chords transcribed by Warren Owen ( wozza@altcountrytab.com ) More Tabs at http://www.altcountrytab.com Real Country Dark by Neal Casal Intro Am G repeated [Am]As I started down the [G]street one day [Am]A man came up to me, and [G]he did say [C]Can't spend your time all [F}alone [C]I said, what do you think you [G]know [Am]In the winter on my [G]discontent [Am]Silence came and silence [G]quickly went [C]So I tried to settle [F]down [C]In some long forgotten [G]town [Am]But I just could not [G]escape myself [Am]I probably could have used a [G]little help [C]But as usual I [F]refused [C]Cause help to me always just [G] felt like [Am]abuse, [F]felt like [Am]abuse [G] [Am]So I put myself up [G]on a cross [Am]I made some noise, but could not [G]get across [C]Noone could hear all my [F]cries [C]So why cut the rope and [G]apologise [Am]For all the damage I have[G] done [Am]When I was just a friend to [G]everyone [C]Who just did not know right from [F]wrong [C]Which makes it easier to [G]get along [Am]When your feeling real low [G]down [Am]And count a tie and all just [G]hanging round [C]In the town of Caro[F]line [C]I walked up and down those [G] Those power[Am]lines,[F]those power[Am]lines [G] [Am]Someone's hiding under[G]neath the stairs [Am]I try to tell myself that no-[G]ones there [C]But in the real country [F]dark [C]Someone is dying under[G]neath the stars [Am]So why couldn't we just say fair thee[G]well my friend [Am]But just in case we never [G]meet again [C]I'm hiding something in the [F]ground [C]And only you know where it [G] It can be [Am]found, [F] It can be [Am]found, [G]oh yeah