Early morning rain
D A G D
1. In the early morning rain with a dollar in my
hand,
Em D
with an
aching in my heart and my pockets full of sand.
Em - A D
I'm a long way from home and I miss my loved ones so,
A G D
in the early
morning rain with no place to go.
D A G D
2. Out on runway number nine,
big seven-o-seven set to go,
Em D
but I'm stuck here in the
grass with the cold wind that blows.
Em - A D
Now the liquor tasted good and the women all were fast,
A G D
well, there she goes, my
friend, there she's a-rolling down at last.
D A G D
3. Hear the mighty engines
roar, see the silver wing on high,
Em D
she's away and westward bound,
far above the clouds she'll fly.
Em - A D
Where the morning rain don't
fall and the sun always shines,
A G D
she'll be flying over my home
in about three hours time.
D A G D
4. This old airport's got me down, it's no earthly good to me,
Em D
'cause I'm stuck here on the
ground, as cold and drunk as I can be.
Em - A D
You can't jump a jet plane like you can a freight train,
A G
D
so I'd best be on my way in
the early morning rain.
+ repeat the last two lines.
(orig. = capo 3) (Gordon
Lightfoot)