Mick Flannery - Ive got a darkness

^Bb My Mamas Mama, ^F She drank like a fish ^Cm She'd toast to dyin' young,^Eb She'd get her wish ^Bb Mama could not deal, ^F So she had a son ^Cm Hoping he would heal,^Eb The damage done ^Bb The good natured child, ^F Was what she called the boy ^Cm His whole point in life,^Eb Was to bring her joy ^Bb Till one day his tears, ^F Took her by surprise ^Cm She knelt down to dry them off,^Eb Saw her Mamas eyes

^Bb I've got a dark^Fness, ^CmHelp me s^Ebee in the light ^Bb I've got a dark^Fness, ^CmHelp me s^Ebee in the light ^Bb The pain you ev^Fen felt, ^CmShall pass to som^Ebeone else ^Bb I've got a dark^Fness ^{Cm Eb}

^Bb My Mamas Mama, ^F She had a Mama too ^Cm She came to this country,^Eb In her womb ^Bb They tell a story, ^F The big boat ^Cm They were tired and hungry, ^Eb But full of hope ^Bb 'An they'd seen the darkside, ^F The great war ^Cm They'd escaped with their lives,^Eb But not much more ^Bb An' for their unborn baby, ^F They'd pray to God ^Cm For us it's too late,^Eb But for her it's not

^Bb I've got a dark^Fness, ^CmHelp me s^Ebee in the light ^Bb I've got a dark^Fness, ^CmHelp me s^Ebee in the light ^Bb The pain you ev^Fen felt, ^CmShall pass to som^Ebeone else ^Bb I've got a dark^Fness ^{Cm Eb}

^Bb I go back in my mind, ^F To my boyhood home ^Cm The good natured child,^Eb When he was alone ^Bb A tree there, ^F To which I used to pray ^Cm That God is dead to me now,^Eb But the prayer remains ^Bb Let me feel what I feel, ^F Let me feel it now ^Cm Be it good or evil,^Eb Let it all come out ^Bb So my tired Mama, ^F She may rest in peace ^Cm And my unborn children,^Eb May be born free

^Bb I've got a dark^Fness, ^CmHelp me s^Ebee in the light ^Bb I've got a dark^Fness, ^CmHelp me s^Ebee in the light ^Bb The pain you ev^Fen felt, ^CmShall pass to som^Ebeone else ^Bb I've got a dark^Fness, ^CmI've got a dark^Ebness ^Bb