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