Before My Time Tab by Johnny Cash SONG: BEFORE MY TIME ARTIST: JOHNNY CASH ALBUM: AMERICAN RECORDING III - SOLITARY MAN TAB BY: DON CZARSKI E-MAIL: guitarzan7@hotmail.com BEFORE MY TIME JOHNNY CASH INTRO: GUITAR 1 PLAYS THESE CHORDS FOR THE INTRO C G C G D G GUITAR 2 PLAYS THE FOLLOWING: E -------------------------------------------------| B -------------------------------------------------| G -------------------------------------------------| D ------2---4-5-5-2-----2--------------------------| A --5-5-------------5-5---3------5-2---------------| E -----------------------------3------5---5---3----| VERSE: G I KNOW THAT HEARTS WERE LOVING D LONG BEFORE I WAS HERE AND I'M NOT THE FIRST TO EVER CRY G IN MY BED OR IN MY BEER C THERE WERE SONGS BEFORE THERE WAS RADIO G Em OF LOVE THAT STAYS AND LOVE THAT GOES Am THEY WERE WRITING MELONCHOLY TUNES C D AND TEARFUL WORDS THAT RHYME G BEFORE MY TIME D G BEFORE MY TIME VERSE: THERE WERE SONGS IN OLD DUSTY BOOKS OF LOVE THATS ALWAYS BEEN SWEET LOVERS IN THEIR GLORY WHO ARE NOW GONE WITH THE WIND OLD FASHION LOVE WORDS SPOKEN THEN KEEP COMING BACK AROUND AGAIN NOTHINGS CHANGED EXCEPT THE NAMES THEIR LOVE BURNS JUST LIKE MINE BEFORE MY TIME BEFORE MY TIME BREAK: C AND IN THE DIM OF YESTERDAY G I CAN CLEARLY SEE C THAT FLESH AND BLOOD CRIED OUT TO SOMEONE G D AS IT DOES IN ME G AND THERE WAS SOME OLD SONG THAT SAID C I LOVE YOU 'TIL I DIE G BEFORE MY TIME D G BEFORE MY TIME INSTRUMENTAL: GUITAR 1 PLAYS THESE CHORDS: C G C G D G GUITAR 2 PLAYS THE FOLLOWING: E -------------------------------------------------| B -------------------------------------------------| G -------------------------------------------------| D ------2---4-5-5-2-----2--------------------------| A --5-5-------------5-5---3------5-2---------------| E -----------------------------3------5---5---3----| VERSE: BUT WHAT THE OLD TIME MASTERS HAD IS WHAT I FEEL FOR YOU LOVE IS LOVE AND DOESN'T CHANGE IN A CENTURY OR TWO IF SOMEWAY THEY HAD SEEN AND KNEW HOW IT WOULD BE FOR ME AND YOU THEY'D WISH FOR LOVE LIKE YOURS AND THEY WOULD WISH FOR LOVE LIKE MINE BEFORE MY TIME BEFORE MY TIME OUTRO: G E --------------------|--------------3----| B --------------------|--------------3----| G --------------------|--------------4----| D --------------------|--------------5----| A ----5-2-------------|---- -2-3--5--5----| E --3------5--5-5--3--|--3-5---------3----| ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CORRECTIONS E-MAIL ME AT: guitarzan7@hotmail.com P E A C C C E E E D O N