Before the Deluge - Jackson Browne Intro: (play 2 times) |G |C |G |C | |G |C |G |D | GSome (320003@1)of them were dreamers C (x32010@1) GAnd (320003@1)some of them were fools Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)GWho (320003@1)were making plans and thinking of the future GWith (320003@1)the energy of the innocent C (x32010@1) GThey (320003@1)were gathering the tools Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) GThey (320003@1)would need to make their journey back to nature Em (022000@1) GWhile (320003@1)the sand slipped through the opening C (x32010@1) GAnd (320003@1)their hands reached for the golden ring Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) DWith (xx0232@1)their hearts they turned to each other's heart for refuge Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)GIn (320003@1)the troubled years that came before the deluge GSome (320003@1)of them knew pleasure C (x32010@1) GAnd (320003@1)some of them knew pain Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) GAnd (320003@1)for some of them it was only the moment that mattered GAnd (320003@1)on the brave and crazy wings of youth C (x32010@1) GThey (320003@1)went flying around in the rain Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) GAnd (320003@1)their feathers, once so fine, grew torn and tattered Em (022000@1) GAnd (320003@1)in the end they traded their tired wings C (x32010@1) GFor (320003@1)the resignation that living brings Em (022000@1) CAnd (x32010@1)exchanged love's bright and fragile glow D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) DFor (xx0232@1)the glitter and the rouge Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CG And in the moment they were swept before the deluge G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CNow (x32010@1)let the music keep our spirits high G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)let the buildings keep our children dry G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) CLet (x32010@1)creation reveal it's secrets by and by G (320003@1) CBy (x32010@1)and by... G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DWhen (xx0232@1)the light that's lost within us reaches the sky GSome (320003@1)of them were angry C (x32010@1) GAt (320003@1)the way the earth was abused Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) GBy (320003@1)the men who learned how to forge her beauty into power GAnd (320003@1)they struggled to protect her from them C (x32010@1) GOnly (320003@1)to be confused Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) GBy (320003@1)the magnitude of her fury in the final hour Em (022000@1) GAnd (320003@1)when the sand was gone and the time arrived C (x32010@1) GIn (320003@1)the naked dawn only a few survived Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)in attempts to understand a thing so simple and so huge Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) GBelieved (320003@1)that they were meant to live after the deluge G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CNow (x32010@1)let the music keep our spirits high G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)let the buildings keep our children dry G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) CLet (x32010@1)creation reveal it's secrets by and by G (320003@1) CBy (x32010@1)and by... G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DWhen (xx0232@1)the light that's lost within us reaches the sky Coda: |G |C |G |C | |G |C |G |D | Repeat coda and fade Transcribed by Gerard Koot (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - may 2007 email: gerardkoot@hotmail.com ============================================================================ I've added a sample fingerstyle arrangement of the intro. The intro is not played like the original recording but it's a way of playing the intro violin melody combined with chords. The vertical lines (|) above the high e string indicate the quarter note beats of the measures. Tuning: EADGBe Intro: G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e|-----------------|---3---------5---|-7-----8-7-5-----|---3---------5---| B|-3-----3-----3-5-|-----5-----------|-----8-------8-5-|-----5-----------| G|-----4-----------|-------5---5---5-|---7-------------|-------5---5---5-| D|---5-------5-----|-----------------|-5-------5-------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-3-------3-------| E|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C/E (x3111x@5)D/F# (200232@1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e|-7-----8-7-5-----|---3---------5---|-7-----7-------7-|-5-----5---------| B|-----8-------8-5-|-----5-----------|-----8-------8---|-----7---8---10--| G|---7-------------|-------5---5---5-|---7-------7-----|---7-----9---11--| D|-5-------5-------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-5-------7---9---| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|