Standard (EADGBE)

Dear darkness, Dear darkness

Won't you cover, cover me a gain

Dear darkness, dear

I've been your friend for many years

Won't you do this for me, dearest darkness and

cover me from the sound of the

Words tightening, the words are tightening

Around my throat and and

Around the throat of the one I love

Tightening tightening tigh tening

Around the throat of the one I love

Tightening tightening tigh tening

Dear darkness, dear darkness

Dm Now it's your Em time to C look after F us

Cause we Am kept you F clothed, we Am kept you in F business

When everyone else was having good luck

So now it's your time, time to pay

To pay me and the one I love

With the worldly goods you've stashed way

With all the things you took from us