Verse 1
 
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