Gordon Lightfoot — Early Morning Rain
Intro DGAG/D e|---2---2-2-2----2----2-2-2-|----3----3-3-3----3-----3-3-3-|----0------0-0-0-----0---3-3-3-| B|---3---3-3-3----3----3-3-3-|----3----3-3-3----3-----3-3-3-|----2------2-2-2-----2---3-3-3-| G|---2---2-2-2----2----2-2-2-|----0----0-0-0----0-----0-0-0-|----2------2-2-2-----2---0-0-0-| D|---0-----0------0------0---|----0------0------0-------0---|-2--2--2---2-2-2--2--2-----0---| A|-0---0--------0---0--------|-2--2--2---2----2--2--2---2---|-0----0-----------0----2---2---| E|-0---0--------0---0--------|-0-----0--------0-----0-------|-----------------------0-------| DGDD e|---2---2-2-2-----3-------3-| B|---3---3-3-3-----3-------3-| G|---2---2-2-2-----0-------0-| D|---0-----0-------0-------0-| A|-0---0--------2--2--2p0--2-| E|-0---0--------0--0---------| Verse 1 D A AAus4 G/D D D/D In the early morning rain, with a dollar in my hand D Em7/D D Dsus4 With an aching in my heart, and my pockets full of sand D G/D A D Dsus4 I'm a long ways from home, Lord I missed my loved one so D A AAus4 G/D D D/D In the early morning rain, with no place to go Verse 2 D A AAus4G/D D D/D Out on runway number nine, Big 707's set to go D Em7/D D Dsus4 Well I'm out here on the grass, where the pavement never grows D G/D A D Dsus4 Now the liquor tasted good, And the women all were fast D A AAus4 G/D D Well there she goes my friend, She??ll be going down at last Instrumental DGAGDDsus4 e|-2-2-0---0-2-3-3-3---3-3-|-0-0-0---0-0-3-3-3---3-3-|---2---2-2-2-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| B|-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|-2-2-0---0-2-3-3-3---3-3-|---3---3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G|-2-2-2---2-2-0-0-0---0-0-|-2-2-2---2-2-0-0-0---0-0-|---2---2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-0-0-------0-0-0-0---0-0-|-2-2-------2-0-0-0---0-0-|---0-----0---------0---0---0---| A|-0-----------2-2-0---0-2-|-0-0---------2-2-0---0-2-|-0---0--------2----2---2---2---| E|-0-----------0---------0-|-------------0---------0-|-0---0--------0----------------| D e|---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2-| B|---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3-| G|---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2-| D|---0-----0-----0-----0---| A|-0---0-------0---0-------| E|-0---0-------0---0-------| Verse 3 D A AAus4 G/D D D/D Hear the mighty engines roar, see the silver wing on high D Em7/D D Dsus4 She's away and westward bound, for above the clouds she flies D G/D A D Dsus4 There the morning rain don't fall, and the sun always shines D A AAus4 G/D D She'll be flying over my home, in a-bout three hours time Instrumental DGAGDDsus4 e|-2-2-0---0-2-3-3-3---3-3-|-0-0-0---0-0-3-3-3---3-3-|---2---2-2-2-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| B|-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|-2-2-0---0-2-3-3-3---3-3-|---3---3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G|-2-2-2---2-2-0-0-0---0-0-|-2-2-2---2-2-0-0-0---0-0-|---2---2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-0-0-------0-0-0-0---0-0-|-2-2-------2-0-0-0---0-0-|---0-----0---------0---0---0---| A|-0-----------2-2-0---0-2-|-0-0---------2-2-0---0-2-|-0---0--------2----2---2---2---| E|-0-----------0---------0-|-------------0---------0-|-0---0--------0----------------| D e|---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2-| B|---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3-| G|---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2-| D|---0-----0-----0-----0---| A|-0---0-------0---0-------| E|-0---0-------0---0-------| Verse 4 D A AAus4 G/D D/D This old airport's got me down, it's no earthly good to me D Em7/D D Dsus4 'Cause I'm stuck here on the ground, as cold and drunk as I might be D G/D A D Dsus4 Can't jump a jet plane, like you can a freight train D A AAus4 G/D D Dsus4 So I best be on my way, in the early morning rain Coda D G/D A D Dsus4 Can't jump a jet plane, like you can a freight train D A AAus4 G/D D Dsus4 So I best be on my way, in the early morning rain Outro DGAGDDsus4 e|-2-2-0---0-2-3-3-3---3-3-|-0-0-0---0-0-3-3-3---3-3-|---2---2-2-2-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| B|-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|-2-2-0---0-2-3-3-3---3-3-|---3---3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G|-2-2-2---2-2-0-0-0---0-0-|-2-2-2---2-2-0-0-0---0-0-|---2---2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|: D|-0-0-------0-0-0-0---0-0-|-2-2-------2-0-0-0---0-0-|---0-----0---------0---0---0---| A|-0-----------2-2-0---0-2-|-0-0---------2-2-0---0-2-|-0---0--------2----2---2---2---| E|-0-----------0---------0-|-------------0---------0-|-0---0--------0----------------| D e|-2-----------------------| B|-3-----------------------| G|-2-----------------------| D|-0-----------------------| A|-0-----------------------| E|-0-----------------------|
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