Before The Deluge Jackson Browne

[A]Some of them were dreamers

[D]And some of them were [A]fools

Who were [F#m]making plans and [D]thinking of the fut[A]ure [D] [A]

With the [A]energy of the innocent

They were [D]gathering the [A]tools

They would [F#m]need to make their [D]journey back to nat [A]ure [D] [A]

While the [F#m]sand slipped through the [A]opening

And their [D]hands reached for the [A]golden ring

With their [F#m]hearts they turned to each [D] other's heart for [E]refuge [F#m] [E]

In the [F#m]troubled years that [D]came before the [A]deluge [D] [A]

[A]Some of them knew pleasure

And [D]some of them knew [A]pain

And for [F#m]some of them it was [D]only the moment that mat[A]tered [D] [A]

And on the [A]brave and crazy wings of youth

They went [D]flying around in the [A]rain

And their [F#m]feathers, once so [D]fine, grew torn and tat[A]tered [D] [A]

And in the [F#m]end they traded their [A]tired wings

For the [D]resignation that [A]living brings

And e[F#m]xchanged love's bright and [D]fragile glow

For the [E]glitter and the rouge [F#m] [E]

And in the [F#m]moment they were [D]swept before the [A]deluge[D] [A]

Now let the music keep our [D]spirits high [A] [D] [A]

And let the buildings keep our [D]children dry [A] [D]

[A]Let creation re[E]veal it's secrets by and [A]by [D]

By and [A]by... [D]

When the [A]light that's lost [D]within us reaches the [A]sky [E]

[A]Some of them were angry

At the [D]way the earth was a[A]bused

By the [F#m]men who learned how to [D]forge her beauty into pow[A]er [D] [A]

And they s[A]truggled to protect her from them

[D]Only to be conf[A]used

By the [F#m]magnitude of her [D]fury in the final ho[A]ur [D] [A]

And when the [F#m]sand was gone and the [A]time arrived

In the [D]naked dawn only a [A]few survived

And in [F#m]attempts to under[D]stand a thing so [E]simple and so huge [F#m] [E]

Believed that [F#m]they were meant to live [D] after the del[A]uge [D] [A]

Now let the music keep our [D]spirits high [A] [D]

[A]And let the buildings keep our [D]children dry [A] [D]

[A]Let creation re[E]veal it's secrets by and [A]by [D]

By and [A]by... [D]

When the [A]light that's lost [D]within us reaches the [A]sky [E]

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:

[A]| | | | [D]| | | | [A]| | | | [D]| | | |

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-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

| [D/F#] | [E/Ab] | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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{t:Before The Deluge}
{st:Jackson Browne}

#
#Before the Deluge � Jackson Browne
#
#Intro: (play 2 times)
#|G      |C      |G       |C       |
#|G      |C      |G       |D       |
#
#
[G]Some of them were dreamers
[C]And some of them were [G]fools
Who were [Em]making plans and [C]thinking of the fut[G]ure  [C]   [G]
With the [G]energy of the innocent
They were [C]gathering the [G]tools
They would [Em]need to make their [C]journey back to nat [G]ure [C]   [G]
While the [Em]sand slipped through the [G]opening
And their [C]hands reached for the [G]golden ring
With their [Em]hearts they turned to each [C] other's heart for [D]refuge [Em] [D]
In the [Em]troubled years that [C]came before the [G]deluge [C]   [G]

[G]Some of them knew pleasure
And [C]some of them knew [G]pain
And for [Em]some of them it was [C]only the moment that mat[G]tered [C] [G]
And on the [G]brave and crazy wings of youth
They went [C]flying around in the [G]rain
And their [Em]feathers, once so [C]fine, grew torn and tat[G]tered [C] [G]
And in the [Em]end they traded their [G]tired wings
For the [C]resignation that [G]living brings
And e[Em]xchanged love's bright and [C]fragile glow
For the [D]glitter and the rouge      [Em]     [D]
And in the [Em]moment they were [C]swept before the [G]deluge[C]  [G]

Now let the music keep our [C]spirits high [G]        [C]        [G]
And let the buildings keep our [C]children dry  [G][C]
[G]Let creation re[D]veal it's secrets by and [G]by     [C]
By and [G]by...       [C]
When the [G]light that's lost [C]within us reaches the [G]sky      [D]

[G]Some of them were angry
At the [C]way the earth was a[G]bused
By the [Em]men who learned how to [C]forge her beauty into pow[G]er [C] [G]
And they s[G]truggled to protect her from them
[C]Only to be conf[G]used
By the [Em]magnitude of her [C]fury in the final ho[G]ur [C] [G]
And when the [Em]sand was gone and the [G]time arrived
In the [C]naked dawn only a [G]few survived
And in [Em]attempts to under[C]stand a thing so [D]simple and so huge [Em] [D]
Believed that [Em]they were meant to live [C] after the del[G]uge  [C][G]

Now let the music keep our [C]spirits high [G]    [C]        
[G]And let the buildings keep our [C]children dry   [G] [C]
[G]Let creation re[D]veal it's secrets by and [G]by     [C]
By and [G]by...       [C]
When the [G]light that's lost [C]within us reaches the [G]sky      [D]

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]|   |   |   |     [C]|   |   |   |     [G]|   |   |   |     [C]|   |   |   |
                                                                                            
{sot}
e|-----------------|---3---------5---|-7-----8-7-5-----|---3---------5---|

{eot}
                                                                                            
{sot}
B|-3-----3-----3-5-|-----5-----------|-----8-------8-5-|-----5-----------|

{eot}
                                                                                            
{sot}
G|-----4-----------|-------5---5---5-|---7-------------|-------5---5---5-|

{eot}
                                                                                            
{sot}
D|---5-------5-----|-----------------|-5-------5-------|-----------------|

{eot}
                                                                                            
{sot}
A|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|

{eot}
                                                                                            
{sot}
E|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

{eot}

| [C/E]  |  [D/F#] |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
                                                                                            
{sot}
e|-7-----8-7-5-----|---3---------5---|-7-----7-------7-|-5-----5---------|

{eot}
                                                                                            
{sot}
B|-----8-------8-5-|-----5-----------|-----8-------8---|-----7---8---10--|

{eot}
                                                                                            
{sot}
G|---7-------------|-------5---5---5-|---7-------7-----|---7-----9---11--|

{eot}
                                                                                            
{sot}
D|-5-------5-------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|-----------------|

{eot}
                                                                                            
{sot}
A|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-5-------7---9---|

{eot}
                                                                                            
{sot}
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|				
{eot}

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rsummerhayes (report)

Agreed

KM90808 (report)

I think the chord progression should be:
G C G Em C G CG
G C G Em C G CG
Em G C G Em C D
Em C G CG

The first Em C CG is there, but missing from the rest of the song and the EM C D progression is completely missing from the "with their hearts they turned to each other's hearts for refuge" and similar) line.