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