Biography:
Percy Sledge (born 25 November 1941 in Leighton, Alabama; died 14 April 2015 in Baton Rouge) was an American R&B and soul performer who most notably recorded the single "When a Man Loves a Woman" in 1966, an international top 40 hit that the RIAA has certified as gold. Having achieved his best successes in the mid-to-late 60s and early 70s with a series of emotional soul songs, in his later years he received the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Career Achievement Award and was inducted in 2005 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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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
G F#min Emin
At the dark end of the street
G F#min Emin
That's where we'd always meet
G C G
Hiding in shadows where we don't belong
C D G
Living in darkness to hide our wrong
C G C D G
You and me, at the dark end of the street
C G
You and me
G F#min Emin
I know that time's gonna take it's toll
G F#min Emin
We've got to give back all the love that we stole
G C G
It's a sin and we know it's wrong
C D G
Oh but our love keeps coming on strong
C G C D G
Steal away, to the dark end of the street
C G
G
They're going to find us
F#min
They're going to find us
Emin
They're going to find us
C G
Oh someday
C G C D G
You and me, at the dark end of the street
C G
You and me
G# Gmin Fmin
And when the daylight time comes around
G# Gmin Fmin
And if by chance we walk downtown
G# C# G#
If you should see me just walk on by
C# D# G#
But darling, please don't cry
C# G# C# D# G#
Tonight we'll meet, at the dark end of the 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.
a Percy Sledge recording though, not the Commitments soundtrack.
Dark End of the Street
G F#min Emin
At the dark end of the street
G F#min Emin
That's where we'd always meet
G C G
Hiding in shadows where we don't belong
C D G
Living in darkness to hide our wrong
C G C D G
You and me, at the dark end of the street
C G
You and me
G F#min Emin
I know that time's gonna take it's toll
G F#min Emin
We've got to give back all the love that we stole
G C G
It's a sin and we know it's wrong
C D G
Oh but our love keeps coming on strong
C G C D G
Steal away, to the dark end of the street
C G
G
They're going to find us
F#min
They're going to find us
Emin
They're going to find us
C G
Oh someday
C G C D G
You and me, at the dark end of the street
C G
You and me
G# Gmin Fmin
And when the daylight time comes around
G# Gmin Fmin
And if by chance we walk downtown
G# C# G#
If you should see me just walk on by
C# D# G#
But darling, please don't cry
C# G# C# D# G#
Tonight we'll meet, at the dark end of the 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.
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