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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