Before The Dawn chords by Colin James

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 - From top to bottom (Big "E" to little "e")
D G D G B 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 Am7 below instead

G =  000000 or 12 12 12 12 12 12
C -  555555
D =  777777
Am - x2221x  Am7 = x2201x

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

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

G
Pictures ...
    C          G
The ghosts ... halls
    D           C
The drunken ... song
       Am            C         G
In the stardust, ... night, ...dawn


    D                     C
You never really ... your friends are
     D           C
'til you ... are not
    Am         G        C
You never recognize ... really want
         Am               C          D
Till you remember ... the dreams ... forgot


G
We've ...
          C               G
Trying to find ... around again
    D           C
The trouble ... gone
            Am       C        G
This lonely blue ... true ... dawn

solo (like verses)

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



Good Luck,
Garry
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