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Dark Night
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This is one of the first songs I wrote after getting back into music. It talks about an issue that is a real problem in our culture today.
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I'm a singer songwriter and enjoy working with a group of other musicians to bring what I do to life in the studio. Collaboration is a key. I write a song, ge
My name is "Papa Carl"...and by the name you may be able to tell I'm not a kid. I've been around a bit. I'm fortunate to be able to work with some great musicians who support me in my endeavors. I don't have one band as such but do collaborate with a very special group of people on my music. I'm focusing on music with some kind of message. I really respect the power some singer songwriter people had during the 30's through the 60's. Music can bring about change but maybe more importantly document a time, an era. I think about things in my life, things I see and write about them. Occasionally I'll stray from that pattern and write something about an emotion or a feeling that really got to me. I'm living and loving life right now. So...I write about what I see and feel.
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Rock
Charts
Peak #54
Peak in subgenre #7
Author
Carl L. Anderson
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Carl L. Anderson aka, Papa Carl
Uploaded
April 22, 2009
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MP3 4.4 MB • 128 kbps • 4:49
Story behind the song
A dark song about a dark subject. Addiction is a big issue in this country, our culture and it really takes a toll.
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DARK NIGHT By PapaCarl (copyright by Carl L. Anderson) (three pages) Em When the moon is shining bright Em Spreading silvery light Am And the shadows come alive Em You better run and hide Am Cause your demons will come out C They’re gonna scream and shout. Em On a Dark Night Goin Down The cold wind starts to blow (same chord pattern as first verse) It chills you to the bone You shiver and you shake Now you know that its too late They’re deep inside your brain You gotta play they’re game On a Dark Night Goin Down (Chorus) G You know that they are comin D Callin out your name Am You recognize this feelin Em You just gotta play that game G You know that they are comin D You know that you can’t win Am So open up you mind B7 And let those demons in---------------- Em Em Am C Em On a Dark Night, On a Dark Night, On a Dark Night, Goin down. You swore you wouldn’t do it (verse chord pattern) You’d leave the stuff alone But you gave into your cravin Now you gotta pay the toll And its sharper than a knife It just may take your life On a Dark Night Goin Down And now the bottle’s empty (verse chord pattern) But the demons are still thirsty You’ve gotta get another You’d even rob your mother Just to feed this evil soul It won’t leave you alone On a Dark Night Goin Down (Short Chorus) G You know that they are comin D Callin out your name Am You recognize this feelin B7 Now you’re gonna feel their pain………… Em On A Dark Night………..(guitar solo) ( follows same progression as verses) And when this night is over And you wake up from this dream You take a look around To find out where you are The tombstone is your bedroll, The crypt will be your home, On a Dark Night….you lost your soul. Am On a Dark Night. Em On a Dark Night. Am On a Dark Night. C Em You lost your soul…………
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