Its Better In The Dark

It's Better In the Dark D D/C# D/B D/A D/B D/C# D D/C# D/B D/A D D A G A Come people pay attention, listen to my song D A D A There's only ninety verses, I'll not detain you long G Bm A Bm G How Uncle Sam he blew a fuse which caused the lights to fail D A G A D And plunged the nation into gloom, come listen to my tale G A D7 G From Alaska down to Panama, Hawaii to New York D A D A D Ten people out of nine agree it's better in the dark D D/C# D/B D/A D/B D/C# D D/C# D/B D/A D D A D John Citizen came home from work like any other night Bm A G A Found his house in semi-darkness, his wife all in a fright G Bm A Bm G John, John, the power's gone, the TV's up the spout D A G A D But John just pulled his trousers down and blew the candle out G A D7 G From Alaska down to Panama, Hawaii to New York D A D A D Ten people out of nine agree it's better in the dark D D/C# D/B D/A D/B D/C# D D/C# D/B D/A D D A D When things go wrong, this proves to all the world - if proof were wanted Bm A G A Mankind reverts to type, carries on undaunted G Bm A Bm G As they lay there struggling and breathless on the floor D A G A D She murmured, John, how come we never thought of this before G A D7 G From Alaska down to Panama, Hawaii to New York D A D A D Ten people out of nine agree it's better in the dark D D/C# D/B D/A D/B D/C# D D/C# D/B D/A D D A D But nine long months have passed and gone and there's a bill to pay Bm A G A Doctor Kildare and all his men are working night and day G Bm A Bm G Love, they say, is a costly game and must be properly planned D A G A D But a packet of three is hard to see when darkness rules the land G A D7 G From Alaska down to Panama, Hawaii to New York D A D A D Ten people out of nine agree it's better in the dark D D/C# D/B D/A D/B D/C# D D/C# D/B D/A D D A D John Citizen has changed his ways, he's joining in the fight Bm A G A For longer darker power cuts, he wants them every night G Bm A Bm G He won't go off to war, he has a better plan instead D A G A D For out of darkness comes the light, he'd rather go back to bed G A D7 G From Alaska down to Panama, Hawaii to New York D A D A D Ten people out of nine agree it's better in the dark D D/C# D/B D/A D/B D/C# D D/C# D/B D/A D D7