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Version 1 Version 2[Intro] (acoustic guitar): D7sus4 v v v v v v -------3-----|-----|-----|-----| -3---3---3---|-----|-----|-----| ---5-------5-|--%--|--%--|--%--| -0-----------|-----|-----|-----| -------------|-----|-----|-----| -------------|-----|-----|-----| (while...) [Verse 1] G Em While I'm far away from you my baby C6 D7 G Em I know it's hard for you my baby C6 D7 Em Bm Because it's hard for me my baby Am D7 G D7sus4 And the darkest hour is just before dawn (band enters) [Chorus] G C C/G G/B Each night before you go to bed my baby C D G C C/G G/B Whisper a little prayer for me my baby D7sus4 D7 Eb7 G And tell all the stars above D7sus4 [N.C.] [2: Em, to coda] This is dedicated to the one I love [Bridge 1] G (Life can never be exactly like we want it to be) G7 I could be satisfied knowing you love me G (But there's one thing I want you to do especially for me) Am A7 D7sus4 And it's something that everybody needs [Chorus 2] Each night before you go to bed my baby Whisper a little prayer for me my baby D7sus4 D7 Em Bm/A Because it's hard for me my baby D7sus4 [N.C.] D7sus4 [N.C.] And the darkest hour is just before dawn Instrumental break: piano solo: G7 [8 bars of 6/8] (band drops out) [Bridge 2] Bm Em G Cm If there's one thing I want you to do Bm Cm Bm Especially for me Eb7 D7sus4 [N.C.] And it's something that everybody needs (band re-enters on G) [repeat chorus 1] Coda: (Em) C This is dedicated to the one I love A7 This is dedicated to the one I love G This is dedicated to the one I love (this is dedicated) -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers