The Cure - Before Three Tab

I've tried to give some sense of the timing, and how it fits in with the lyrics.
Any comments or corrections would be greatly appreciated. :)

Intro:

Em G Em Bm Ow!
e
B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5
G 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
D 5 5 5
A
E
Em G Em G Yeah, yeah, yeah.
e
B 3 3 3 3 3
G 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2
D 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2
A 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
E
Em Bm Em G
e
B 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3
G 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 2
D 5 5 5
A
E
Em Bm G Bm (let ring)Em
e
B 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5
G 2 2 2 2 2
D 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2
A 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 2~
E

Verse(.38):

The happiest day I ever knew, in the sea of gold, down next to you.
e
B
G
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 5 5 2 5 5 2
E 3 3 3 3
Guitar 2:
G 4 4 5p4~
D
So blurred and tired under summer sun, you whispered dreams of a world
e
B
G
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 5 5 2 5 5 2
E 3 3 3 3
to come. We were so in love.
e
B
G
D
A 0h2 2 2 2~ 0h2
E 0
Guitar 2:
G 4 4 5p4~
D
In the sea of gold, so young and tired, under summer sun, hard by your side.
e
B
G
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 5 5 2 5 5 2
E 3 3 3 3
Whispering dreams down next to you, we were so in love.
e
B
G
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 5 5 2 5 5 2
E 3 3 3 3
The happiest day, yeah the happiest day I knew.
e
B
G
D
A 0h2 2 2 2~ 0h2
E 0

Chorus(1.26):

Guitar 1: But summer sun and sea of gold, this perfect day so long ago.
e
B
G
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 5 5 2 5 5 2
E 3 3 3 3
Guitar 2:
e
B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5
G 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2
D
A
E
Guitar 1: Whispering dreams, so blurred and tired, we have to keep this day ali-
e
B
G
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 5 5 2 5 5 2
E 3 3 3 3
Guitar 2:
e
B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5
G 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
D 4 4 4
A
E
Guitar 1: -i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ive. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
e
B
G
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 5 5 2 5 5 2
E 3 3 3 3
Guitar 2:
e
B 3 3 3 3 3
G 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2
D 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
A 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
E
Guitar 1: Whispered dreams, so young and tired, it’s hard to hold this day insi-i-i-i-i-i-i- i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ide.
e
B
G
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 5 5 2 5 5 2
E 3 3 3 3
Guitar 2:
e
B 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3
G 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2
D
A
E

Verse(2.14):

Guitar 1: And the happiest night I ever had, up next to you on silver sands.
e
B
G
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 5 5 2 5 5 2
E 3 3 3 3
Guitar 2:
G 4 4 5p4~
D
Guitar 1: So scared & high on the winter moon, you whispered dreams that would all come true.
e
B
G
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 5 5 2 5 5 2
E 3 3 3 3
Guitar 1: We were so in love.
e
B
G
D
A 0h2 2 2 2~ 0h2
E 0
Guitar 2:
G 4 4 5p4~
D
Guitar 1: Up next to you, so fucked and high, on the winter moon, it made me cry.
e
B
G
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 5 5 2 5 5 2
E 3 3 3 3
e
Guitar 1: Whispering dreams on silver sand, we were so in love, the happiest night.
e
B
G
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 5 5 2 5 5 2
E 3 3 3 3
Guitar 1: Yeah, the happiest night I had.
e
B
G
D
A 0h2 2 2 2~ 0h2
E 0

Chorus(3.02):

Guitar 1: The winter moon and silver sand, this perfect night in another land.
e
B
G
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 5 5 2 5 5 2
E 3 3 3 3
Guitar 2:
e
B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5
G 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2
D
A
E
Guitar 1: Whispering dreams, so scared and high, we have to keep this night ali-
e
B
G
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 5 5 2 5 5 2
E 3 3 3 3
Guitar 2:
e
B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5
G 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
D 4 4 4
A
E
Guitar 1: -i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ive. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
e
B
G
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 5 5 2 5 5 2
E 3 3 3 3
Guitar 2:
e
B 3 3 3 3 3
G 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2
D 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
A 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
E
Guitar 1: Whispered dreams, so fucked and high, it’s hard to hold this night insi-i-i-i-i-i- i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ide.
e
B
G
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 5 5 2 5 5 2
E 3 3 3 3
Guitar 2:
e
B 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3
G 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2
D
A
E

Bridge(3.50):

Em G Em G And every summer sun, I want again, and every winter's moon I want the same.
e
B
G 4 2
D 5 4
A 2~ 5 5\3 3\2~ 2~ 5 5\3 3\2
E
Em G Em My happiest day, yeah my happiest night, always next to you,
e
B
G 4 2
D 5 4
A 2~ 5 5\3 3\2~
E
G held deep inside, keeps me alive. Keeps me alive.
e 0
B 0
G 0
D 2
A 2
E 0
| / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================

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