Chords for Emmylou Harris - The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn (2007)
Tempo:
122.3 bpm
Chords used:
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G
A
C
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
Okay, we come to our ninth commandment.
[Em] It's not really a commandment, it's just a fact that we can't get away from,
which is that death [Abm] comes to us all, and a lot of material in country music
deals with that [A] grim fact.
[D] But somehow [G] I think it's [D] [A]
[D] some [G] kind of comfort in [D] those songs,
always an element of [A] hope, and [D] somehow makes [A] us embrace life even more.
[D]
[G]
[D]
[A] [D] [A]
[D] The sun is [G] over sinking,
[D] the [A] day is [D] almost gone
Still love is falling [G] all around us
[D] And we [A] must journey [D] on
[G] The dark
[D] is just before dawn
[A]
Lay [D] down your soul, [G] let Jesus [D]
lead
The darkest hour [A] is just [D] before dawn
Like
[G]
[D]
[A]
[Am] [D]
[G]
[Em] [D]
[G] [Am]
[C] [G] a shepherd out on [C] the mountain
[G] A watch in [D] the sheep [G] down below
He's coming back [C] to claim us
[G] Will you [D]
[G]
[C] love the dark is [G] just before dawn
Lay down your
[D] soul, [G] let
[C] [G] Jesus lead
The darkest hour [D]
is just [G] before dawn
The [Em] darkest hour [D] is just [G] before dawn
[N]
Okay, we come to our ninth commandment.
[Em] It's not really a commandment, it's just a fact that we can't get away from,
which is that death [Abm] comes to us all, and a lot of material in country music
deals with that [A] grim fact.
[D] But somehow [G] I think it's [D] [A]
[D] some [G] kind of comfort in [D] those songs,
always an element of [A] hope, and [D] somehow makes [A] us embrace life even more.
[D]
[G]
[D]
[A] [D] [A]
[D] The sun is [G] over sinking,
[D] the [A] day is [D] almost gone
Still love is falling [G] all around us
[D] And we [A] must journey [D] on
[G] The dark
[D] is just before dawn
[A]
Lay [D] down your soul, [G] let Jesus [D]
lead
The darkest hour [A] is just [D] before dawn
Like
[G]
[D]
[A]
[Am] [D]
[G]
[Em] [D]
[G] [Am]
[C] [G] a shepherd out on [C] the mountain
[G] A watch in [D] the sheep [G] down below
He's coming back [C] to claim us
[G] Will you [D]
[G]
[C] love the dark is [G] just before dawn
Lay down your
[D] soul, [G] let
[C] [G] Jesus lead
The darkest hour [D]
is just [G] before dawn
The [Em] darkest hour [D] is just [G] before dawn
[N]
Key:
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G
A
C
Em
D
G
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Okay, _ _ we _ come to our ninth commandment. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] It's not really a commandment, it's just a fact that we can't get away from,
which is that death [Abm] comes to us all, and a lot of material in country music
deals with that [A] grim fact.
[D] But somehow [G] I think it's [D] _ [A] _ _ _
[D] some [G] kind of comfort in [D] those songs, _
always an element of [A] hope, _ and [D] somehow makes [A] us embrace life even more.
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ The sun is _ _ [G] over sinking, _ _ _
_ _ [D] the _ [A] day is _ [D] almost gone _ _ _
_ Still love is _ falling [G] all around us _ _ _
_ [D] And _ we [A] must journey [D] _ _ on _ _
_ [G] The dark _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ is just before dawn
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
Lay _ [D] _ down _ your soul, [G] let _ Jesus [D]
lead
The darkest _ hour [A] is just [D] before _ dawn _
Like _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[C] _ [G] _ a shepherd _ _ out on [C] the mountain _ _ _
_ [G] A watch in [D] the _ sheep [G] down below _ _ _ _
_ He's _ _ coming _ back [C] to claim us _
_ [G] Will you _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] love the dark is [G] just _ _ _ _ before dawn
_ Lay down your _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ soul, _ _ _ _ [G] let _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] Jesus lead
The darkest _ hour [D]
is just [G] before _ dawn _
_ The [Em] darkest _ hour [D] is just _ [G] before dawn _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay, _ _ we _ come to our ninth commandment. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] It's not really a commandment, it's just a fact that we can't get away from,
which is that death [Abm] comes to us all, and a lot of material in country music
deals with that [A] grim fact.
[D] But somehow [G] I think it's [D] _ [A] _ _ _
[D] some [G] kind of comfort in [D] those songs, _
always an element of [A] hope, _ and [D] somehow makes [A] us embrace life even more.
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ The sun is _ _ [G] over sinking, _ _ _
_ _ [D] the _ [A] day is _ [D] almost gone _ _ _
_ Still love is _ falling [G] all around us _ _ _
_ [D] And _ we [A] must journey [D] _ _ on _ _
_ [G] The dark _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ is just before dawn
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
Lay _ [D] _ down _ your soul, [G] let _ Jesus [D]
lead
The darkest _ hour [A] is just [D] before _ dawn _
Like _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[C] _ [G] _ a shepherd _ _ out on [C] the mountain _ _ _
_ [G] A watch in [D] the _ sheep [G] down below _ _ _ _
_ He's _ _ coming _ back [C] to claim us _
_ [G] Will you _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] love the dark is [G] just _ _ _ _ before dawn
_ Lay down your _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ soul, _ _ _ _ [G] let _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] Jesus lead
The darkest _ hour [D]
is just [G] before _ dawn _
_ The [Em] darkest _ hour [D] is just _ [G] before dawn _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _