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capo 2
Intro:   C   Em  F  
Verse:
When you’re lCost, in an Emold pFart of town,
got no frieCnds to cEmarry you aFround,
I can here you Ccalling, in the Emdead of the Fnight,
behind a Cmoon bounce, wEmaiting for the lFight. 
Prechorus:
GNo one’s going to find you, if you ever get lost this tEmime, 
I nFever want to see you alone.
Play Intro
Verse:
I remember the old motel,
you were tearing ‘part the windows, tearing ‘part yourself. 
I helped you, when you were in a bind,
good love is hard to find. 
Prechorus:
But no one’s going to find you, if you ever get lost this time, I never want to see you alone.
CDarkness be my friend tonight, dEmarkness be my friend tonight,
FI never want to be alone, GI never want to see her alone. x2
CDarkness be my friend tonight, dEmarkness be my friend tonight,
FI never was the one for you, you Gnever were the one for Cme.Em  F  
etc.

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Darkness

by Robert Francis

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

capo 2

C Em F

Intro:

Verse:

C Em F

When you’re lost, in an old part of town,

C Em F

got no friends to carry you around,

C Em F

I can here you calling, in the dead of the night,

C Em F

behind a moon bounce, waiting for the light.

Prechorus:

G Em

No one’s going to find you, if you ever get lost this time,

I never want to see you alone.

Play Intro

Verse:

I remember the old motel,

you were tearing ‘part the windows, tearing ‘part yourself.

I helped you, when you were in a bind,

good love is hard to find.

Prechorus:

But no one’s going to find you, if you ever get lost this time, I never want to see you alone.

C Em

Darkness be my friend tonight, darkness be my friend tonight,

F G

I never want to be alone, I never want to see her alone. x2

C Em

Darkness be my friend tonight, darkness be my friend tonight,

F G C Em F

I never was the one for you, you never were the one for me.

etc.

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