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This is my first tab. There are a few fills with a C/G sounding chord that I can't 
    Fmaj7          C          G         Dm         D9      Fadd9  C/G? no idea what to call 
this thing, I don't know music theory.
	Fmaj7ooooo Cooooo Goooo x 4
	Fmaj7Honey I Cknow I'm moving Gto fast,
	walking over Fmaj7water, Cwalking over Gstained glass
	Fmaj7Little white Csparrows overGhead,
	Fast as they fly awFmaj7ay from here, baby i'Cd as soon be deadG  
	All lifFmaj7e hillsidCes being torn doGwn.Dm  
	Losing Fmaj7my mind, buCildinGg all around.
	It's toFmaj7o late, it's toCo late, I ain't Ggonna wait aroundD9  
	Fmaj7Honey I'll be Cgone before the Gnightfall.
	 Fmaj7       C       G  C/G(there's some fill here that sounds like  C/Gthat I 
can't figure out yet)
	Fmaj7Polish off Csome Ballentines and Gchase it with some gin
       Fadd9(0032C13)     (0G32013)           
	Fmaj7I reached to grab a Cglowing rose but Ginstead I burned my hand
	It was just a Fmaj7thousand moCths covering a ligGht, hoping they'd found land
	Fmaj7Life could be a Cluxury if Glife forfeited Dmtime.
	Fmaj7Because all that time has Cdone to me is Ggive then take what's mine.
	Fmaj7It's not mine, Cit's not mine, I Gain't gonna waste more Dmtime.
	Fmaj7         C               G          C/G (same fill I can't figure out)
	Fmaj7Honey I'll be Cgone before the Gnightfall
	         Fmaj7                 C   G*             Fmaj7        C             G  
     Oh Honey I'll be gone before the nightfalllsssssssssss
     Fmaj7Oh Honey CI'll be gone beGfore the nightfall
	Fmaj7Honey I'll be Cgone before the Gnightfall
	Fmaj7Honey I'll be Cgone before the GnightfallDm  
	         Fmaj7  C(strum once)    G(strum once ring out)
	Honey I'll be gone before the nightfalllll
 *-Ring out the G after a few beats and then slowly strum amping up into the second G

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Nightfall

by Robert Francis

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Fmaj7

Fadd9

C/G

This is my first tab. There are a few fills with a C/G sounding chord that I can't

Fmaj7 C G Dm D9 Fadd9 C/G

? no idea what to call

this thing, I don't know music theory.

Fmaj7 C G

ooooo ooooo oooo x 4

Fmaj7 C G

Honey I know I'm moving to fast,

Fmaj7 C G

walking over water, walking over stained glass

Fmaj7 C G

Little white sparrows overhead,

Fmaj7 C G

Fast as they fly away from here, baby i'd as soon be dead

Fmaj7 C G Dm

All life hillsides being torn down.

Fmaj7 C G

Losing my mind, building all around.

Fmaj7 C G D9

It's too late, it's too late, I ain't gonna wait around

Fmaj7 C G

Honey I'll be gone before the nightfall.

Fmaj7 C G C C/G

/G(there's some fill here that sounds like that I

can't figure out yet)

Fmaj7 C G

Polish off some Ballentines and chase it with some gin

Fadd9 C G

(003213) (032013)

Fmaj7 C G

I reached to grab a glowing rose but instead I burned my hand

Fmaj7 C G

It was just a thousand moths covering a light, hoping they'd found land

Fmaj7 C G Dm

Life could be a luxury if life forfeited time.

Fmaj7 C G

Because all that time has done to me is give then take what's mine.

Fmaj7 C G Dm

It's not mine, it's not mine, I ain't gonna waste more time.

Fmaj7 C G C/G (same fill I can't figure out)

Fmaj7 C G

Honey I'll be gone before the nightfall

Fmaj7 C G Fmaj7 C G

Oh Honey I'll be gone before the nightfalllsssssssssss

Fmaj7 C G

Oh Honey I'll be gone before the nightfall

Fmaj7 C G

Honey I'll be gone before the nightfall

Fmaj7 C G Dm

Honey I'll be gone before the nightfall

Fmaj7 C G

(strum once) (strum once ring out)

Honey I'll be gone before the nightfalllll

*-Ring out the G after a few beats and then slowly strum amping up into the second G

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