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Early Morning Rain (E♭ Major)
Artist: Gordon Lightfoot    Genre: Pop/Rock    Roman Numerals: I, IV, V    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: PollyEV   
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Capo 3rd fret
C
shape name only
(E♭,G,B♭)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- E♭ G B♭ E♭ G
F
shape name only
(A♭,C,E♭)
A♭ C♯ F♯ B E♭ A♭
G
shape name only
(B♭,D,F)
B♭ D F B♭ D B♭


Verse 1
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] In the early morning		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] rain,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
With a dollar in my [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hand
With an aching in my [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] heart,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
And my pockets full of [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sand
I'm a long ways from [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] home,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
And I missed my loved one [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] so
In the early morning [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] rain,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
With no place to [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] go

Verse 2
Out on runway number [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] nine,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
Big 707 set to [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] go
But I'm stuck here in the [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] grass,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
Where the cold wind [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] blows
Now the liquor tasted [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] good,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
And the women all were [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] fast
Well there she goes my [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] friend,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
She's rolling down at [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] last

Verse 3
Hear the mighty engines [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] roar,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
See the silver bird on [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] high
She's away and westward [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] bound,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
Far above the clouds she [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] flies
Where the morning rain don't [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] fall,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
And the sun always [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] shines
She'll be flying ov'r my [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] home,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
In about three hours [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] time

Verse 4
This old airport's got me [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] down,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
It's no earthly good to [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me
Cause I'm stuck here on the [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] ground,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
As cold and drunk as I can [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] be
You can't jump a jet [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] plane,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
Like you can a freight [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] train
So I best be on my [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] way,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
In the early morning [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] rain

Outro
You can't jump a jet [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] plane,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
Like you can a freight [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] train
So I best be on my [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] way,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
In the early morning [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] rain
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