From: snd0@gov.nt.ca (Shaun Dean) Here's the version of Dark End of the Street that I've got - learned it from a Percy Sledge recording though, not the Commitments soundtrack. Dark End of the Street

At the da^Grk end ^F#minof the s^Emintreet That's wh^Gere we'^F#mind always^Emin meet Hiding in sha^Gdows where we ^Cdon't bel^Gong Living in darkn^Cess to h^Dide our w^Grong ^CYou and ^Gme, at the da^Crk end ^Dof the s^Gtreet ^CYou and ^Gme

I know that t^Gime's gonna ^F#mintake it's ^Emintoll We've got to ^Ggive back all the ^F#minlove that we ^Eminstole It's a s^Gin and we k^Cnow it's w^Grong Oh but our ^Clove keeps ^Dcoming on ^Gstrong ^CSteal ^Gaway, to the d^Cark end ^Dof the ^Gstreet C G

They're ^Ggoing to find us They're ^F#mingoing to find us They're ^Emingoing to find us ^COh someda^Gy ^CYou and ^Gme, at the d^Cark end ^Dof the ^Gstreet ^CYou and ^Gme

And when the d^G#aylight t^Gminime comes ^Fminaround And if by ^G#chance we ^Gminwalk down^Fmintown If you should ^G#see me jus^C#t walk on^G# by But d^C#arling, please ^D#don't ^G#cry ^C#Tonight we'll ^G#meet, at the ^C#dark end ^D#of the ^G#street C# G#

I usually don't do the key change for the final verse, but it was there in the original so I thought I'd include it for the purists in the bunch. BTW, the lyrics may be a little screwy, my favourite version of this tune was recorded by Richard Thompson and my memory of the words may include some of his own idiosyncratic choices.

Percy Sledge - Dark end of the street