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Tuning: Half-Step Down
[Verses]
e|-2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------|
b|----2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2-----|
g|-------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--|
D|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------2--------------------------|
e|-2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------|
b|----2--------2--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------2-----|
g|-------2--------2--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------2--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------4--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-2--------2--------2--------2------------|
b|----2--------2--------2--------2---------|
g|-------2--------2--------2--------2------|
D|-2--------0--------4--------2------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
[Pre-Choruses]
e|----------2-----------2----------2----------2-----------2-----------2----|
b|-------0-----------0----------0----------0-----------2-----------2-------|
g|----0-----------0----------0----------0-----------2-----------2----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------0-----------0-------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------3---------3-------------------------------------|
e|----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0------------2-----------0-|
e|-------2-----------2-----------3-----------3------------3-----------3----|
g|----2-----------2-----------2-----------2------------2-----------2-------|
D|-------------------------0-----------0------------0-----------0----------|
A|-0-----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------2-----------0-----------2-----------0-|
b|-------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----|
g|----4-----------4-----------4-----------4-------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-----------2-----------2-----------2----------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|----------2-----------2----------2----------2-----------2-----------2----|
b|-------0-----------0----------0----------0-----------2-----------2-------|
g|----0-----------0----------0----------0-----------2-----------2----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------0-----------0-------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------3---------3-------------------------------------|
e|----------2-----------2-----------2----------2-----------2-----------2----------5-----------4-|
e|-------2-----------2-----------3----------3-----------3-----------3----------5-----------5----|
g|----2-----------2-----------4----------4-----------2-----------2----------4-----------4-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----------0-----------2----------2-----------2-----------2---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------—--------0-----------0----------|
[Chorus]
e|----------2-----------2----------2----------2-----------2-----------2----|
b|-------0-----------0----------0----------0-----------2-----------2-------|
g|----0-----------0----------0----------0-----------2-----------2----------|
D|------------------------------------------------2----------2-------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------3---------3-------------------------------------|
e|----------2-----------0-----------2-----------0-----------2-----------2--|
b|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
g|----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------|
D|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
e|----------------------------------2-----------2-----------2-----------0--|
b|----------5-----------5--------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-----|
g|-------4-----------4--------3-----------3-----------0-----------0--------|
D|----5-----------5--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-----------4-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----------|
e|----------2-----------0------------------------------------3-----2-------------|
b|-------0-----------0--------------7-----5---------------2--------------2-------|
g|----0-----------0--------------4--------------4------3-------------------------|
D|----------------------------5--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------4-----------4-----4-----------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------------------------------2-----------2------2----------|
e|----------0-----------------------0-----------------------0--------------|
b|-------3--------3--------------3--------3--------------3---------3-------|
g|----4-----------------4-----4-----------------4-----4------------------4-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----0-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------4-----------4-----4----|
e|----------0--------------------------2---------------0-------------2-----------0-|
b|-------3---------3----------------0---------------0--------------0----------0----|
g|----4-------------------4------0---------------0--------------0----------0-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-----------4------4-------3------------3--------------3-------------3----------|
e|---------------------------|
b|----------7-----5----------|
g|-------4--------------4----|
D|----5--------------------4-|
A|-4-----------4-----4-----4-|
E|-------------------------2-|
[Last Chorus]
e|----------2-----------0----------2----------0-----------5---------------|
b|-------0-----------0----------0----------0-----------3-----------0h3----|
g|----0-----------0----------0----------0-----------0-----------0---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------4------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------3---------3-----------0------------------------|
e|----------5----------------------------------0-----------------------0---|
b|-------3-----------0h3-----------3-----------------------3---------------|
g|----0-----------0-------------4-----------4-----------4-----------4------|
D|-------------4-------------4-----------4-----------4-----------4---------|
A|------------------------2-----------2-----------2-----------2------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------0-----------0---------------2----------2-----2-|
b|-------0-----------0---------------0----------2--------3-|
g|----1-----------1---------------0----------2-----------2-|
D|----------------------------------------2----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------0-----------0---3---------------------------|
Verses:
F#m7: 2-x-x-2-2-2 Emadd9: 0-x-x-0-0-2 F#m7: x-x–4-2-2-2
Pre-Choruses:
Gmaj: 3-x-x-0-0-2 A6: x-0-x-2-2-2 Esus4: 0-x-x-4-5-5 E: 0-x-x-4-5-4
Pre-Chorus Chords Also Used:
Gmaj7: x-x-5-7-7-7 A: x-x-7-9-10-9 D: x-x-0-11-10-10 Bm: x-x-9-7-7-7
Bm: x-x-9-11-12-10 E: x-x-14-13-12-12
Bridge:
C#m7b5: x-4-5-4-5-x Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-0 Bm7/A: x-0-4-2-3-0 Bm/G#: 4-x-4-4-3-0
End:
Esus4: 0-x-x-0-3-5 Em/F#: x-x-4-0-0h3-x
[Intro]
Dmaj7 F#m7 Emadd9 F#m7 Dmaj/E Dmaj7 F#m7 Dmaj7/E
[Verse 1]
Dmaj7Thought I saw you smileF#m7, underneath you were Emadd9frowningF#m7  Dmaj/E  Dmaj7  F#m7  Dmaj7/E  
Dmaj7Thought I saw you wavF#m7e but you must have been Emadd9drowningF#m7  Dmaj/E  Dmaj7  F#m7  Dmaj7/E  
[Pre-Chorus]
Gmaj7What's a rose without a A6thorn?
What is calm without a Dstorm?
Dsus2I can't saDy I know what Dsus2you're goBming through
I know Gmaj7you won't find peace without a A6war
The finest silk can still be Bmtorn
And it's Bm7always darkest Esus4right before the Edawn
[Chorus]
So keep your Gmaj7head up
Keep your Dmaj/Ehead up
My Dmaj7loveDmaj7sus2  Dmaj7  Dmaj7sus2  Dmaj7  
[Verse 2]
Dmaj7When you feel aloF#m7ne and the room is overEmadd9crowdedF#m7  Dmaj/E  Dmaj7  F#m7  Dmaj7/E  
Dmaj7I want you to knoF#m7w you could talk to me aEmadd9bout it, F#m7darliDmaj/EngDmaj7  F#m7  Dmaj7/E  
[Pre-Chorus]
Gmaj7What's a rose without a A6thorn?
What is calm without a Dstorm?
Dsus2I can't saDy I know what Dsus2you're goBming through
I know Gmaj7you won't find peace without a A6war
The finest silk can still be Bmtorn
And it's Bm7always darkest Esus4right before the Edawn
[Chorus]
So keep your Gmaj7head up
Keep your Dmaj/Ehead up
My Dmaj7loveC#m7b5  F#  
[Bridge]
Too many Gmaj7words   G6        Gmaj7      G6  C#m7b5going uF#nspoken
AnBm7d oh my door Bm7/Awill   Bm/G#always be open
Gmaj7What’s G6a Gmaj7heart    G6if it’s C#m7b5never been F#broken
[Pre-Chorus]
Gmaj7What's a rose without a A6thorn?
What is calm without a Dstorm?
Dsus2I can't saDy I know what Dsus2you're goBming through
I know Gmaj7you won't find peace without a A6war
The finest silk can still be Bmtorn
And it's Bm7always darkest Esus4right before the Edawn
[Chorus]
So keep your Gmaj7head uG6pGmaj7  
G6Keep your heEsus4ad upEm/F#  Esus  Em/F#  
My Bmlove
My Elove
[Outro]
Keep your Gmaj7head up
Keep your Dmaj/Ehead up
My Dlove

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Before The Dawn

by Tori Kelly

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

F#m7

Emadd9

Dmaj/E

Dmaj7/E

Gmaj7

Dsus2

Bm7

Esus4

Dmaj7sus2

C#m7b5

Bm7/A

Bm/G#

Em/F#

Esus

Tuning: Half-Step Down

[Verses]

e|-2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------|

b|----2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2-----|

g|-------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--|

D|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------2--------------------------|

e|-2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------|

b|----2--------2--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------2-----|

g|-------2--------2--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------2--|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------4--------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-2--------2--------2--------2------------|

b|----2--------2--------2--------2---------|

g|-------2--------2--------2--------2------|

D|-2--------0--------4--------2------------|

A|-----------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------|

[Pre-Choruses]

e|----------2-----------2----------2----------2-----------2-----------2----|

b|-------0-----------0----------0----------0-----------2-----------2-------|

g|----0-----------0----------0----------0-----------2-----------2----------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------0-----------0-------------|

E|-3-----------3-----------3---------3-------------------------------------|

e|----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0------------2-----------0-|

e|-------2-----------2-----------3-----------3------------3-----------3----|

g|----2-----------2-----------2-----------2------------2-----------2-------|

D|-------------------------0-----------0------------0-----------0----------|

A|-0-----------0-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------2-----------0-----------2-----------0-|

b|-------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----|

g|----4-----------4-----------4-----------4-------|

D|------------------------------------------------|

A|-2-----------2-----------2-----------2----------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

e|----------2-----------2----------2----------2-----------2-----------2----|

b|-------0-----------0----------0----------0-----------2-----------2-------|

g|----0-----------0----------0----------0-----------2-----------2----------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------0-----------0-------------|

E|-3-----------3-----------3---------3-------------------------------------|

e|----------2-----------2-----------2----------2-----------2-----------2----------5-----------4-|

e|-------2-----------2-----------3----------3-----------3-----------3----------5-----------5----|

g|----2-----------2-----------4----------4-----------2-----------2----------4-----------4-------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-0-----------0-----------2----------2-----------2-----------2---------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------—--------0-----------0----------|

[Chorus]

e|----------2-----------2----------2----------2-----------2-----------2----|

b|-------0-----------0----------0----------0-----------2-----------2-------|

g|----0-----------0----------0----------0-----------2-----------2----------|

D|------------------------------------------------2----------2-------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-3-----------3-----------3---------3-------------------------------------|

e|----------2-----------0-----------2-----------0-----------2-----------2--|

b|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|

g|----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------|

D|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge]

e|----------------------------------2-----------2-----------2-----------0--|

b|----------5-----------5--------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-----|

g|-------4-----------4--------3-----------3-----------0-----------0--------|

D|----5-----------5--------------------------------------------------------|

A|-4-----------4-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------2-----------2-----------3-----------3-----------|

e|----------2-----------0------------------------------------3-----2-------------|

b|-------0-----------0--------------7-----5---------------2--------------2-------|

g|----0-----------0--------------4--------------4------3-------------------------|

D|----------------------------5--------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------4-----------4-----4-----------------------------------|

E|-3-----------3-----------------------------------2-----------2------2----------|

e|----------0-----------------------0-----------------------0--------------|

b|-------3--------3--------------3--------3--------------3---------3-------|

g|----4-----------------4-----4-----------------4-----4------------------4-|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----0-----------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------4-----------4-----4----|

e|----------0--------------------------2---------------0-------------2-----------0-|

b|-------3---------3----------------0---------------0--------------0----------0----|

g|----4-------------------4------0---------------0--------------0----------0-------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-4-----------4------4-------3------------3--------------3-------------3----------|

e|---------------------------|

b|----------7-----5----------|

g|-------4--------------4----|

D|----5--------------------4-|

A|-4-----------4-----4-----4-|

E|-------------------------2-|

[Last Chorus]

e|----------2-----------0----------2----------0-----------5---------------|

b|-------0-----------0----------0----------0-----------3-----------0h3----|

g|----0-----------0----------0----------0-----------0-----------0---------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------4------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-3-----------3-----------3---------3-----------0------------------------|

e|----------5----------------------------------0-----------------------0---|

b|-------3-----------0h3-----------3-----------------------3---------------|

g|----0-----------0-------------4-----------4-----------4-----------4------|

D|-------------4-------------4-----------4-----------4-----------4---------|

A|------------------------2-----------2-----------2-----------2------------|

E|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------0-----------0---------------2----------2-----2-|

b|-------0-----------0---------------0----------2--------3-|

g|----1-----------1---------------0----------2-----------2-|

D|----------------------------------------2----------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------|

E|-0-----------0-----------0---3---------------------------|

Verses:

F#m7: 2-x-x-2-2-2 Emadd9: 0-x-x-0-0-2 F#m7: x-x–4-2-2-2

Pre-Choruses:

Gmaj: 3-x-x-0-0-2 A6: x-0-x-2-2-2 Esus4: 0-x-x-4-5-5 E: 0-x-x-4-5-4

Pre-Chorus Chords Also Used:

Gmaj7: x-x-5-7-7-7 A: x-x-7-9-10-9 D: x-x-0-11-10-10 Bm: x-x-9-7-7-7

Bm: x-x-9-11-12-10 E: x-x-14-13-12-12

Bridge:

C#m7b5: x-4-5-4-5-x Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-0 Bm7/A: x-0-4-2-3-0 Bm/G#: 4-x-4-4-3-0

End:

Esus4: 0-x-x-0-3-5 Em/F#: x-x-4-0-0h3-x

[Intro]

Dmaj7 F#m7 Emadd9 F#m7 Dmaj/E Dmaj7 F#m7 Dmaj7/E

[Verse 1]

Dmaj7 F#m7 Emadd9 F#m7 Dmaj/E Dmaj7 F#m7 Dmaj7/E

Thought I saw you smile, underneath you were frowning

Dmaj7 F#m7 Emadd9 F#m7 Dmaj/E Dmaj7 F#m7 Dmaj7/E

Thought I saw you wave but you must have been drowning

[Pre-Chorus]

Gmaj7 A6

What's a rose without a thorn?

What is calm without a storm?

Dsus2 D Dsus2 Bm

I can't say I know what you're going through

Gmaj7 A6

I know you won't find peace without a war

The finest silk can still be torn

Bm7 Esus4 E

And it's always darkest right before the dawn

[Chorus]

Gmaj7

So keep your head up

Dmaj/E

Keep your head up

Dmaj7 Dmaj7sus2 Dmaj7 Dmaj7sus2 Dmaj7

My love

[Verse 2]

Dmaj7 F#m7 Emadd9 F#m7 Dmaj/E Dmaj7 F#m7 Dmaj7/E

When you feel alone and the room is overcrowded

Dmaj7 F#m7 Emadd9 F#m7 Dmaj/E Dmaj7 F#m7 Dmaj7/E

I want you to know you could talk to me about it, darling

[Pre-Chorus]

Gmaj7 A6

What's a rose without a thorn?

What is calm without a storm?

Dsus2 D Dsus2 Bm

I can't say I know what you're going through

Gmaj7 A6

I know you won't find peace without a war

The finest silk can still be torn

Bm7 Esus4 E

And it's always darkest right before the dawn

[Chorus]

Gmaj7

So keep your head up

Dmaj/E

Keep your head up

Dmaj7 C#m7b5 F#

My love

[Bridge]

Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 C#m7b5 F#

Too many words going unspoken

Bm7 Bm7/A Bm/G#

And oh my door will always be open

Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 G6 C#m7b5 F#

What’s a heart if it’s never been broken

[Pre-Chorus]

Gmaj7 A6

What's a rose without a thorn?

What is calm without a storm?

Dsus2 D Dsus2 Bm

I can't say I know what you're going through

Gmaj7 A6

I know you won't find peace without a war

The finest silk can still be torn

Bm7 Esus4 E

And it's always darkest right before the dawn

[Chorus]

Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7

So keep your head up

G6 Esus4 Em/F# Esus Em/F#

Keep your head up

My love

[Outro]

Gmaj7

Keep your head up

Dmaj/E

Keep your head up

My love

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