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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Before the dawn - Judas Priest
from "Metal Works, 73 - 93"
Notes:
( E  F#), ( E   F#  G),  ( A   B  C)  = Use bass only
Chords:
e|---Em0---Amx---Dx---B7x---Cx---G3---E0-Dsus4--x---Am7x-----|      
B|---2---0---x---2---3---2---2---x---0-----|
G|---2---2---0---1---2---0---2---0---2-----|
D|---x---2---2---2---0---0---1---2---0-----|
A|---x---1---3---0---1---0---x---3---1-----|
E|---x---0---2---2---0---3---x---3---0-----|
[Intro] 
  Em    Am    D   B7( E  F#)     Em  
  Em    Am      B7( E  F#)     Em  
[Verse]
         Em     Am              D       B7( E  F#)      
Before the dawn I hear your whisper
     Em            Am       B7( E  F#)        Em  
In your sleep don't let the morning take him
          Em        Am         D    B7( E  F#)        Em  
Out side the birds begin to call
       Em       Am   B7( E  F#)            Em( A   B  C)           
As if to summon up my ........ leaving
[Chorus]
            C           G    E( E   F#  G)              Am  
It's been a life time since I found ... someone
              C                   G       D   Dsus4-  D-  Dsus4  
Since I found someone who would stay
            C           G   E( E   F#  G)                  Am  
I've waited too long and now you're ... leaving 
            Am7             C    B7( E  F#)      Em  
Please don't take it all away  
[Solo] 
C  G  Am  C  G  Am
  C    G    Am    C    G    Am( A   B  C)       
[Chorus]
             C           G    E( E   F#  G)           Am  
It's been a life time since I found  someone
SAm7ince I found soGmeone who would stDayDsus4  D  Dsus4  
            C           G   E( E   F#  G)           Am  
I've waited too long and now you're ... leaving 
            Am7             C    B7( E  F#)      Em  
Please don't take it all away  
[Outro]
BEmefore the Amdawn DI hear your wB7hisperB  
     Em            Am        B7( E  F#)             Em    Em  
In your sleep don't let the morning take him .....

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Before The Dawn

by Judas Priest

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Am7

Before the dawn - Judas Priest

from "Metal Works, 73 - 93"

Notes:

E F# E F# G A B C

( ), ( ), ( ) = Use bass only

Chords:

Em Am D B7 C G E Dsus4 Am7

e|---0---x---x---x---x---3---0---x---x-----|

B|---2---0---x---2---3---2---2---x---0-----|

G|---2---2---0---1---2---0---2---0---2-----|

D|---x---2---2---2---0---0---1---2---0-----|

A|---x---1---3---0---1---0---x---3---1-----|

E|---x---0---2---2---0---3---x---3---0-----|

[Intro]

Em Am D B7 E F# Em

( )

Em Am B7 E F# Em

( )

[Verse]

Em Am D B7 E F#

( )

Before the dawn I hear your whisper

Em Am B7 E F# Em

( )

In your sleep don't let the morning take him

Em Am D B7 E F# Em

( )

Out side the birds begin to call

Em Am B7 E F# Em A B C

( ) ( )

As if to summon up my ........ leaving

[Chorus]

C G E E F# G Am

( )

It's been a life time since I found ... someone

C G D Dsus4 D Dsus4

- -

Since I found someone who would stay

C G E E F# G Am

( )

I've waited too long and now you're ... leaving

Am7 C B7 E F# Em

( )

Please don't take it all away

[Solo]

C G Am C G Am

C G Am C G Am A B C

( )

[Chorus]

C G E E F# G Am

( )

It's been a life time since I found someone

Am7 G D Dsus4 D Dsus4

Since I found someone who would stay

C G E E F# G Am

( )

I've waited too long and now you're ... leaving

Am7 C B7 E F# Em

( )

Please don't take it all away

[Outro]

Em Am D B7 B

Before the dawn I hear your whisper

Em Am B7 E F# Em Em

( )

In your sleep don't let the morning take him .....

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