"Blues Before Sunrise"
BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE by Leroy Carr
Arranged by Eric Clapton
Transcribed by Brian Davies (comments to davies@ils.nwu.edu)
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|(e) |--9-9-9--9-9-9--9\--|--9-9-9--9-9-9--9\--|--9-9-9--9-9-9-/9-9-9--9-9-9--|(B) |--9-9-9--9-9-9--9\--|--9-9-9--9-9-9--9\--|--9-9-9--9-9-9-/9-9-9--9-9-9--|(G) |--------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|(D) |--------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|(A) |--------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|(E) |--------------------|--------------------|------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|(e) |-/9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--|-/12--9s7-9~--|--12--9s7--9-7---------|(B) |-/9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--|--------------|---------------9--7s5--|(G) |------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------|(D) |------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------|(A) |------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------|(E) |------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|-3-| |-3-|(e) |-----------9-7------|-----------9-9-9--|--9-9--9-7--------|(B) |---------------9-7--|------------------|-----------9--9---|(G) |--6-----------------|--6---------------|------------------|(D) |-----8--6-----------|-----8--6---------|------------------|(A) |-----8--6-----------|-----8--6---------|------------------|(E) |--------------------|------------------|------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|-3-|(e) |----9--9-9-7---------|----------------------|-------------|(B) |--9----------9--7s5--|----------------------|-------------|(G) |---------------------|--6-6-----------------|-------------|(D) |---------------------|-------9-9--8-8--7-7--|--6-/6-6\----|(A) |---------------------|----------------------|-------------|(E) |---------------------|----------------------|-------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
I have the [C#] blues before sunrise, tears standing in my eyes.
I have the [F#7] blues before sunrise, tears standing in my [C#] eyes.
It was a [G#7] miserable feeling, now babe,
[F#7] A feeling I do des[C#]pise. [B] [Bb] [A] [G#]
I have to [C#] leave, leave you baby, because you know you done me wrong.
I have to [F#7] leave you baby, because you know you done me [C#] wrong.
I'm gonna [G#7] pack up and leave you darling
[F#7] And break up my happy [C#] home. [B] [Bb] [A] [G#]
I'm gonna [C#] leave you baby, I'm gonna leave you all alone.
I'm gonna [F#7] leave you baby, I'm gonna leave you all a[C#]lone.
I'm gonna [G#7] pack up and leave you darling,
[F#7] Because you know you done me [C#] wrong. [B] [Bb] [A] [G#]
|-3-| |-3-|(e) |--9-----9-7------|------------|--9---9-7--------|----------7-9-7--|(B) |------------9-7--|--5---------|----------9-7-5--|-----------------|(G) |-----------------|-----6------|-----------------|--6--4--3--------|(D) |-----------------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|(A) |-----------------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|(E) |-----------------|------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|-3-|(e) |-/12--9s7-9~--|--12--9s7--9-7---------|(B) |--------------|---------------9--7s5--|(G) |--------------|-----------------------|(D) |--------------|-----------------------|(A) |--------------|-----------------------|(E) |--------------|-----------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|-3-| |-3-|(e) |-----------9-7------|-----------9-9-9--|--9-9--9-7--------|(B) |---------------9-7--|------------------|-----------9--9---|(G) |--6-----------------|--6---------------|------------------|(D) |-----8--6-----------|-----8--6---------|------------------|(A) |-----8--6-----------|-----8--6---------|------------------|(E) |--------------------|------------------|------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|-3-|(e) |----9--9-9-7---------|----------------------|-------------|(B) |--9----------9--7s5--|----------------------|-------------|(G) |---------------------|--6-6-----------------|-------------|(D) |---------------------|-------9-9--8-8--7-7--|--6-/6-6\----|(A) |---------------------|----------------------|-------------|(E) |---------------------|----------------------|-------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Well now [C#] goodbye, goodbye baby, I'll see you on some rainy day.
Well now [F#7] goodbye baby, I'll see you on some rainy [C#] day.
You can [G#7] go ahead now little darling,
[F#7] 'Cause I want you to have your [C#] way. [C] [C#]