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Before The Morning
Josh Wilson
Key: A or Ab
Capo 2 if playing along with album (key A).
Capo 1 if playing along with this live version (key Ab):
(note: his guitar is tuned down 1/2 step here)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqKYX472XJY
Tabbed and chorded by weksa
Contact: weksa@live.com
Tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TZilPWTxNA
Corrected chords: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOp7iFmiy1Q
Intro: (alternate picking)
G
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0----------0----------0-------------------|
D|---0----------0----------0--------0----0---------|
A|--------------------------------9---10-----------|
E|-3---3----------3----------3---------------------|
d u d u u d u u d u d u d u
C
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0----------0----------0-------------------|
D|---0----------0----------0--------0----0---------|
A|-3---3----------3----------3----9---10-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
d u d u u d u u d u d u d u
Em
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0----------0----------0-------------------|
D|---0----------0----------0--------0----0---------|
A|--------------------------------9---10-----------|
E|-0---0----------0----------0---------------------|
d u d u u d u u d u d u d u
C D
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0----------0---------0----------0---------|
D|---0----------0---------0----------0-------------|
A|-3---3----------3---3/5---5----------5-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
d u d u u d u d u d u u d u
Verse 1: (continue alternate picking)
G
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0----------0----------0----------0--------|
D|---0----------0----------0----------0------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---3----------3----------3----------3----------|
d u d u u d u u d u u d u
C
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0----------0----------0----------0--------|
D|---0----------0----------0----------0------------|
A|-3---3----------3----------3----------3----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
d u d u u d u u d u u d u
Em
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0----------0----------0----------0--------|
D|---0----------0----------0----------0------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---0----------0----------0----------0----------|
d u d u u d u u d u u d u
C D
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0----------0---------0----------0---------|
D|---0----------0---------0----------0-------------|
A|-3---3----------3---3/5---5----------5-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
d u d u u d u d u d u u d u
G C
Do you wonder why you have to
Em
Feel the things that hurt you
C D
If there’s a God who loves you where is He now
G C
Maybe there are things you can’t see
Em
And all those things are happening
C
To bring a better ending
D C D
Someday somehow you’ll see, you’ll see
Chorus chords used:
These are not accurate names, e.g. the G is actually a G5.
But for simplicity of displaying them over the lyrics...
G D/F# Em G/B C D Am (for coda)
e|-3---3---3---3---3---3---0-----------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---3---3---1-----------------------|
G|-0---2---0---0---0---2---0-----------------------|
D|-0---0---2---0---x---0---2-----------------------|
A|-x---x---2---2---3-------0-----------------------|
E|-3---2---0---------------------------------------|
Chorus:
G D/F#
Would you dare, would you dare to believe
Em G/B
That you still have a reason to sing
C
Cause the pain that you’ve been feeling
D
It can’t compare to the joy that’s coming
G D/F#
So hold on, you gotta wait for the light
Em G/B
Press on and just fight the good fight
C
Cause the pain that you’ve been feeling
D
It’s just the dark before the morning
Interlude 1 chords:
e|-3---2---0---2---3-------------------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---3-------------------------------|
G|-0---0---0---0---0-------------------------------|
D|-0---0---x---x---x-------------------------------|
A|-x---2---3---3---3-------------------------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
G C
My friend you know how this all ends
Em
You know where you’re going
C
You just don’t know how you’ll get there
D
So say a prayer
G C
And hold on cause there’s good for those who love God
Em
But life is not a snapshot
C D
It might take a little time but you’ll see the bigger picture
Chorus
Interlude 2 chords: (sings "Yeah, yeah...")
e|-3---2---0---2---3-|-3---2---0-------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---3-|-3---3---3-------------------|
G|-0---0---0---0---0-|-0---0---0-------------------|
D|-0---0---x---x---x-|-0---0---x-------------------|
A|-x---2---3---3---3-|-2---2---3-------------------|
E|-3-----------------|-0---------------------------|
Bridge (x2): (alternate picking 1st time, strumming 2nd time)
C D G/B C
Once you feel the weight of glory
C D G/B C (D)
All your pain will fade to memory (memory, yeah)
Chorus+Coda:
G D/F#
Would you dare, would you dare to believe
Em Fsus2/G [3x303x]
That you still have a reason to sing
C/G [332010]
Cause the pain that you’ve been feeling
D
It can’t compare to the joy that’s coming
G D/F#
So hold on, you gotta wait for the light
Em G/B
Press on and just fight the good fight
C
Cause the pain that you’ve been feeling
Em
It’s just the hurt before the healing
Am G/B
Oh the pain that you’ve been feeling
C D
It’s just the dark before the morning
Interlude 3 (sing "Yeah, yeah" and "before the morning")
e|-3---2---0---2-|-3---2---0---0-------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3-|-3---3---3---3-------------------|
G|-0---0---0---0-|-0---0---0---2-------------------|
D|-0---0---x---x-|-0---0---x---0-------------------|
A|-x---2---3---3-|-2---2---3-----------------------|
E|-3-------------|-0-------------------------------|