Key: D*
Form: Waltz (Ballad)
ABC:
X: 1 T: Dark As A Dungeon R: waltz M: 3/4 L: 1/8 K: Cmaj ED|C2 C2 CD|E2 G2 G2|A2 c2 (cd)|d4 c2|e2 e3 d|c2 G2 GG|A2 c3 c|A(GG4|G4)ED|C2C2CD|E2 G2 G2|A2 c2 (cd)| d4 cc|e2 e3 d|c2 G2 G2|A2 c3 c|A(G G4|G4) GG|G2 d3 e|d2 B2 G2|c2 c3 A|G4 GG|F2 d3 e| d2 B2 GG|c2 c2 A2|G4 ED|C4 CD|E4 GG|A2 c2 cd|d6-|d4 cc|e2 e3 d| c2 G2 G2|A2 c3 c|A(G G4|G4)||
MP3: (Played by George Belcher)
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Sheet Music: Click image to enlarge.
Sheet Music in PDF: dark-as-a-dungeon
YouTube:
Source: Merle Travis
Other Tunes in Set:
Region: Appalachia, USA
*Notes: Most references I found show the tune in C rather then D as in the MP3 above, but being a ballad, it is usually played in a key suited to the singer’s range as in Johnny Cash”s classic rendition above.