Before The Dawn Chords
by Judas Priest
Before The Dawn by Judas Priest is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, Am, D, B7, C, G and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Em Am D B7
Em Am B7 Em
Em Am D B7
Before the dawn, I hear you whisper
Em Am B7 Em
In your sleep Don't let the morning take him
Em Am D B7
Outside the birds begin to call
Em Am B7 Em
As if to summon up my leaving
C G E7 Am
It's been a lifetime since I found someone
C D
Since I found someone who would stay
C G E7 Am
I've waited too long, and now you're leaving
C G B7
Please don't take it all away
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C G E7 Am
It's been a lifetime since I found someone
C D
Since I found someone who would stay
C G E7 Am
I've waited too long, and now you're leaving
C G B7
Please don't take it all away
Em Am D B7
Before the dawn, I hear you whisper
Em Am B7 Em
In your sleep Don't let the morning take him