Dark Times Guitar Chords
This song was released in 2019 on The Weeknd’s album After Hours. It’s a dark and atmospheric R&B song about the challenges of fame and success.
Dark Times Guitar Chords
[Am] Waking up, [G] half past five
[Em] Blood on pillow [F] and one bruised eye
[Am] Drunk too much, you [G] know what I’m like
[Em] But you should’ve seen the [F] other guy
[F] This ain’t the right time for you to
[Am] fall in love with me
[C] Baby I’m just being [G] honest
[F] & I know my lies could not [Am] make u believe
We’re r [C] unning in circles
that’s w [D] hy [D] .. [D] .. [(E)]
In my d [Am] ark times
I’ll be going b [G] ack to these street [Em] s
Promising everything I [F] do not mean
In my [Am] dark times,
baby [G] this is all I could be [Em]
And only my mother could [F] love me for me
In my [Am] dark [G] times, in my [Em] dark [F] times
[Am] Light one up, let me [G] bum a smoke
[Em] Still coming down, [F] dripping throat
[Am] I got another man’s [G] blood on my clothes
[Em] But it aint his fault it’s [F] the life I chose
[F] This ain’t the right time
for you to [Am] fall in love with me
My [C] baby I’m just being [G] honest
[F] & I know my lies could not [Am] make u believe
We’re r [C] unning in circles
that’s w [D] hy [D] .. [D] .. [(E)]
In my d [Am] ark times
I’ll be going b [G] ack to these street [Em] s
Promising everything I [F] do not mean
In my [Am] dark times,
baby [G] this is all I could be [Em]
And only my mother could [F] love me for me
In my [Am] dark [G] times, in my [Em] dark [F] times
In my [F] dark times
I’ve still got some [Am] problems I know
[C] Driving too fast but just [G] moving too slow
And [F] I’ve got something
I’ve been [Am] trying to let go
Pull [C] ing me back every ti [D] me [D] .. [D] .. [(E)]
In my [Am] dark times taking it [G] back to the street
[Em] Making those promises that [F] I [G] could not keep
In my [Am] dark times, baby this [G] is all I could be
[Em] Only my mother could [F] love [G] me for me)
In my [Am] dark times taking it [G] back to the street
[Em] Making those promises that [F] I [G] would never keep
In my [Am] dark times, this is all I [G] could be
O [Em] nly my mother could’ve [F] lo [G] ved me for me)
Dark Times Song Details
Released: November 24, 2015 (as part of The Weeknd’s album “Beauty Behind the Madness”)
Genre: R&B/Pop
Length: 3:20
Writers: The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye), Carl Rosenfeld, Ed Sheeran, Mano The Weeknd & Ed Sheeran trade verses, each expressing their struggles and “dark times.”
The song was a critical and commercial success, reaching the top 10 in several countries, including the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. The music video featured both artists and was filmed in Toronto, Canada. The song has been praised for its raw and honest portrayal of emotional vulnerability and struggles.
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