Tone: [G]
Intro:
[C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G]
Verse:
[C]Old man [G]on his way back home
[C]Late from work tod[G]today
[C]Far out [G]on a dirt road
And c[D]couldn't find his w[Em]way
With t[C]tears in his [G]eyes, he knew
There was [C]no one in s[G]sight
And tr[C]tried to tell hims[G]himself
That [D]it'll be alr[G]alright
Chorus:
Wh[C]Why's it always d[Em]darkest
R[G]Right before the dawn
If l[C]liars can be h[D]honest
Then r[G]right can be wrong
And wh[C]when you find the d[Em]doorway
Are you [G]in or [G]you [C]out
You h[C]have to stand [G]up
Bef[D]Before you fall d[Em]down
You n[C]need to get l[G]lost
Bef[D]Before you get f[G]found
Interlude:
[C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G]
Verse:
[C]Young girl w[G]with a broken heart
W[C]Walking home al[G]alone
[C]Teardrops m[G]made of Maybelline
[D]On a goodby[Em]goodbye note
[C]And looking down [G]at
the shadows on the ground
She [C]almost didn't s[G]see
a bl[C]blue-eyed man w[G]with a flower in his hand
Walkin ri[D]right out of her dre[G]dreams
And she said
Chorus:
Wh[C]Why's it always d[Em]darkest
R[G]Right before the dawn
If l[C]liars can be h[D]honest
Then r[G]right can be wrong
And wh[C]when you find the d[Em]doorway
Are you [G]in or [G]you [C]out
You h[C]have to stand [G]up
Bef[D]Before you fall d[Em]down
You n[C]need to get l[G]lost
Bef[D]Before you get f[G]found
Bridge:
[Em]We're never gonna know it all
[Bm]Like houses, we will fall
And br[C]break in stormy weather
And b[D]be put back together better
[Em]We're never gonna know the way
[Bm]Never know which words to say
And d[C]don't you [C]worry [Am]it'll b[C]e ok[D]ay
Chorus:
Wh[C]Why's it always st[Em]stormin
R[G]Right before the calm
Wh[C]Why are we so l[Em]lonely
Bef[D]Before it's said and done
Chorus:
Wh[C]Why's it always d[Em]darkest
R[G]Right before the dawn
If l[C]liars can be h[D]honest
Then r[G]right can be wrong
And wh[C]when you find the d[Em]doorway
Are you [G]in or [G]you [C]out
You h[C]have to stand [G]up
Bef[D]Before you fall d[Em]down
You n[C]need to get l[G]lost
Bef[D]Before you get f[G]found
Outro:
[C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G]