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Before The Dawn

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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]
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?
                       D
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
                             Bm
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?
                       D
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
                             Bm
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?
                       D
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
                             Bm
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
   Bm
My love
   E
My love

[Outro]
          Gmaj7
Keep your head up
          Dmaj/E
Keep your head up
   D
My love

Before The Dawn chords and lyrics

Free chords for Before The Dawn by Tori Kelly. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Tuning: Half-Step Down
[Intro]
Dmaj7 F#m7 Emadd9 F#m7 Dmaj/E Dmaj7 F#m7 Dmaj7/E
[Verse 1]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Outro]

Before The Dawn Chords by Tori Kelly

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