Darkness Darkness

Am D Am G D  2x *

Am        D              Am
Darkness, darkness be my pillow;
        G               D
take my head and let me sleep
                         Am
In the coolness, of your shadow;
       G                D
in the silence, of your deep

D         G                 D
Darkness, darkness hide the yearning;
        G                    D
for the things, that can not be
        Am                  D
Keep my mind, from constant turning;
            G                 D
towards the things, I can not see, now;
G                D
things I can not see, now;
G                Am D
things I can not see

Am        D                 Am
Darkness, darkness long and lonesome;
         G                   D
ease the day, that brings me pain
                      Am
I have fell, into the sadness;
  G                 D
I hide to trick the fear

D         G              D
Darkness, darkness be my blanket;
      G                     D
cover me, with your endless night
      Am                        D
Take away take away the pain of knowing;
         G             D
fill the emptiness, so bright now
G             D
emptiness, so bright now
G             Am D
emptiness, so bright

solo

D         G              D
Darkness, darkness be my pillow;
        G               D
take my head and let me sleep
       Am                D
In the coolness, of your shadow;
       G                D
in the silence, of your deep

D         G              D
Darkness, darkness be my blanket;
      G                     D
cover me, with your endless night
      Am                        D
Take away take away the pain of knowing;
         G             D
fill the emptiness, so bright now
G             D
emptiness, so bright now
G             D
emptiness, so bright
    G        Am
Oh, yeah Oh, yeah
D          Am
Emptiness, emptiness
G   D
Oh, yeah

* Alternate:

Capo II

Am = Gm
D  = C
G  = F