Before The Dawn - 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 beaverboy43@hotmail.com