Guitar chord I Will Follow You Into The Dark

I Will Follow You Into The Dark, written by Ben Gibbard, lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie, is an acoustic ballad that explores eternal love and the concept of not fearing death as long as you have company. The song was inspired by personal experiences and contemplations about mortality and love.

Key:  C
Introduction:
Am
  
C
  
F
  
C
  
G/B
  
Am
  
C
  
G
  
Am
  
C
  
E
  
Am
  
Am/G
  
F
  
Fm
  
C/G
  
C/G
 
Love of mine
        
Am/E
 
someday you will die,
            
F
 
but I'll be close behind;
             
C
            
G
 
I'll follow you into the dark.
   
C/G
 
No blinding light
              
Am/E
 
or tunnels to gates of white,
               
F
 
just our hands clasped so tight
         
C
                  
G
 
waiting for the hint of a spark.

     
Am
               
C
              
F
             
C
    
G/B
 
If heaven and hell decide that they both are satisfied,
  
Am
           
C
              
G
 
illuminate the "no"s on their vacancy signs.
     
Am
              
C
                 
E
      
Am
     
Am/G
 
If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks
     
F
           
Fm
           
C/G
 
then I'll follow you into the dark.
   
C/G
 
In Catholic school,
              
Am/E
 
as vicious as Roman rule,
          
F
 
I got my knuckles bruised
     
C
        
G
 
by a lady in black.
      
C/G
 
And I held my tongue
       
Am/E
 
as she told me "Son,
            
F
 
fear is the heart of love".
     
C
          
G
 
So I never went back.
     
Am
               
C
              
F
             
C
    
G/B
 
If heaven and hell decide that they both are satisfied,
  
Am
           
C
              
G
 
illuminate the "no"s on their vacancy signs.
     
Am
              
C
                 
E
      
Am
     
Am/G
 
If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks
     
F
           
Fm
           
C/G
 
then I'll follow you into the dark.

C/G
 
You and me
                
Am/E
 
have seen everything to see
                
F
 
from Bangkok to Calgary,
        
C
             
G
 
and the soles of your shoes
     
C/G
 
are all worn down.
             
Am/E
 
The time for sleep is now
                    
F
 
but it's nothing to cry about
             
C
               
G
 
'cause we'll hold each other soon
       
Am
          
F
 
in the blackest of rooms.

     
Am
               
C
              
F
             
C
    
G/B
 
If heaven and hell decide that they both are satisfied,
  
Am
           
C
              
G
 
illuminate the "no"s on their vacancy signs.
     
Am
              
C
                 
E
      
Am
     
Am/G
 
If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks
     
F
           
Fm
           
C
       
G/B
  
Am
 
Then I'll follow you into the dark
     
F
           
Fm
           
C/G
 
Then I'll follow you into the dark