Paul Kelly - Before Too Long Chords & Tabs

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From: Eva Zsigri 
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 1995 14:10:39 +1000 (EST)

Before Too Long
===============
Paul Kelly
Transcribed by Eva Zsigri - ezsigri@st.nepean.uws.edu.au

>From the album _Gossip_ released in 1986, and re-released on CD in 1990
(including the US).

Read '>' as emphasis, '.' as stacato, and 'x' as no chord.
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             A
Before too long
    Em              G           A              D         G    D
The one that you're lovin' will wish that he'd never met you
           A
Before too long
Em        G            A        D         G    A
He who is nothin' will suddenly come into view

	     G			 D
So let the time keep rollin' on
           A	Em
It's on my side
       G	                   D
Lonely nights will soon be gone
            A
High is the tide

| G G D - | - - G G | D x x x|
  > > .         > >   .

           A
Before too long
Em        G           A           D           G   D
We'll be together and no-one will tear us apart
           A
Before too long
    Em            G        A            D         G    A
The words will be spoken I know all the action by heart

       G                    D             A    Em
As the night time follows day I'm closing in
      G                   D             A
Every dog will have his day Any dog can win

Em                G
   Shut the shade
          D        A
Do not fear any more
Em           G              D
   Here I come creeping round

Your back door
| A A A A G G | D - - - | G G G | D - - - | G G G G | D x x x |
  > > > > > >   .         > > >             > > > >   .

[Changes to 6/4, 4/4, 3/4 and back to 4/4. The word 'door' is held for
the first of these two bars.]

[3] - Instrumental
A   Em   G   A   D   G   D
A   Em   G   A   D   G   A

G   D   A
G   D   A
| G G D - | - - G G | D x x x|
  > > .         > >   .

           A
Before too long
Em        G              A             D       G     D
I'll be repeating what's happened before in my mind
           A
Before too long
Em       G    A           D         G     A
Over and over just like a hammer inside

       G                    D             A    Em
As the night time follows day I'm closing in
      G                   D             A
Every dog will have his day Any dog can win

| G G D - | - - G G | D x x x|
  > > .         > >   .

[5] - Instrumental
A   Em   G   A   D   G   D
A   Em   G   A   D   G   A

G   D    A
| G G D - | - - G G | G D - - - | - G G G | G - D -| - - - - |
  > > .         > >   > .           > > >   >   >

Chords Used
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/paul_kelly/before_too_long_crd.html ]
A       x02220
Em      022000
G       320003
D       xx0232

From alt.guitar.tab Fri Jun 30 14:38:58 1995
From: eva@ilanet.slnsw.gov.au (Eva Zsigri)
Date: 29 Jun 1995 03:49:55 GMT
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature,alt.guitar.tab,aus.music
Subject: CRD: Paul Kelly - "Before Too Long"

Before Too Long
===============
By Paul Kelly
Transcribed by Eva Zsigri - ezsigri@st.nepean.uws.edu.au

From the album _Gossip_ released in 1986, and re-released on CD in 1990
(including the US).

Read '>' as emphasis, '.' as stacato, and 'x' as no chord.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
             A
Before too long
    Em              G           A              D         G    D
The one that you're lovin' will wish that he'd never met you
           A
Before too long
Em        G            A        D         G    A
He who is nothin' will suddenly come into view

	     G			 D
So let the time keep rollin' on
           A	Em
It's on my side
       G	                   D
Lonely nights will soon be gone
            A
High is the tide

| G G D - | - - G G | D x x x|
  > > .         > >   .

           A
Before too long
Em        G           A           D           G   D
We'll be together and no-one will tear us apart
           A
Before too long
    Em            G        A            D         G    A
The words will be spoken I know all the action by heart

       G                    D             A    Em
As the night time follows day I'm closing in
      G                   D             A
Every dog will have his day Any dog can win

Em                G
   Shut the shade
          D        A
Do not fear any more
Em           G              D
   Here I come creeping round

Your back door
| A A A A G G | D - - - | G G G | D - - - | G G G G | D x x x |
  > > > > > >   .         > > >             > > > >   .

[Changes to 6/4, 4/4, 3/4 and back to 4/4. The word 'door' is held for
the first of these two bars.]

[3] - Instrumental
A   Em   G   A   D   G   D
A   Em   G   A   D   G   A

G   D   A
G   D   A
| G G D - | - - G G | D x x x|
  > > .         > >   .

           A
Before too long
Em        G              A             D       G     D
I'll be repeating what's happened before in my mind
           A
Before too long
Em       G    A           D         G     A
Over and over just like a hammer inside

       G                    D             A    Em
As the night time follows day I'm closing in
      G                   D             A
Every dog will have his day Any dog can win

| G G D - | - - G G | D x x x|
  > > .         > >   .

[5] - Instrumental
A   Em   G   A   D   G   D
A   Em   G   A   D   G   A

G   D    A
| G G D - | - - G G | G D - - - | - G G G | G - D -| - - - - |
  > > .         > >   > .           > > >   >   >

Chords Used

A       x02220
Em      022000
G       320003
D       xx0232