I Fight Dragons - Before I Wake

before i wake by i fight dragons
this song is awesome!!!

this song has a very awesome chord structure . it seems the same most of the way
through the song , but the changes in the chorus and the last interlude could throw
you if you’re not careful . it doesn’t follow general pop music perfectly , but it
sounds awesome regardless .

the need to know to play this song :
– regular tuning
– finger picking throughout is important with a lot of emphasis on the bass note of each chord
– if you’re singing this then you should also note how some of the verses start after beat one but
you start the chord on beat one .
– when i say “hold” i mean to play the chord and let ring until you go to the next chord
– listen to the song and play along a few times and you’ll get it in the end!

a recommendation :
– i recommend bar chords for the softer more muted texture and fuller bass sound ,
but it’s up to your taste .

here’s my fingering for the F#m/C# that works well . when you get to the regular
F#m just play it the regular way .

E – – – 2
B – – – 2
G – – – 2
D – – – 4
A – – – 4
E – – – – – ( don’t play )

intro :
D G Bm a x2

D A
here we are again

Bm
like we’ve always been

G A
since time uncertain

D A
who’s supposed to start?

Bm
where do we begin?

G A G – – – – – >
when we’ve got so far to go

A ( build ) – – – – >
and we know

( chorus )
D G
tomorrow everything will change

Bm G
today will never seem the same

D G
so i will try to find a way

Bm G
to say everything i need to say

A Bm [ ch ] F#m/C# [ /Ch ] D Em7
and if i should die before i wake

D A D
remember everything we said today

interlude :
D G Bm G x2

D A
everybody says

Bm
everything must go

G A
well i don’t think so

D A
something still remains

Bm
in everyone we know

G A G – – – – >
since far away and long ago

A – – – – > ( build )
and it shows

( chorus )
D G
tomorrow everything will change

Bm G
today will never seem the same

D G
so i will try to find a way

Bm G
to say everything i need to say

A Bm [ ch ] F#m/C# [ /Ch ] D Em7
and if i should die before i wake

D A Bm – – – >
remember everything we said today

interlude : ( this is different than the other ones!!! ) : )
Bm A G F#m x3 on last time go to a after F#m

( chorus )
D G
tomorrow everything will change

Bm G
today will never seem the same

D G
so i will try to find a way

Bm G
to say everything i need to say

A Bm [ ch ] F#m/C# [ /Ch ] D Em7
and if i should die before i wake

D A D
remember everything we said today

postlude : ( this is like the beginning )
D G Bm G x3 fades out but end on D when you stop . you could go D G Bm G a then go
to D at the end if you want to also .

hope you enjoyed it!!!