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Before the Sunrise
Skeeter Davis & Bobby Bare
Album: Tunes For Two
[Intro]
D D
[Verse]
DI guess I'd better try again 
To straighten up my tie again bEmefore I leave
A7The party's over the laughter's died 
There's no one in this room but you and Dme
DThough your lips are honey sweet 
And you're so close that I can feel your hEmeartbeat
A7Tears would fill somebody's eyes 
If we don't make it home before the sDunrise
GWe could make eA7xcuses 
GBlame it on late hA7ours and the wDine
GAnything we A7say or do 
GWon't keep the sun from cE7omin' up on tA7ime
So I gDuess I'd better turn and go 
There's one thing that you should know babe Emyou're the one
It?s A7not that I don't want you to 
Cause you know that you could stay until the dDawn
DWhen daylight is breaking 
We?re not home whenever day aEmwakens
A7Tears will fill somebody's eyes 
If we don't make it home before the sDunrise
[Outro]
A7Tears will fill somebody's eyes 
If we don't make it home before the sDunrise

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Before The Sunrise

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Before the Sunrise

Skeeter Davis & Bobby Bare

Album: Tunes For Two

[Intro]

D D

[Verse]

I guess I'd better try again

To straighten up my tie again before I leave

The party's over the laughter's died

There's no one in this room but you and me

Though your lips are honey sweet

And you're so close that I can feel your heartbeat

Tears would fill somebody's eyes

If we don't make it home before the sunrise

G A7

We could make excuses

G A7 D

Blame it on late hours and the wine

G A7

Anything we say or do

G E7 A7

Won't keep the sun from comin' up on time

So I guess I'd better turn and go

There's one thing that you should know babe you're the one

It?s not that I don't want you to

Cause you know that you could stay until the dawn

When daylight is breaking

We?re not home whenever day awakens

Tears will fill somebody's eyes

If we don't make it home before the sunrise

[Outro]

Tears will fill somebody's eyes

If we don't make it home before the sunrise

About Before The Sunrise Chords by Skeeter Davis

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