Early Morning Rain Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

Tempo:
105.825 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

C

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Early Morning Rain chords
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[F] [Bb] .
[C] [Bb] [F] [Bb] .
[F] In the early [C] morning rain, [Bb] with a dollar in [F] my hand,.
[Bb] .
[F] with an aching in [Bb] my heart, and my pockets full [F] of sand,.
[Bb] .
[F] I'm a long way [Bb] from home, [C] Lord I miss my loved [F] one so.
[Bb] .
[F] In the early [C] morning rain, [Bb] with no [F] place to go,.
[Bb] .
[F] out on the runway [C] number nine, big [Gm] 707 [F] set to go, .
and I'm stuck here [Bb] in the grass, with the pain that [F] ever grows,.
[Bb] .
[F] of a liquor [Bb] tasting good, [C] and the women [F] all were fast,.
and there she goes [C] my friend, .
[Bb] she'll be rolling down [F] at last,.
[Bb] .
[C] [Bb] [F] [Bb] .
[F] hear the mighty [C] engines roar, see the silver wing [F] on high, .
she's a wind [Bb] westward bound, far above the clouds [F] she'll fly, .
where the morning rain [Bb] don't fall, [C] and the sun [F] always shines,.
she'll be flying over [C] my home, [F] in about three hours time,.
[Bb] .
[C] [Bb] [F] [Bb] .
[F] this old airport's got [C] me down, [Bb] it's no earthly good [F] to me,.
[Bb] .
[F] and I'm stuck here on [Bb] the ground, as cold and drunk as I [F] can be, .
you can't jump [Bb] the jet plane, .
[C] like you can [F] a freight train,.
[Bb] .
[F] so I best be on [C] my way, [F] in the early morning rain,.
[Bb] .
[F] you can't jump the jet [Bb] plane, .
[C] like you can a [F] freight train,.
[Bb] .
[F] so I best be on [C] my way, in [Bb] the early [F] morning rain.
[Bb] [C] [Bb] [F] [Bb] .
[F] .
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Gm
123111113
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To learn Gordon Lightfoot - Early Morning Rain chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - F, Bb, F, C, Bb and C of chords. Kick off your practice at a gentle 52 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 106 BPM. Considering the song's key of Bb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ .
[F] _ In the early [C] morning _ _ _ rain, [Bb] with a dollar in [F] my hand,.
[Bb] _ .
_ [F] _ with an aching in [Bb] my heart, _ _ and my pockets full [F] of sand,.
[Bb] _ .
_ [F] _ I'm a long way [Bb] from home, _ [C] _ Lord I miss my loved [F] one so.
[Bb] _ .
_ [F] In the early [C] morning _ _ rain, [Bb] with no [F] place to go,.
[Bb] _ .
_ [F] _ out on the runway [C] number _ _ nine, big [Gm] 707 [F] set to go, _ .
_ and I'm stuck here [Bb] in the grass, _ with the pain that [F] ever grows,.
[Bb] _ .
_ [F] _ of a liquor [Bb] tasting good, _ [C] _ and the women [F] all were fast,.
_ and there she goes [C] my friend, _ .
_ _ [Bb] she'll be rolling down [F] at last,.
[Bb] _ .
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ [F] hear the mighty [C] engines roar, _ _ see the silver wing [F] on high, _ .
_ _ she's a wind [Bb] westward bound, _ _ far above the clouds [F] she'll fly, _ .
_ where the morning rain [Bb] don't fall, _ [C] _ and the sun [F] always _ shines,.
_ she'll be flying over [C] my home, _ _ _ [F] in about three hours time,.
[Bb] _ .
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ [F] this old airport's got [C] me down, _ _ _ [Bb] it's no earthly good [F] to me,.
[Bb] _ .
_ [F] and I'm stuck here on [Bb] the ground, _ _ as cold and drunk as I [F] can be, _ .
_ you can't jump [Bb] the jet plane, _ .
_ [C] like you can [F] a freight train,.
[Bb] _ .
_ [F] so I best be on [C] my way, _ _ _ [F] in the early morning rain,.
[Bb] _ .
_ [F] you can't jump the jet [Bb] plane, _ _ .
_ [C] like you can a [F] freight train,.
[Bb] _ .
_ [F] so I best be on [C] my way, _ _ in [Bb] the early [F] morning rain.
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .