know that time's gonna take it's toll 
              G           D            Em  
We'll have to pay for the love that we stole 
          G          C                    G     G7  
Oh it's a sin and we both know that we're wrong 
        C          D        G         C       G    G7  
But our love keeps coming on strong you and me  
       C        D      G      C       G             D  
At the dark end of the street you and me  
              G                     Em  
They're gonna find us they're gonna find us 
              G       C  
They're gonna find us someday 
G  G7          C        D      G       C       G      D  
We'll steal away to the dark end of the street you and me  
 
Interlude: G D Em G D Em G C G G7 C D G C G G7 C D G C G D G D Em G  
 
D            Em  
If you should take a walk down town and find some time to look around 
              G          C         G    G7  
If you should see me and I walk on by 
   C       D            G   C             G    G7  
Oh darling please don't cry tonight we'll meet 
       C        D      G      C       G  
At the dark end of the street you and me  
        C    G        C       G  
You and me   you and me 
          
 

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Chord set

G · Am · D · Em · C · G7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.