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  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