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My family unexpectedly had a lovely time at home during the power blackout which affected all of Northeastern North America on August 14, 2003. I wrote this song by flashlight that evening.

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Dark Beauty

August 14-15, 2003©S. McGaughey
Composed by flashlight during blackout of 2003

G- G-5- Em – Em7- A7- A7 – D- D7
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C – C9 – Am -Am7 – D7- D7- G G7


It's dark outside,
Darkest in a hundred years
But our heart fires will burn brightly
As long as you are here

I see your beauty framed
In the flashlight's glow
while the crickets sing their songs of love
So soft and low

No Matter how black it gets,
In the darkest night
As long as we're together
Our home is filled with light

I hear my little girl sing songs
and make castles made of light
I walk across the floor and hold her tight

The star field makes a dance floor
for a roving satellite
As we sit our on the lawn
and watch the symphony of night

No Matter how black it gets,
In the darkest night
As long as we're together
Our home is filled with light


It's dark outside,
Darkest in a hundred years
But our heart fires will burn brightly
As long as you are here

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from For the Sake of the Song, released December 5, 2004

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Sean McGaughey Ontario

I am a folk singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and children's entertainer in Simcoe County Ontario. By day, I am a mild-mannered Elementary School teacher-librarian.

Since 2013, I have been participating the the February Album Writing Month Challenge at fawm.org to write 14 songs in February.

This year I challenged myself to up my musicianship and production values. This is the result.
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