Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, & Linda Ronstadt "In My Hour of Darkness" Chords
Tempo:
113.95 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
Dm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[Bb] [F]
In my hour of darkness, in my time of need, [C]
O Lord, grant me vision, [Bb]
O Lord, grant me [F] speed.
Once I knew a young [Dm] [F] man, went driving through the night, [C]
miles and miles without a word,
[Bb] but just [C] his high [F] beam lights.
[Bb]
Who'd have ever [F] thought they'd build [Bb] such a deadly Denver [F] bend?
[C] To be so strong, to take so long, [Bb] as it would till [F] the end.
[C]
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[Bb]
[F]
In my hour of darkness, [Gm] [F] in my time of need, [C]
O Lord, grant me vision, [Bb]
O Lord, grant me [F] speed.
Another young man safely strung his silver string guitar, [C] and he played to people everywhere.
[Bb] Some say he was [F] a star.
But [Bb]
he was just [F] a country boy, [Bb] his simple song [F] confessed, [C] and the music he had in him
[Bb] so very few [F] possess.
In my hour of darkness, in my time of need, [C]
O Lord, grant me vision, [Bb]
O Lord, grant [F] me speed.
[C]
[Bb]
[F]
Then there was an old man, kind and wise with age, [C] and he read me just like a book, [Bb] and
he never missed [F] a page.
[Bb] And I loved him like my [F] father, [Bb] and I loved him like my [F] friend, [C] and I knew his time could
shortly come, [Bb] but I did not know [F] just when.
In my hour of darkness, in my time of need, [C]
O Lord, grant me vision, [Bb]
O Lord, grant [F] me speed.
[C]
O Lord, grant me vision, [Bb]
O Lord, grant me [F] speed.
Speed.
[Bb] [F]
In my hour of darkness, in my time of need, [C]
O Lord, grant me vision, [Bb]
O Lord, grant me [F] speed.
Once I knew a young [Dm] [F] man, went driving through the night, [C]
miles and miles without a word,
[Bb] but just [C] his high [F] beam lights.
[Bb]
Who'd have ever [F] thought they'd build [Bb] such a deadly Denver [F] bend?
[C] To be so strong, to take so long, [Bb] as it would till [F] the end.
[C]
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[Bb]
[F]
In my hour of darkness, [Gm] [F] in my time of need, [C]
O Lord, grant me vision, [Bb]
O Lord, grant me [F] speed.
Another young man safely strung his silver string guitar, [C] and he played to people everywhere.
[Bb] Some say he was [F] a star.
But [Bb]
he was just [F] a country boy, [Bb] his simple song [F] confessed, [C] and the music he had in him
[Bb] so very few [F] possess.
In my hour of darkness, in my time of need, [C]
O Lord, grant me vision, [Bb]
O Lord, grant [F] me speed.
[C]
[Bb]
[F]
Then there was an old man, kind and wise with age, [C] and he read me just like a book, [Bb] and
he never missed [F] a page.
[Bb] And I loved him like my [F] father, [Bb] and I loved him like my [F] friend, [C] and I knew his time could
shortly come, [Bb] but I did not know [F] just when.
In my hour of darkness, in my time of need, [C]
O Lord, grant me vision, [Bb]
O Lord, grant [F] me speed.
[C]
O Lord, grant me vision, [Bb]
O Lord, grant me [F] speed.
Speed.
Key:
F
Bb
C
Dm
Gm
F
Bb
C
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
In my hour of darkness, in my _ time of need, _ [C]
O Lord, grant me vision, _ [Bb] _
O Lord, grant me [F] speed. _ _
Once I knew a young [Dm] [F] man, went driving through the night, _ [C] _
miles and miles without a word,
[Bb] but just [C] his high [F] beam lights.
_ _ [Bb]
Who'd have ever [F] thought they'd build [Bb] such a deadly Denver [F] bend?
_ [C] To be so strong, to take so long, [Bb] as it would till [F] the end.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
In my hour of darkness, _ [Gm] [F] in my time of need, _ [C]
O Lord, grant me vision, _ _ [Bb]
O Lord, grant me [F] speed.
_ Another young man safely strung his silver string guitar, _ [C] and he played to people _ everywhere.
[Bb] Some say he was [F] a star.
But _ [Bb]
he was just [F] a country boy, [Bb] his simple song [F] confessed, _ [C] and the music he had in him
[Bb] so very few [F] possess. _ _
In my hour of darkness, _ in my time of need, _ [C]
O Lord, grant me vision, _ _ [Bb]
O Lord, grant [F] me speed.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
Then there was an old man, _ kind and wise with age, _ [C] and he read me just like a book, [Bb] and
he never missed [F] a page.
[Bb] And I loved him like my [F] father, _ [Bb] and I loved him like my [F] friend, _ [C] and I knew his time could
shortly come, [Bb] but I did not know [F] just when. _ _
In my hour of darkness, _ in my time of _ need, [C]
O Lord, grant me vision, _ _ [Bb]
O Lord, grant [F] me speed.
_ [C]
O Lord, grant me vision, _ _ [Bb]
O Lord, grant me [F] speed.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Speed. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
In my hour of darkness, in my _ time of need, _ [C]
O Lord, grant me vision, _ [Bb] _
O Lord, grant me [F] speed. _ _
Once I knew a young [Dm] [F] man, went driving through the night, _ [C] _
miles and miles without a word,
[Bb] but just [C] his high [F] beam lights.
_ _ [Bb]
Who'd have ever [F] thought they'd build [Bb] such a deadly Denver [F] bend?
_ [C] To be so strong, to take so long, [Bb] as it would till [F] the end.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
In my hour of darkness, _ [Gm] [F] in my time of need, _ [C]
O Lord, grant me vision, _ _ [Bb]
O Lord, grant me [F] speed.
_ Another young man safely strung his silver string guitar, _ [C] and he played to people _ everywhere.
[Bb] Some say he was [F] a star.
But _ [Bb]
he was just [F] a country boy, [Bb] his simple song [F] confessed, _ [C] and the music he had in him
[Bb] so very few [F] possess. _ _
In my hour of darkness, _ in my time of need, _ [C]
O Lord, grant me vision, _ _ [Bb]
O Lord, grant [F] me speed.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
Then there was an old man, _ kind and wise with age, _ [C] and he read me just like a book, [Bb] and
he never missed [F] a page.
[Bb] And I loved him like my [F] father, _ [Bb] and I loved him like my [F] friend, _ [C] and I knew his time could
shortly come, [Bb] but I did not know [F] just when. _ _
In my hour of darkness, _ in my time of _ need, [C]
O Lord, grant me vision, _ _ [Bb]
O Lord, grant [F] me speed.
_ [C]
O Lord, grant me vision, _ _ [Bb]
O Lord, grant me [F] speed.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Speed. _ _ _ _ _ _