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