In My Hour Of Darkness

Emmylou Harris
Key
F
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C Bb F
Chorus
F
In my hour of darkness, in my time of need
C Bb F
Oh Lord, grant me vision, Oh Lord, grant me speed
Verse 1
F
Once I knew a young man, went driving through the night
C Bb F
Miles and miles without a word, but just his high beam lights
Bb F Bb F
Who'd have ever thought they'd build such a deadly Denver bend
C Bb F
To be so strong, to take so long as it would till the end
Instrumental
C Bb F x2
Chorus
F
In my hour of darkness, in my time of need
C Bb F
Oh Lord, grant me vision, Oh Lord, grant me speed
Verse 2
F
Another young man safely strummed his silver stringed guitar
C Bb F
And he played to people everywhere, some say he was a star
Bb F Bb F
But he was just a country boy, his simple songs confess
C Bb F
And the music he had in him so very few possess
Chorus
F
In my hour of darkness, in my time of need
C Bb F
Oh Lord, grant me vision, Oh Lord, grant me speed
Instrumental
C Bb F
Verse 3
F
Then there was an old man, kind and wise with age
C Bb F
And he read me just like a book and he never missed a page
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And I loved him like my father, and I loved him like my friend
C Bb F
And I knew his time could shortly come but I did not know just when
Chorus
F
In my hour of darkness, in my time of need
C Bb F
Oh Lord, grant me vision, Oh Lord, grant me speed
C Bb F
Oh Lord, grant me vision, Oh Lord, grant me speed
Chords Used
C×
Bb×
F