Before I Sleep Tab by Marika Hackman

Before I Sleep tab by Marika Hackman

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
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Verse 1 "Burning the road through my mind around fire..."
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

 "for the light you shed was blinding"
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A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------5-----------5-----------3-----------5-----------5-----------5-----------0-----3------|

 "A rabbit caught in your glow I am frozen"
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 "In the yielding tar sticky and golden"
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D|-12-------------10-------------5-----------5------------|

Verse 2 "I forsee this ending in a shower of flame"
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 "So drink your holy water soon"
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 "And I'll wash my loving hands, I'm through"
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A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------5-----------1-----------1-----------3-----------4-----------5-----------5------------|

 "For I am of the sun and this night is getting on"
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G|---------0--------------0------------0-----------0------|
F|------12-----12------11-----11-----5-----5-----5-----5--|  x2
D|----0------0-------0------0------0-----0-----0-----0----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-------------10-------------5-----------5------------|

 "When the dawn breaks warm I'm gone"
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intro pattern x1:

Verse 3 "Standing at the edge of your forest I'm standing"
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 "and the milky bed remdinds me of the miles I have yet to tread"
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 "and the heart stained sheets I used to wrap around my waist"
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 "Well I hope you find the peace you seek"
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 "Wake me up in five, six weeks"
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"For we exist at night / and a silent strip of light"
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F|------12-----12------11-----11-----5-----5-----5-----5--|  x2
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A|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-------------10-------------5-----------5------------|

"Unfurls against the mountain side"
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Outro:
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D|-5-----------5-----------5-----------3-----------5-----------5-----------5--|

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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