Song:I Will Follow You Into The Dark
Band:Death Cab For Cutie
Album:Plans
To make it less confusing I have tabs for each chord for the verse and the chorus. When
you see the chord you play the tab. This is the way Ben Gibbard played the song on the
album. Finger pluck the song for best sound but use your nail on the muted notes.
Capo 5th Fret
x=Mute
1s= One Strum
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Am Chord For Intro\Chorus 1\Chorus 2\Chorus 3e|----x-----x----------------------------------------------------------------|B|----x-1---x-1--------------------------------------------------------------|G|----x---2-x----------------------------------------------------------------|D|----x-----x----------------------------------------------------------------|A|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C Chord For Intro\Chorus 1\Chorus 2\Chorus 3 and Verse 1\Verse 2\Verse 3e|----x-----x----------------------------------------------------------------|B|----x-1---x-1--------------------------------------------------------------|G|----x---0-x----------------------------------------------------------------|D|----x-----x----------------------------------------------------------------|A|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F Chord For Intro\Chorus 1\Chorus 2\Chorus 3e|----x-----x----------------------------------------------------------------|B|----x-1---x-1--------------------------------------------------------------|G|----x---2-x----------------------------------------------------------------|D|----x-----x----------------------------------------------------------------|A|----x-----x----------------------------------------------------------------|E|--1------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C Chord when next to C\B for Intro\Chorus 1\Chorus 2\Chorus 3e|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|B|----x-1--------------------------------------------------------------------|G|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|D|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|A|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C\B Chord For Intro\Chorus 1\Chorus 2\Chorus 3e|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|B|----x-1--------------------------------------------------------------------|G|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|D|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|A|--2------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G Chord For Intro\Chorus 1\Chorus 2\Chorus 3e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|----x-3---x-3---x-3---x-3--------------------------------------------------|G|----x---0-x---0-x---0-x----------------------------------------------------|D|----x-----x-----x-----x----------------------------------------------------|A|----x-----x-----x-----x----------------------------------------------------|E|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E Chord for Intro\Chorus 1\Chorus 2\Chorus 3e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|----x-0---x-0--------------------------------------------------------------|G|----x---1-x----------------------------------------------------------------|D|----x-----x----------------------------------------------------------------|A|----x-----x----------------------------------------------------------------|E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am when next to Am\G Chord for Intro\Chorus 1\Chorus 2\Chorus 3e|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|B|----x-1--------------------------------------------------------------------|G|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|D|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|A|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am\G Chord for Intro\Chorus 1\Chorus 2\Chorus 3e|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|B|----x-1--------------------------------------------------------------------|G|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|D|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fm Chord For Intro\Chorus 1\Chorus 2\Chorus 3e|--1------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--1-x-1---x-1--------------------------------------------------------------|G|--1-x---1-x----------------------------------------------------------------|D|--3-x-----x----------------------------------------------------------------|A|--3-x-----x----------------------------------------------------------------|E|--1------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C\G Chord For Verse 1\Verse 2\Verse 3 and Intro\Chorus 1\Chorus 2\Chorus 3e|----x-----x-----x-----x----------------------------------------------------|B|----x-1---x-1---x-1---x-1--------------------------------------------------|G|----x-----x-----x-----x----------------------------------------------------|D|----x-----x-----x-----x----------------------------------------------------|A|--3-----------3------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------3-----------3------------------------------------------------------|
Am\E Chord For Verse 1\Verse 2\Verse 3e|----x-----x-----x-----x----------------------------------------------------|B|----x-1---x-1---x-1---x-1--------------------------------------------------|G|----x-----x-----x-----x----------------------------------------------------|D|----x-----x-----x-----x----------------------------------------------------|A|--0-----------0------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------0-----------0------------------------------------------------------|
F Chord For Verse 1\Verse 2 or F Chord 1 For Verse 3e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|----x-1---x-1---x-1---x-1--------------------------------------------------|G|----x-----x-----x-----x----------------------------------------------------|D|----x-----x-----x-----x----------------------------------------------------|A|----x-----x-----x-----x----------------------------------------------------|E|--1-----1-----1-----1------------------------------------------------------|
G Chord For Verse 1\Verse 2\Verse3e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|----x-3---x-3--------------------------------------------------------------|G|----x---0-x----------------------------------------------------------------|D|----x-----x----------------------------------------------------------------|A|----x-----x----------------------------------------------------------------|E|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F Chord 2 For Verse 3e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|----x-1----x-1---x-1---x-1-------------------------------------------------|G|----x---2--x-----x---2-x---------------------------------------------------|D|----x------x-----x-----x---------------------------------------------------|A|----x------x-----x-----x---------------------------------------------------|E|--1------------1-----------------------------------------------------------|
F Chord 3 For Verse 3e|--111----------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--111-x-1----x-1---x-1---x-1-----------------------------------------------|G|--222-x---2--x-----x---2-x-------------------------------------------------|D|--333-x------x-----x-----x-------------------------------------------------|A|--333-x------x-----x-----x-------------------------------------------------|E|--111------------1---------------------------------------------------------|
Intro:
Am, C, F, C, C\B
Am, C, G
Am, C, E, Am, Am\G
F, Fm, C\G
Verse 1:
C/G Am\E
Love of mine some day you will die
F
But I'll be close behind
C G
I'll follow you into the dark
C\G Am\E
No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white
F
Just our hands clasped so tight
C G
Waiting for the hint of a spark
Chorus 1:
Am C
If Heaven and Hell decide
F C C\B
That they both are satisfied
Am C G
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs
Am C
If there's no one beside you
E Am Am\G
When your soul embarks
F Fm C/G
Then I'll follow you into the dark
Verse 2:
C\G Am\E
In Catholic school as vicious as Roman rule
F
I got my knuckles bruised
C G
by a lady in black
C\G Am\E
And I held my tongue as she told me "Son
F
fear is the heart of love"
C G
So I never went back
Chorus 2:
Am C
If Heaven and Hell decide
F C C\B
That they both are satisfied
Am C G
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs
Am C
If there's no one beside you
E Am Am\G
When your soul embarks
F Fm C/G
Then I'll follow you into the dark
Verse 3:
C\G Am\E
You and me have seen everything to see
F1
From Bangkok to Calgary
C G
And the soles of your shoes
C\G Am\E
Are all worn down the time for sleep is now
F1
It's nothing to cry about
C G
'cause we'll hold each other soon
F2 F3
In the blackest of rooms
Chorus 3:
Am C
If Heaven and Hell decide
F C C\B
That they both are satisfied
Am C G
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs
Am C
If there's no one beside you
E Am Am\G
When your soul embarks
F Fm C/G
Then I'll follow you into the dark
F1s Fm1s C/G1s
Then I'll follow you into the dark
