I Will Follow You Into the Dark

Death Cab For Cutie

Capo 5

Main Strum:
B
D U B U D U
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Then I'll follow you into the dark

Verse Two:
C (2)
Am (2)
And Catholic school as vicious as Roman rule
F (2)
C
G
I got my knuckles bruised by a lady in black
C (2)
Am (2)
Alternating bass and measure
And I held my tongue as she told me, "Son, fear is the
strum:
F (2)
C
G
B
D U B
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +heart of love." So I never went back
Chorus

Intro:
/ Am - - - / C - - - / F - - - / C - C/B - /
/ Am - - - / C - - - / G - - - / - - - - /
/ Am - - - / C - - - / E - - - / Am - Am/G - /
/ F - - - / Fm - - - / C - - - / - - - - /
Verse One:
C (2)
Am (2)
Love of mine, someday you will die
F (2)
C
G
But I'll be close behind, I'll follow you into the dark
C (2)
Am (2)
No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white
F (2)
C
G
Just our hands clasped so tight waiting for the hint of a spark
Chorus:
Am
C
F
C () C/B ()
If heaven and hell decide that they both are satisfied
Am
C
G (2)
Illuminate the "no's", on their vacancy signs
Am
C
E
Am () Am/G (
)

If there's no one beside you, when your soul embarks

F
Fm
C (2)

Verse Three:
C (2)
Am (2)
You and me have seen everything to see
F (2)
C
G
From Bangkok to Calgary and the soles of your shoes
C (2)
Am (2)
Are all worn down, the time for sleep is now
F (2)
C
G
But it's nothing to cry about 'cause we'll hold each other soon,
Am
F (4)
in the blackest of rooms
Last Chorus:
Am
C
F
C () C/B ()
If heaven and hell decide that they both are satisfied
Am
C
G (2)
Illuminate the "no's", on their vacancy signs
Am
C
E
Am () Am/G (
)

If there's no one beside you, when your soul embarks

F
Fm
C () C/B () Am
Then I'll follow you into the dark
F (hold) Fm (hold)
C (hold)
Then I'll follow you into the dark