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Darkest Hour

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Capo 5
[Verse]
CIt's the tenth of January
And I Fstill ain't Ghad no Amsleep
CShe comes waltzing in the Fnighttime
Made of Gwings
She is Cdressed up like a bandit
With a Fhundred Gsparkling Amrings
CLooking for my Fcompany to Gkeep
FComing closer Gto me
She Cdoesn't say a Fword
In the Fshadow of the carved rock Gtower
Where the Csounds of the night
Were the Fonly Gthings we Amheard
FIn my Gdarkest Chour
CShe don't want to hear no secrets
She would FguaranGtee me Amthat
She Cknows there ain't no Fwords
That can Gdescribe her
With her Cwhite silk scarves
And her Fblack GSpanish Amhat
She Cknows there ain't no Fway I can Gdeny her
Yes her Fblue velvet Gperfume
CFilling up the Fnight
The Fguards are all asleep that watch the Gtower
The Cmoonlight held her breast
As she FeasilGy unAmdressed
FIn my Gdarkest Chour
CHer father's in his chambers
with his Ffriends all Ggathered Am'round
They are Cplotting their Fenemy's 
Gdemise
With their Clast detail done
They Fawait the Gcoming Amsun
While CI am staring Fin my lover's Geyes
Her Fbrothers and her Gsisters
Are all Cthrough for Ftonight
FPretending that they've just come into Gpower
But Cshe far most of all
knows that Fthey can Gonly Amfall
FIn my Gdarkest Chour
CHungry wings, their melodies
While my Flove awGakens Amme
In the Cmidst of the Fsunburst 
first Glight
Her hands are Cholding up the skies
As I Fhid my Gopened Ameyes
Every Cmove just for herFself
And that's so Gright
Soon I Fwent along my Gway
With no Cwords that could Fexplain
As Fshe began descending to the Gtower
Her Csafety now concerns me
Her FcircumGstance to Amblame
FIn my Gdarkest Chour

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Darkest Hour

by Arlo Guthrie

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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Capo 5

[Verse]

It's the tenth of January

F G Am

And I still ain't had no sleep

C F

She comes waltzing in the nighttime

Made of wings

She is dressed up like a bandit

F G Am

With a hundred sparkling rings

C F G

Looking for my company to keep

F G

Coming closer to me

C F

She doesn't say a word

F G

In the shadow of the carved rock tower

Where the sounds of the night

F G Am

Were the only things we heard

F G C

In my darkest hour

She don't want to hear no secrets

F G Am

She would guarantee me that

C F

She knows there ain't no words

That can describe her

With her white silk scarves

F G Am

And her black Spanish hat

C F G

She knows there ain't no way I can deny her

F G

Yes her blue velvet perfume

C F

Filling up the night

F G

The guards are all asleep that watch the tower

The moonlight held her breast

F G Am

As she easily undressed

F G C

In my darkest hour

Her father's in his chambers

F G Am

with his friends all gathered 'round

C F

They are plotting their enemy's

demise

With their last detail done

F G Am

They await the coming sun

C F G

While I am staring in my lover's eyes

F G

Her brothers and her sisters

C F

Are all through for tonight

F G

Pretending that they've just come into power

But she far most of all

F G Am

knows that they can only fall

F G C

In my darkest hour

Hungry wings, their melodies

F G Am

While my love awakens me

C F

In the midst of the sunburst

first light

Her hands are holding up the skies

F G Am

As I hid my opened eyes

C F

Every move just for herself

And that's so right

F G

Soon I went along my way

C F

With no words that could explain

F G

As she began descending to the tower

Her safety now concerns me

F G Am

Her circumstance to blame

F G C

In my darkest hour

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