Song: Darlin Tuning: EADGBe Capo on 1 Intro: G Em C D G G Em My darlin' I hope you are rested C For tonight I plan to keep you Am C G In my arms till far past dawn Em If this town has your grace But for a short while C Am Can we damn up all the damage D C And enjoy the time we've got G----Em----C--D----G G Cassettes of country Em Played our conversation C Broken hopes and hearts conditioned Am C G By the lives once ours then lost Em It's so easy to examine From the outside C But while living Am Sometimes breathing D C Is a task beyond our means Em C I have felt the lightning hit the ground G Em While counting out the days Am It's the hope C that watching every hour G G Could slow departures haste Am And I know you didn't need the heartache C And I was happy in the dark Am But one cannot control the heart C To stop and start G----Em----C--D----G G Em My darlin' I hope you are rested C For tonight I plan to keep you Am C G In my arms till far past dawn Em If this town has your grace But for a short while C Am Can we damn up all the damage D C And enjoy the time we've got