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Before My Time

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[Verse 1]
G
I know that hearts were loving 
     D7
Long before I was here
        D7
And I'm not the first to ever cry
      G
In my bed or in my beer
[Verse 2]
           C
There were songs before there was radio
   G                   Em
Of love that stays and love that goes
          C
They were writing melancholy tunes
                       D7
And tearful words that rhyme
          G      D7        G
Before my time   before my time
[Verse 3]
G
There were songs in old dusty books
   D7
Of love that's always been
      D7
Sweet lovers in their glory
        G
Who are now gone with the wind
[Verse 4]
    C
Old fashion love words spoken then
     G           Em
Keep coming back around again
C
Nothings changed except the names
                           D7
Their love burns just like mine
          G     D7        G
Before my time  before my time
[Verse 5]
    C
And in the dim of yesterday
G
I can clearly see
     C
That flesh and blood cried out to someone
G             D7
As it does in me
[Bridge]
              G
And there was some old song that said
  C
I love you till I die
          G     D7        G
Before my time  before my time
[Verse 5]
             G
But what the old time masters had
   D7
Is what I feel for you
    D7
Love is love and doesn't change
     G
In a century or two
End
   C
If someway they had seen and knew
G                   Em
How it would be for me and you
       C
They'd wish for love like yours
                                  D7
And they would wish for love like mine
          G     D7        G
Before my time  before my time

Before My Time chords and lyrics

Free chords for Before My Time by Johnny Cash. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

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[Verse 2]
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Verse 5]
[Bridge]
[Verse 5]
[End]

Before My Time Chords by Johnny Cash

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