Darkest Day Song Lyrics and Chords by Loretta Lynn
Darkest Day
Written and Recorded by Loretta Lynn
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Darling when you
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told me you were
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leaving
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thought that you were only fooling
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me
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But here I am to
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face old blue
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tomorrow
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a broken heart that's
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filled with mise
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ry
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seems that my world is to an
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end
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Just dreaming of things that might have
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been
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why don't that
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old sun shine
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bright
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Today's the darkest
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day of my
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life
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old saying is
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true
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It's always darkest just before
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dawn
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Then I know soon I'm
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gonna see the
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sunshine
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just can't take this
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darkness on and
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on
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Darkest Day?
- The song Darkest Day was sang by Loretta Lynn.
Who is Loretta Lynn?
- Loretta Lynn (née Webb April 14, 1932) is an American singer-songwriter. In a career which spans six decades in country music, Lynn has released multiple gold albums. She is famous for hits such as "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "One's on the Way", "Fist City" and "Coal Miner's Daughter" along with the 1980 biographical film of the same name.
Lynn has received numerous awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in country music, including awards from both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music as a duet partner and an individual artist. She has been nominated 18 times for a GRAMMY Award, and has won 3 times. Lynn is the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade (1970s). Lynn has scored 24 No. 1 hit singles and 11 number one albums. She ended nearly 50 years of touring on the road after she suffered a stroke in 2017 and then broke her hip in 2018.
