"I Will Follow You Into The Dark" by Death Cab For Cutie Ukulele Tabs on UkuTabs

Artist	Death Cab For Cutie
Album	Plans
Genre(s)	alternative • indie • indie rock • rock • seen live
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Intro:
    Dm  F  Bb  F  C  
    Dm  F  C
    Dm  F  A  Dm  C  Bb  Bbm  F  

Verse:
F  
Love of mine
        Dm  
someday you will die,
            Bb 
but I'll be close behind;
             F            C
I'll follow you into the dark.


   F  
No blinding light
              Dm  
or tunnels to gates of white,
               Bb
just our hands clasped so tight
         F                  C
waiting for the hint of a spark. 

Chorus:      
     Dm               F              Bb             F    C        
If heaven and hell decide that they both are satisfied,
  Dm           F              C
illuminate the noes on their vacancy signs.
     Dm              F                 A      Dm     C    
If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks
     Bb           Bbm           F  
then I'll follow you into the dark.

Verse:     
   F  
In Catholic school,
              Dm  
as vicious as Roman rule,
          Bb 
I got my knuckles bruised 
     F        C
by a lady in black.


      F  
And I held my tongue 
       Dm  
as she told me "Son, 
            Bb
fear is the heart of love".
     F          C
So I never went back.

Chorus:
     Dm               F              Bb             F    C        
If heaven and hell decide that they both are satisfied,
  Dm           F              C
illuminate the noes on their vacancy signs.
     Dm              F                 A      Dm     C    
If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks
     Bb           Bbm           F  
then I'll follow you into the dark.

Verse:
F  
You and me
                Dm  
have seen everything to see
                Bb
from Bangkok to Calgary, 
        F             C
and the soles of your shoes

 
    F  
are all worn down.
             Dm  
The time for sleep is now
                    Bb
but it's nothing to cry about  
             F               C      
'cause we'll hold each other soon
       Dm          Bb
in the blackest of rooms.

Chorus:     
     Dm               F              Bb             F    C        
If heaven and hell decide that they both are satisfied,
  Dm           F              C
illuminate the noes on their vacancy signs.
     Dm              F                 A      Dm     C    
If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks
     Bb           Bbm           F       C    Dm 
Then I'll follow you into the dark
     Bb           Bbm           F    
Then I'll follow you into the dark

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63 Comments

Kellin
August 7, 2018 at 19:33 · Reply
On a different page it says to play C7 after C in the “vacancy signs” part.. and it sounds a bit better to me when C7 is added sooo I thought why not telling more people. :3
Octavia.c
June 23, 2018 at 19:52 · Reply
My older brother introduced me to this song! I LOVE this song and can’t stop playing it on my Ukulele!♥️
emileigh
June 7, 2018 at 00:49 · Reply
-5 with capo on the first fret works best for me!!
idk
May 27, 2018 at 20:39 · Reply
omg this is such an awesome song!!!! I love it, and teh tabs a really simple and easy (i’m a beginner so this is great) thanks!
Blake
May 14, 2018 at 01:50 · Reply
+2 is easier for beginners and it sounds really good on a soprano uke
Eliegriggs6
April 15, 2018 at 23:47 · Reply
In Revolutionary School
As vicious as Musain rule
I gouty feelings bruised
by the leader in red
and i propped the bar
as he told me “R, you’re a good-for-nothing Fool,”
and I heard every word that he said
- Leotorda89
  June 4, 2018 at 19:15 · Reply
  george <3
- isabella
  July 20, 2018 at 03:40 · Reply
  yes the George Blagden version
ukucat
February 19, 2018 at 05:40 · Reply
For those who are wondering, the picking pattern used in the actual song is you pluck the C string and then strum up once and down once for each chord
- Juliahess96
  August 25, 2018 at 21:52 · Reply
  Thank you! This helped so much!
TDoggo
January 31, 2018 at 00:58 · Reply
This is great and amazingly easy! Don’t change a thing!!
amelooloo
December 26, 2017 at 02:35 · Reply
c am f c g
am c f c e am c g
am c f am dm 3111 c
for baritone
- amelooloo
  December 26, 2017 at 02:38 · Reply
  nvm just do -5 for baritone but iwh correct chord placement
Sdrawkcab
December 18, 2017 at 04:25 · Reply
This song is one of my favorite songs, thanks
amelooloo
December 11, 2017 at 03:43 · Reply
+5
bob
October 16, 2017 at 03:25 · Reply
!#*$!!!!!
stormpilot
October 1, 2017 at 00:08 · Reply
if you are playing -5 (it’s the easiest) you can substitute the E for an F in the chorus. it’s almost undetectable. Just a tip if E is too hard ( I know it is for me)