Before The Morning Sun chords by Dave Gunning

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Dave Gunning - Before The Morning Sun


CAPO: 2nd Fret


INTRO: A minorAm

                FF         C majorC G+G
In the valley by the river, we had a little land
                  FF
It wasn't much to speak of, what we had was by our hands
    A minorAm               FF       C majorC
But the banker took it from us, at the end of two dry years
   E7E7         A minorAm    E7E7        A minorAm
Left nothing but the dust, watered by my mother's tears

            FF          C majorC
With all the rage that burned inside me, I rode into that town
  G+G             A minorAm
And with my father's rifle, I shot that banker down
     FF              C majorC
And this isn't like the story books, there'll be no reprieve
     G+G               A minorAm
When they take me out before the morning sun


                   FF         C majorC
The judge was looking at me, when he brought the gavel down
  G+G              FF
It echoed off the pillars, "By law son you are bound"
    A minorAm           FF       C majorC
Then behind those iron bars, alone to face myself
   E7E7           A minorAm       E7E7        A minorAm
With the building of the scaffold, outside my quiet prison cell


   FF                C majorC
I can hear the hammers pounding, I can feel my blood awaken
   G+G                     A minorAm
To a thousand freight trains running through my mind
   FF              C majorC
This isn't like the story books, there'll be no reprieve
     G+G               A minorAm
When they take me out before the morning sun


              FF          C majorC
My father said, "Son, we'll love you 'til the end"
  G+G                   FF
My mother turned and hid her face, as the preacher man stepped in
     A minorAm                FF         C majorC
He said, "Know that god will judge you, and know that you have sinned."
     E7E7        A minorAm  E7E7          A minorAm
The long shadow of the gallows, spanned my prison cell
     E7E7           A minorAm    E MajorE          A minorAm  E minor 7Em7
It made a cross upon the preacher's back, a hardened man's farewell

   FF                   C majorC
I can hear the footsteps coming now, they're right outside my door
    G+G                   DmDm
With a single church bell, ringing out of time
   FF                C majorC
This isn't like the story books, and now the hour has come
     G+G      E7E7         A minorAm
When they take me out before the morning sun


    FF                   C majorC
With my calloused hands behind me, like those fields in my memory
  E7E7                G+G  DmDm
I'm staring straight, into a clear hori--zon
   FF                    C majorC
This isn't like the story books, and now the moment's come and gone
   G+G                A minorAm
They hang me out to face the morning sun
   E7E7               A minorAm
They hang me out before the morning sun


OUTRO: G+G FF         C majorC   G+G E7E7 A minorAm