Before The Dawn chords by Colin James

Chords with lyrics

Transcribed by: Garry Ciambella
I declare that this transcription is my own work and is provided for
instructional purposes only..

Before The Dawn
(Colin Linden)
>From the Colin James recording, National Steel

This transcription is my own work

Guitar tuned to open G+G - From top to bottom (Big "E" to little "e")
D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G BB d

In this tuning you can play most of the chords with a slide, beer
bottle, lighter, ash tray, whatever...
If you DO play it with a slide, put it on your pinky and play
the Am7Am7 below instead

G+G = 000000 or 12 12 12 12 12 12
C majorC - 555555
D MajorD = 777777
A minorAm - x2221x Am7Am7 = x2201x

Intro (pretty much the same as the verses)
G/// //// C/// G/// D/// C/// Am/ C/ G///

G+G
Come here ...
  C majorC              G+G
The big star's ... , ...turn the tide
  D MajorD          C majorC
The whistle ... lead us on
    A minorAm    C majorC    G+G
Here we are, ... far ... dawn

G+G
Pictures ...
  C majorC     G+G
The ghosts ... halls
  D MajorD      C majorC
The drunken ... song
    A minorAm      C majorC     G+G
In the stardust, ... night, ...dawn


  D MajorD           C majorC
You never really ... your friends are
   D MajorD      C majorC
'til you ... are not
  A minorAm     G+G    C majorC
You never recognize ... really want
     A minorAm        C majorC     D MajorD
Till you remember ... the dreams ... forgot

G+G
We've ...
     C majorC        G+G
Trying to find ... around again
  D MajorD      C majorC
The trouble ... gone
      A minorAm    C majorC    G+G
This lonely blue ... true ... dawn

solo (like verses)

G+G
Come here ...
  C majorC         G+G
The big star's ... the tide
  D MajorD       C majorC
The whistle ... us on
    A minorAm      C majorC      G+G
Here we are, ... too far ... the dawn
       A minorAm      C majorC      G+G
Well here we are, ... too far ... the dawn


Good Luck,
Garry
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