Intro: Em  Am  D  B7
       Em  Am  B7  Em


[Em]Before the [Am]dawn, [D]I hear you [B7]whisper

[Em]In your [Am]sleep "Don't [B7]let the morning [Em]take him"

[Em]Outside the [Am]birds [D]begin to [B7]call

[Em]As if to [Am]summon [B7]up my [Em]leaving


[C]It's been a [Em]lifetime [E7]since I found [Am]someone

Since I found [B7]someone who would [D]stay

[C]I've waited too [Em]long, [E7]and now you're [Am]leaving

Please don't [B7]take it all away

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[C]It's been a [Em]lifetime [E7]since I found [Am]someone

Since I found [B7]someone who would [D]stay

[C]I've waited too [Em]long, [E7]and now you're [Am]leaving

Please don't [B7]take it all away

[Em]Before the [Am]dawn, [D]I hear you [B7]whisper

[Em]In your [Am]sleep "Don't [B7]let the morning [Em]take him"