Blues Before Sunrise Chords by Scrapper Blackwell

Tempo:
85.9 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

C

C#

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Scrapper Blackwell ~ Blues Before Sunrise chords
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[G] [C#] [C]
[G] [C#] [G]
[C] [C#] [C#m]
[G] [C#] [G]
[Cm] [D] [Gm]
[D] [G] [D] [C#] [G]
[D] [G] I've got the blues before sunrise [Dm]
With tears standing in my eyes
I've [C] got the blues before sunrise With tears [G] standing in my [F] eyes
[D]
[G] [D] Lord, it's such a lonesome feeling [G] [D] When I do [G] this for you
[C#m] [F] [G] Look like everybody, everybody's down on me
[C]
[G]
[D] I'm [G] [D] gonna wash my troubles [A#m] [D] down to the [G] deep blue sea
[C#m] [F] [G] [D] [Gm]
[G] [Gm]
[Dm] [C]
[Gm] [G]
[A#m]
[D] [G] [D]
[C] [D] [C#m] [Fm] [G] [D] [G]
[C] [G] [F]
[G] [C#] [C] [G]
[C]
[G] [C#] [F] [G] [Em] [G]
[D] [C]
[G] [Dm] [A#] [G] [D]
[G] Lord, today I've been, I lost an old friend, friend
[C] Lord, today I've been, I lost an old [G] friend
[D] Lord, [G] [C#]
[D] I've been lying here thinking [Gm] Would [D] my mind [G] be for the [Dm] rain
[D] [G] [D]
[G] Blue started in roaring, stopped at my front door
Lord, I ain't got nobody, [A#] say where you go, [C] I won't [D#] know
[G] [C] [Bm] Lord, what in [D#m] the world [G] you've done [D] [G] I'm gonna [D] change my way of living
[A#m] I [D] won't hurt [G] myself no [F] more
[D] [G] [D]
[Gm] I love my [G] baby, but my baby just won't behave
Lord, [C] I [D#] love my [G] baby, [C] [D#] but [C] my baby won't [Gm] behave
[Dm] [D] I'm [G]
[D] gonna buy me a .44
pistol [A#m] and [D] put her in [G] a grave
[C#m] [G] [Gm] [G] [E]
[Dm] [C]
[D#] [Em] [C] [G] [D#] [G]
[A#] [G] [D] [Gm] [F]
[D] [G] [C#]
[Cm] [Dm] [Bm] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
C#
12341114
Gm
123111113
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
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To start learning Scrapper Blackwell - (Album Version) Blues Before Sunrise chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - A#m, D, G and D in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 42 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 86. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of G Major.

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_ [G] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C#] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [C#m] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C#] _ [G] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [C#] _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] I've got the blues before sunrise [Dm] _
With tears standing in my eyes _ _
_ _ I've [C] got the blues before sunrise _ With tears [G] standing in my [F] eyes
[D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] Lord, it's such a lonesome feeling [G] _ [D] When I do [G] this for you
[C#m] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ Look like everybody, _ _ everybody's down on me _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] I'm [G] _ _ _ [D] gonna wash my troubles _ [A#m] _ [D] down to the [G] deep blue sea
[C#m] _ [F] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ [C#m] _ [Fm] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [F] _
[G] _ _ [C#] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C#] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ [Dm] _ [A#] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
[G] Lord, today I've been, I lost an old friend, friend _ _ _ _ _
[C] Lord, today I've been, _ _ I lost an old [G] friend
_ [D] Lord, [G] _ _ _ [C#]
[D] I've been lying here thinking [Gm] Would [D] my mind [G] be for the [Dm] rain
[D] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ Blue started in roaring, stopped at my front door
Lord, I ain't got nobody, [A#] say where you go, [C] I won't [D#] know
[G] _ [C] _ _ [Bm] Lord, what in [D#m] the world [G] you've done _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ I'm gonna [D] change my way of living
[A#m] I [D] won't hurt [G] myself no [F] more
[D] _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[Gm] I love my [G] baby, _ _ but my baby just won't behave
Lord, _ _ _ [C] I [D#] love my [G] baby, [C] _ [D#] but [C] my baby won't [Gm] behave
_ [Dm] [D] I'm [G] _ _ _
[D] gonna buy me a .44
pistol [A#m] and [D] put her in [G] a grave
[C#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[D#] _ [Em] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [D#] _ [G] _
[A#] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _ [F] _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ [Bm] _ [G] _ _ _ _

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