Before You Came chords by Jesse Colin Young

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:
E minorEm A minorAm
E minorEm                  A minorAm
I dreamed... that I was riding, in a South Dakota field
    C majorC           D MajorD     E minorEm
And the sweet grass whispered to me as I rode
E minorEm                   A minorAm
Oh, the sun it was at midday, It shown hot across my face
    D MajorD         C majorC       B7B7
And our land lay still in grace, Yes, a crystal silent place
      E minorEm   C majorC
Before you came

Verse 2:
    E minorEm               A minorAm
Two of my closest brothers, They were riding by my side
    C majorC        D MajorD       C majorC       E minorEm
And we watched a golden eagle, Flying circles in the sky
E minorEm                   A minorAm
And we smiled as our eyes met, For our joy, we could not hide
    D MajorD         C majorC      B7B7
Yes, we loved to hunt and ride, It was good to be alive
      E minorEm
Before you came

Refrain:
A minorAm
Brother, take my hand and we will walk this magic land
E minorEm
Together
A minorAm
Sister, look on high and you will see that storms are building in
   E minorEm
your skies
           B7B7
Wo-oh, do you wonder why?


Verse 3:
E minorEm                 A minorAm
And when the sun was dying, We had reached the sacred hills
    C majorC         D MajorD    C majorC        E minorEm
And the sky it caught on fire, And all the land was still
E minorEm                  A minorAm
It was here all wrapped in blankets, In our younger days
    D MajorD       C majorC        B7B7
That we fasted and we listened, Oh the night would bring us visions
      E minorEm
Before you came

Refrain:
A minorAm
Brother, take my hand, For we must hold our father's land
E minorEm
together
A minorAm
Sister, look around, And you will see the scars of battle
    E minorEm
on this ground
      B7B7
Woh, do you hear the sound?

Verse 4:
E minorEm                 A minorAm
I dreamed... that I was riding in a South Dakota field
     C majorC           D MajorD     E minorEm
And, the sweet grass whispered to me as I rode
E minorEm                  A minorAm
Oh the sun it was at midday, It shown hot across my face,
    D MajorD         C majorC      B7B7
And our land lay still in grace, As a crystal silent place
E minorEm
Before you came