Brenda Russell

Piano in the Dark

Brenda Russell


Tom: Dm

Fm Eb/Db
Ab/C Db Eb/Bb Ab/C
Fm Eb
Ab/C Db Eb
Fmadd9 Fm Eb6 Cm7
Fmadd9 Fm Eb6 Cm7

[Verse 1]
Fmadd9     Fm            Eb6          Cm7
      When I find myself watching the time,
Fmadd9      Fm             Eb6            Cm7          Db6 Db
       I never think about all the funny things you said.
  Ab/C
I feel like it's dead,
 Db           Eb        Fmadd9
Where is it leaving me now?
        Fm            Eb6         Cm7
I turn around in the still of the room,
Fmadd9     Fm            Eb6          Cm7       Db6 Db
       Knowing this is when I'm gonna make my move.
      Ab/C      C7+
Can't wait any longer,
    Bb/D         C7/E         F
And I'm feeling stronger but oh.

[Pre-Chorus]
          Bbsus2             F/C
Just as I walk through the door,
  Gm/D            F     F/G
I can feel your emotion,  there.
Am7             Bbsus2 Bb
It's pulling me back,
F/C      Bb/D
Back to love you.

[Chorus]
C/D  Dm7      Bb           F/C
Our  love caught up in the middle,
C   Gm7       F/A
I cry just a little,
    Bb                    C
When I think of letting go.
C/D Dm7       Bb       F/C
Our love gave up on the riddle.
C  Gm7       F/A
I cry just a little,
     Bbmadd9  Bbmadd9/C     Fm
When he plays piano in the dark.

[Interlude]
Fm Eb/Db Ab/C Db Eb

[Verse 2]
Fmadd9     Fm                   Eb6          Cm7
       He holds me close like a beat of the heart.
Fmadd9          Fm
       He plays the melody,
Eb6           Cm7    Db6 Db
Gonna tear me all apart.
    Ab/C       C7+
The silence is broken,
    Bb/D         C7/E        F
And no words are spoken but oh.

[Pre-Chorus]
          Bbsus2             F/C
Just as I walk through the door,
  Gm/D            F     F/G
I can feel your emotion.
Am7             Bbsus2 Bb
It's pulling me back,
F/C      Bb/D
Back to love you.

[Chorus]
C/D  Dm7      Bb           F/C
Our  love caught up in the middle,
C   Gm7       F/A
I cry just a little,
    Bb                    C
When I think of letting go.
C/D Dm7       Bb       F/C
Our love gave up on the riddle.
C  Gm7       F/A
I cry just a little,
     Bbmadd9  Bbmadd9/C     Fm
When he plays piano in the dark.

[Instrumental]
Fmadd9 Fm Eb6 Cm7
Fmadd9 Fm Eb6 Cm7
Db6 Db

        Ab/C        C7+
Oh, the silence is broken,
    Bb/D         C7/E        F
And no words are spoken but oh.

[Pre-Chorus]
          Bbsus2             F/C
Just as I walk through the door,
  Gm/D            F     F/G
I can feel your emotion.
Am7             Bbsus2 Bb
It's pulling me back,
F/C      Bb/D
Back to love you.

[Chorus]
C/D  Dm7      Bb           F/C
Our  love caught up in the middle,
C   Gm7       F/A
I cry just a little,
    Bb                    C
When I think of letting go.
C/D Dm7       Bb       F/C
Oh  no, gave up on the riddle.
C  Gm7       F/A     Bbmadd9  Bbmadd9/C
I cry just a little,

[Chorus]
C/D  Dm7      Bb           F/C
Our  love caught up in the middle,
C   Gm7       F/A
I cry just a little,
    Bb                    C
When I think of letting go.
C/D Dm7       Bb       F/C
Oh  no, gave up on the riddle.
C  Gm7       F/A
I cry just a little,
     Bbmadd9  Bbmadd9/C     Fm
When he plays piano in the dark.

[Coda]
Fmadd9 Fm Eb6 Cm7
(repeat)