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 3
e|----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 3
e|----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 3
e|----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 3
e|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----x-1--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C\B Chord For Intro\Chorus 1\Chorus 2\Chorus 3
e|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----x-1--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G Chord For Intro\Chorus 1\Chorus 2\Chorus 3
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 3
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 3
e|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----x-1--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am\G Chord for Intro\Chorus 1\Chorus 2\Chorus 3
e|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----x-1--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fm Chord For Intro\Chorus 1\Chorus 2\Chorus 3
e|--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 3
e|----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 3
e|----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 3
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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\Verse3
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----x-3---x-3--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----x---0-x----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----x-----x----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----x-----x----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F Chord 2 For Verse 3
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 3
e|--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:
Love of mine some day you will die
But I'll be close behind
I'll follow you into the dark
No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark
Chorus 1:
If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
Verse 2:
In Catholic school as vicious as Roman rule
I got my knuckles bruised
by a lady in black
And I held my tongue as she told me "Son
fear is the heart of love"
So I never went back
Chorus 2:
If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
Verse 3:
You and me have seen everything to see
From Bangkok to Calgary
And the soles of your shoes
Are all worn down the time for sleep is now
It's nothing to cry about
'cause we'll hold each other soon
In the blackest of rooms
Chorus 3:
If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
F1s Fm1s C/G1s
Then I'll follow you into the dark