Chords for Just Before It Gets Dark - Emmylou Harris

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_ Just before it gets dark, [Db] when the light still hangs [Ab] in the sky
The _ _ _ _ day's not quite gone, [Db] all its promises still in [Ab] your _ mind _ _
_ [Fm] Between the time your [Ab] mother calls, [Db] and the time you put the [Ab] ball
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_ There's a lifetime to be lived, [Eb] and a world where every dream is [Ab] here to stay
Just _ _ _ before the night comes, [Db] and you run back to the safety [Ab] of your world
_ Just _ _ _ before it gets dark, [Db] you can believe in every story [Ab] ever told
In _ _ _ [Cm] those last precious moments, [Db] there's a beauty that wants to [Ab] give away _ _ _
Well, nothing lasts forever, [Eb] but those moments keep forever [Ab] far away _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] Just before it gets dark, before you grow old, before you're too old [Ab] to pretend
_ _ Just _ [Db] before it gets dark, and you know your dreams will not come [Ab] back again
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_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] And I promise you, baby, it'll all be alright
I promise [Db] you, baby, [Eb] it'll all be [Ab] alright _ _ _
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