Chords for Anthony Gomes ~ Darkest Before The Dawn ~ Mammoth Bluesapalooza 8/5/17

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_ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ I was born, _ _ _ [Abm] born alone, _ _ _ _ [E] in the darkness, _ _ _ [B] I couldn't [Gb] find my way home.
And _ [B] you babe, _ _ were my [Abm] only light.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Since you've been gone child, _ [B] the pain cuts [Gb] me like a knife.
Oh [E] yeah, _ your words [Gb] keep me [B] strong through [Gb] my [Abm] darkest _ days.
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_ Even though you're [Gb] gone, _ _ I can hear you say,
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Keep on, _ [Gb] _ [Abm] holding on, _ _ _ [B] _ [E] it's darkest.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] Before the dawn, _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ I'm [Ab] lonely and blue.
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [B] I'm just [E] trying to live in this world, _ [Gb] this [Ebm] world [Gb] without you.
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Oh [Gb] yeah, your words keep me strong [B] through [Bbm] my [Ab] darkest days.
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_ Even though _ [Gb] _ _
_ you're gone, I can hear you [B] say, Keep on, _ _ [Bbm] _ holding [Abm]
on, _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [E] it's darkest.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] Before the dawn.
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_ [Dm] I'm half [Dbm] French Canadian by the way.
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Do you mind [Ab] if I sing a little bit in French for you?
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You're my [Gb] medal, the courage [B] to [Gb] always [Abm] hope.
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Even though you're gone, _ _ [Gb] _
I can hear your voice say, [B] Keep on, holding on, _ _ [Gb] _ [Abm] you'll get there.
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ [E] After the dawn, _ _ we'll [Gb] be up again.
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_ Keep on, holding [Ab] on, [Gb] it's darkest.
_ _ _ _ Before the [Ab] _
dawn.
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[Gbm] _ Hold [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ on a second, does anybody out there like soul music at all?
I mean like Otis [C] Redding and Wilson [Bb] Cricket and like people like that.
_ _ [Abm] I love soul music.
[Gbm] You mind if I sing just a little bit before we get to rocking again?
Because [Abm] I'm feeling a good groove here.
Can I sing a little bit for you?
_ _ [Dbm] If you [A] ever _ [Dbm] _ _ [Cm] change [Bbm] your [Em] mind, _ [Bbm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] leave [F] it, _ [Gbm] leave it _ [Ab] behind.
_ _ _ _ Won't [A] you bring it, _ [Db] bring your [Cm] sweet [Bb] love.
Bring it on, bring it on, bring it on, bring [Ab] it on home to me.
[Gbm] Yeah. _
[F] Yeah.
[Gbm] _ Yeah.
_ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ I [Db] give you money.
_ _ _ [Cm] Some [B] jewelry too.
Oh yeah.
[Bb] _ _ [Abm] But [Gbm] I'm _
[Ab] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ going [E] to give to you, baby.
_ [Bb] _ _ [B] [Dbm] Won't you bring it, _ bring your [Cm] sweet [Bbm] love.
Bring it on, bring it on, bring it on, bring it on home [Eb] to me.
Yeah.
[Gb] Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Can I do one more for you?
[E] Can I do one more?
Little [Ab] Otis Redding here.
[Bb] _ _ [Dbm] If I was the sun way up [Cm] there, _ [Bbm] _
I'd go with [G] love [Bb] most [E] everywhere.
_ [Gbm] I'll be the moon when the sun goes down.
[Abm] So, [A] you know, baby, that [Ab] I'm still around [Db] and that's how strong my love [C] is.
[Bb] I said, _ _ that's how strong [Ab] my love [Gbm] is. _
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