Early Morning Rain — Ian & Sylvia
Chords and lyrics for Early Morning Rain by Ian & Sylvia (key of E).
Verse 1
Playing tip: in order to easily play the F#7sus4, I recommend playing the
bass note on the 6th string (F#)
with your thumb.
Chord Shapes:
F#7sus4 = 2x4420
E = 022100
G#m = 466447
A = x02220
B7sus2 = x24225
E6add9 = 076670
Intro
[F#7sus4] [E] [F#7sus4] [E]
Verse 1
[E] In the early morning [G#m]rain
[A] With a dollar in my [E]hand
With an aching in my [A]heart
And my pockets full of [E]sand
I'm a long ways from [A]home
And I miss my darling[E] so
In the early morning [G#m]rain
[B7sus2]With no place to go[E]
Verse 2
Out on runway number [G#m]nine
[A] Big 707 set to [E]go
But I'm stuck here on the [A]ground
Where the cold winds [E]blow
Well the liquor tasted [A]good
And the women [E]all were fast
There she goes my [G#m]friend
[B7sus2]Oh she's rolling now at [E]last
Verse 3
Here the mighty engines [G#m]roar
[A]See the silver wing on [E]high
She's away and westward [A]bound
High above the clouds she'll [E]fly
Where the morning rain don't [A]fall
And the sun always [E]shines
She'll be flying over my [G#m]home
[B7sus2]In about three hours [E]time
Bass Solo
[G#m] [A] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [E] [G#m] [B7sus2] [E]
Verse 4
This old airport's got me [G#m]down
[A]It's no earthly good to [E]me
Cause I'm stuck here on the [A]ground
Cold and drunk as I might [E]be
You can't jump a jet [A]plane
Like you can a freight [E]train
So I'd best be on my [G#m]way
[B7sus2]In the early morning[E] rain
Outro
You can't jump a jet [A]plane
Like you can a freight [E]train
So I'd best be on my [G#m]way
[B7sus2]In the early morning [E]rain[E6add9]
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