Verse
B E B
Will you stay with me, will you hold my hand
B F# B
Will you be my friend in my darkest hour
B E B
Though the fates may frown and the grapes may sour
D#m C#m B
Will you be with me in my darkest hour
[Verse 2]
G#m B
As I hold you now, I will hold you then
E F#
Though the sun goes down and the stars burn out
G#m B
Though the bitter cup may be at your lips
E F# B
And we cannot kiss, I'll still be your love
[Chorus]
B E B
Well hey, hey, hey, whatcha gonna do
E B E F#
Well you don't wanna try to drown the thorns with flowers
B E B
Well the flowers all fade but the thorns remain
E B F# B
Will you also stay in my darkest hour
[Verse 3]
B E B
Everywhere I go, the people say no, no, no
B E
He's bad news, born to sin
F# B
What a shame, it's a crime
B E B
Hear that whistle blow on the last train gone
D#m C#m B
And if I catch that train we will both be alone
[Verse 4]
G#m B
Far away, a bell has begun to ring
E F#
While the lion roars and the cowards cower
G# B
But what care I for all these things
E F# B
If you'll stay with me in my darkest hour.
[instrumental break]
[Verse 5]
B E B
I'm in the Jordan garden with my longest night
D#m C#m B
When the camp turns and the moon shines bright.
G#m B
Will you hold me in your arms while I
E F# B
The ladder climb to the realms of light
[Chorus]
B E B
Well hey, hey, hey, whatcha gonna do
E B E F#
Well you don't wanna try to drown the thorns with flowers
B E B
Well the flowers all fade but the thorns remain
E B F# B
Will you also stay in my darkest hour
D#m F# B
Will you also stay in my darkest hour
[outro]
D#m F# B