Before The Morning Sun

[Gm]Sitting awake before the morning sun
[Bb/F]Only ‘cause I couldn’t fall asleep while the night was young
[Gm]I’m[Eb] restless, can’t call myself stressless
[Dsus4]These past weeks have left me breathless and [D]senseless

[Gm]My brother from another mother lost a brother
My fat[Bb/F]her lost his father, I lost a friend, something that I couldn’t comprehend     [Gm]        [Eb]
We’ll never see these men again
[Dsus4]Once upon a time life wa[D]s so innocent

[Gm]We’re past the past
[Bb/F]The now is now
The fut[Gm]ure[Eb] will be here in a minute
But I don’t care [Dsus4]what’s going down                  [D]

Anyhow, I m[Gm]iss the time with the many smiles
[Bb/F]When we could always stretch it for a little while
[Gm]Now[Eb] you’re gone and it feels like I’m alone
[Dsus4]Oh god dammit, how I miss you [D]so

[Gm]Sometimes it will feel time can stop
[Bb/F]Sometimes I feel like giving up
[Eb]But then I hear a voice inside of me
Saying: "Bette[Dsus4]r die with your chin up, than living [D]on your knees"

[Gm]Daydreaming is OK sometimes
[Bb/F]But to face the facts really hurts
And when you finally fee[Gm]l t[Eb]he weight of your burden
Get up [Dsus4]again if you kiss the dirt      [D]

I’d rather live one day as a[Gm] lion
Than live a hundred years as a s[Bb/F]heep
I’d rather reign in Hell tha[Gm]n s[Eb]erve in Heaven
Live my dream out in rea[Dsus4]lity and not in my sle[D]ep

[Gm]The past is gone
[Bb/F]The now is now
[Gm]The[Eb] future will be here in a minute
But I don’t care [Dsus4]what’s going down, what’s going d[D]own         [C]                 [Bb]                       [A]

[Gm]People tell me: "Pick yourself up off the road"
[Bb/F]Can’t I just stay and get squashed like a little toad?
[Gm]The[Eb]y’ll say you have a burden to carry
[Dsus4]Somewhere along the line there’s a gi[D]rl to marry

[Gm]But don’t worry, I’ll get up
I won’t giv[Bb/F]e it up even if it won’t stop
Hurting in my heart no[Gm]w t[Eb]hat we’re apart
My chronic pain is about t[Dsus4]o start, will it be hard?     [D]

I’d rather live one day as a[Gm] lion
Than live a hundred years as a sh[Bb/F]eep
I’d rather reign in Hell, t[Gm]han[Eb] serve in Heaven
Live my dream out in rea[Dsus4]lity and not in my sle[D]ep

[Gm]The past is gone
[Bb/F]The now is now
The fut[Gm]ure[Eb] will be here in a minute
But I don’t care [Dsus4]what’s going down               [D]

‘Cause we’re past the [Gm]past
[Bb/F]The now is now
The fut[Gm]ure[Eb] will be here in a minute
But I don’t care [Dsus4]what’s going down                [D]
Anyhow[Gm]...

Chords by Martin Simonsen