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In The Dark Words & Music by Lil Green Recorded by Mary Steenburgen in the movie "The Butcher's Wife," 1991 Previously recorded by Nina Simone, 1966 E7/9 A6 E7/9 A6 A A9 In the dark, it's just you and I; A7/9 D9 D6 Dm7 Dm6 Not a sound, there's not one sigh, A C#m7-5 Cdim Cdim E A F#m F7 E7 Just the beat of my poor heart in the dark. E7/9 A6 E7/9 A6 A A9 In the dark, in the dark, I get such a thrill A7/9 D9 D6 Dm Dm7 Dm6 When he presses his fingertips upon my lips, A C#m7-5 Cdim Cdim E A D9 A A7 And he begs me to please keep still in the dark. Bridge D9 D9 alt Dm Dm7 A But soon, this dance will be endin'
And you're gonnFa beBb9 missAed A7 D9 D9 alt Dm Dm7 Gee, I'm not pretendin'
'Cause I sweaAr it's funF#m, fun Fto beBb9 kissE7ed.
E7/9 A6 E7/9 A6 A A9 In the dark, now we will find A7/9 D9 D6 Dm7 Dm6 What the rest have left behind;
AJust AM7let them dF#7ance -- we're gonna D9find Fro-mE7ance, EIn the dAark F#m. . . Fin E7the dAark.