Before Too Long

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
B[A]efore too long

T[Em]he one that you'r[G]e lovin' will[A] wish that he'd [D]never met y[G]ou    [D]

B[A]efore too long

H[Em]e who is no[G]thin' will sud[A]denly come[D] into view [G]       [A]

S[G]o let the time keep rolli[D]n' on

I[A]t's on m[Em]y side

L[G]onely nights will soon be g[D]one

H[A]igh is the tide

|
 [G]  [G]
 [D]
 [G]
 [G]
 [D] x x x|
  > > .         > >   .

B[A]efore too long

W[Em]e'll be tog[G]ether and no-[A]one will tear[D] us apart    [G]         [D]

B[A]efore too long

T[Em]he words will b[G]e spoken I[A] know all the [D]action by h[G]eart  [A]

A[G]s the night time follo[D]ws day I'm clos[A]ing in[Em]

E[G]very dog will have hi[D]s day Any dog c[A]an win

 [Em]  Shut the shade   [G]

D[D]o not fear[A] any more

 [Em]  Here I come [G]creeping round  [D]

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|
  > > .         > >   .

B[A]efore too long

I[Em]'ll be repe[G]ating what's hap[A]pened before in[D] my mind [G]        [D]

B[A]efore too long

O[Em]ver and ov[G]er jus[A]t like a hamm[D]er inside  [G]         [A]

A[G]s the night time follo[D]ws day I'm clos[A]ing in[Em]

E[G]very dog will have hi[D]s day Any dog c[A]an 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





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.

B[A]efore too long

T[Em]he one that you'r[G]e lovin' will[A] wish that he'd [D]never met y[G]ou    [D]

B[A]efore too long

H[Em]e who is no[G]thin' will sud[A]denly come[D] into view [G]       [A]

S[G]o let the time keep rolli[D]n' on

I[A]t's on m[Em]y side

L[G]onely nights will soon be g[D]one

H[A]igh is the tide

|
 [G]  [G]
 [D]
 [G]
 [G]
 [D] x x x|
  > > .         > >   .

B[A]efore too long

W[Em]e'll be tog[G]ether and no-[A]one will tear[D] us apart    [G]         [D]

B[A]efore too long

T[Em]he words will b[G]e spoken I[A] know all the [D]action by h[G]eart  [A]

A[G]s the night time follo[D]ws day I'm clos[A]ing in[Em]

E[G]very dog will have hi[D]s day Any dog c[A]an win

 [Em]  Shut the shade   [G]

D[D]o not fear[A] any more

 [Em]  Here I come [G]creeping round  [D]

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|
  > > .         > >   .

B[A]efore too long

I[Em]'ll be repe[G]ating what's hap[A]pened before in[D] my mind [G]        [D]

B[A]efore too long

O[Em]ver and ov[G]er jus[A]t like a hamm[D]er inside  [G]         [A]

A[G]s the night time follo[D]ws day I'm clos[A]ing in[Em]

E[G]very dog will have hi[D]s day Any dog c[A]an 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