Before the Morning
Key: A or Ab
Capo 2 if playing along with album (key A).
Capo 1 if playing along with this live version (key Ab):
(note: his guitar is tuned down 1/2 step here)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqKYX472XJY
Tabbed and chorded by weksa
Contact: weksa@live.com
Tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TZilPWTxNA
Corrected chords: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOp7iFmiy1Q
Intro: (alternate picking)
G
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0----------0----------0-------------------|
D|---0----------0----------0--------0----0---------|
A|--------------------------------9---10-----------|
E|-3---3----------3----------3---------------------|
duduuduududu
C
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0----------0----------0-------------------|
D|---0----------0----------0--------0----0---------|
A|-3---3----------3----------3----9---10-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
duduuduududu
Em
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0----------0----------0-------------------|
D|---0----------0----------0--------0----0---------|
A|--------------------------------9---10-----------|
E|-0---0----------0----------0---------------------|
duduuduududu
CD
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0----------0---------0----------0---------|
D|---0----------0---------0----------0-------------|
A|-3---3----------3---3/5---5----------5-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
duduudududuu
Verse 1: (continue alternate picking)
G
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0----------0----------0----------0--------|
D|---0----------0----------0----------0------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---3----------3----------3----------3----------|
duduuduuduu
C
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0----------0----------0----------0--------|
D|---0----------0----------0----------0------------|
A|-3---3----------3----------3----------3----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
duduuduuduu
Em
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0----------0----------0----------0--------|
D|---0----------0----------0----------0------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---0----------0----------0----------0----------|
duduuduuduu
CD
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0----------0---------0----------0---------|
D|---0----------0---------0----------0-------------|
A|-3---3----------3---3/5---5----------5-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
duduudududuu
G C
Do you wonder why you have to
Em
Feel the things that hurt you
C D
If there?s a God who loves you where is He now
G C
Maybe there are things you can?t see
Em
And all those things are happening
C
To bring a better ending
D C D
Someday somehow you?ll see, you?ll see
Chorus chords used:
These are not accurate names, e.g. the G is actually a G5.
But for simplicity of displaying them over the lyrics...
G D/F# Em G/B C D Am (for coda)
e|-3---3---3---3---3---3---0-----------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---3---3---1-----------------------|
G|-0---2---0---0---0---2---0-----------------------|
D|-0---0---2---0---x---0---2-----------------------|
A|-x---x---2---2---3-------0-----------------------|
E|-3---2---0---------------------------------------|
Chorus:
G D/F#
Would you dare, would you dare to believe
Em G/B
That you still have a reason to sing
C
Cause the pain that you?ve been feeling
D
It can?t compare to the joy that?s coming
G D/F#
So hold on, you gotta wait for the light
Em G/B
Press on and just fight the good fight
C
Cause the pain that you?ve been feeling
D
It?s just the dark before the morning
Interlude 1 chords:
e|-3---2---0---2---3-------------------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---3-------------------------------|
G|-0---0---0---0---0-------------------------------|
D|-0---0---x---x---x-------------------------------|
A|-x---2---3---3---3-------------------------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
G C
My friend you know how this all ends
Em
You know where you?re going
C
You just don?t know how you?ll get there
D
So say a prayer
G C
And hold on cause there?s good for those who love God
Em
But life is not a snapshot
C D
It might take a little time but you?ll see the bigger picture
Chorus
Interlude 2 chords: (sings "Yeah, yeah...")
e|-3---2---0---2---3-|-3---2---0-------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---3-|-3---3---3-------------------|
G|-0---0---0---0---0-|-0---0---0-------------------|
D|-0---0---x---x---x-|-0---0---x-------------------|
A|-x---2---3---3---3-|-2---2---3-------------------|
E|-3-----------------|-0---------------------------|
Bridge (x2): (alternate picking 1st time, strumming 2nd time)
C D G/B C
Once you feel the weight of glory
C D G/B C (D)
All your pain will fade to memory (memory, yeah)
Chorus+Coda:
G D/F#
Would you dare, would you dare to believe
Em Fsus2/G (3x303x)
That you still have a reason to sing
C/G (332010)
Cause the pain that you?ve been feeling
D
It can?t compare to the joy that?s coming
G D/F#
So hold on, you gotta wait for the light
Em G/B
Press on and just fight the good fight
C
Cause the pain that you?ve been feeling
Em
It?s just the hurt before the healing
Am G/B
Oh the pain that you?ve been feeling
C D
It?s just the dark before the morning
Interlude 3 (sing "Yeah, yeah" and "before the morning")
e|-3---2---0---2-|-3---2---0---0-------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3-|-3---3---3---3-------------------|
G|-0---0---0---0-|-0---0---0---2-------------------|
D|-0---0---x---x-|-0---0---x---0-------------------|
A|-x---2---3---3-|-2---2---3-----------------------|
E|-3-------------|-0-------------------------------|