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