Blues Before Sunrise
BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE by Leroy Carr
Arranged by Eric Clapton
Transcribed by Brian Davies (comments to davies@ils.nwu.edu)
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(B) |-/9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--|--------------|---------------9--7s5--|
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(e) |-----------9-7------|-----------9-9-9--|--9-9--9-7--------|
(B) |---------------9-7--|------------------|-----------9--9---|
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(e) |----9--9-9-7---------|----------------------|-------------|
(B) |--9----------9--7s5--|----------------------|-------------|
(G) |---------------------|--6-6-----------------|-------------|
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C#
I have the blues before sunrise, tears standing in my eyes.
F#7 C#
I have the blues before sunrise, tears standing in my eyes.
G#7
It was a miserable feeling, now babe,
F#7 C# BBAG#
A feeling I do despise.
C#
I have to leave, leave you baby, because you know you done me wrong.
F#7 C#
I have to leave you baby, because you know you done me wrong.
G#7
I'm gonna pack up and leave you darling
F#7 C# BBAG#
And break up my happy home.
C#
I'm gonna leave you baby, I'm gonna leave you all alone.
F#7 C#
I'm gonna leave you baby, I'm gonna leave you all alone.
G#7
I'm gonna pack up and leave you darling,
F#7 C# BBAG#
Because you know you done me wrong.
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(B) |------------9-7--|--5---------|----------9-7-5--|-----------------|
(G) |-----------------|-----6------|-----------------|--6--4--3--------|
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(e) |-/12--9s7-9~--|--12--9s7--9-7---------|
(B) |--------------|---------------9--7s5--|
(G) |--------------|-----------------------|
(D) |--------------|-----------------------|
(A) |--------------|-----------------------|
(E) |--------------|-----------------------|
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(e) |-----------9-7------|-----------9-9-9--|--9-9--9-7--------|
(B) |---------------9-7--|------------------|-----------9--9---|
(G) |--6-----------------|--6---------------|------------------|
(D) |-----8--6-----------|-----8--6---------|------------------|
(A) |-----8--6-----------|-----8--6---------|------------------|
(E) |--------------------|------------------|------------------|
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(e) |----9--9-9-7---------|----------------------|-------------|
(B) |--9----------9--7s5--|----------------------|-------------|
(G) |---------------------|--6-6-----------------|-------------|
(D) |---------------------|-------9-9--8-8--7-7--|--6-/6-6\----|
(A) |---------------------|----------------------|-------------|
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C#
Well now goodbye, goodbye baby, I'll see you on some rainy day.
F#7 C#
Well now goodbye baby, I'll see you on some rainy day.
G#7
You can go ahead now little darling,
F#7 C# CC#
'Cause I want you to have your way.