[Fm]Before the [Bbm]dawn, [D#]I

..hear you [C7]whis[C]per

[Fm]In your [Bbm]sleep "Don't

..[C7]let the morning [Fm]take

..him"

[Fm]Outside the [Bbm]birds begin

..to [C7]call[C]

[Fm]As if to [Bbm]summon [C7]up my

..[Fm]leaving

[C#]It's been a [Fm]lifetime

..[C#]since I found [Bbm]someone

Since I found [C7]someone who

..would [D#]stay

[C#]I've waited too [Fm]long,

..[C#]and now you're [Bbm]leaving

Please don't [C7]take it all away

(Intro sequence again)

[C#]It's been a [Fm]lifetime

..[C#]since I found [Bbm]someone

Since I found [C7]someone who

..would [D#]stay

[C#]I've waited too [Fm]long,

..[C#]and now you're [Bbm]leaving

Please don't [C7]take it all away

[Fm]Before the [Bbm]dawn, [D#]I

..hear you [C7]whis[C]per

[Fm]In your [Bbm]sleep "Don't

..[C7]let the morning [Fm]take

..him"