Capo: 3 Tuning: D A D G B E

Early Morning Rain (Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr), 1964 released 1965, BPM 105, Country Strum Pattern: Bass Up Down - Down Up Down - Down Up Down Up (optional,can add extra Down Up) Note: Capo 3 Drop D Tuning [Intro] D G/D A G/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-------| D G/D D 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]

^DIn the early morning ^Arain,^Asus4 ^Awith a ^G/Ddollar in my ^Dhand ^G/D ^D ^DWith an aching in my ^Em7/Dheart, and my pockets full of ^Dsand ^Dsus4 ^D ^DI'm a long ways from ^G/Dhome, ^ALord I missed my loved one ^Dso ^Dsus4 ^D ^DIn the early morning ^Arain,^Asus4 ^Awith no ^G/Dplace to ^Dgo ^G/D ^D

[Verse 2]

^DOut on runway number ^Anine,^Asus4 ^ABig ^G/D707's set to ^Dgo ^G/D ^D ^DWell I'm out here on the ^Em7/Dgrass, where the pavement never ^Dgrows ^Dsus4 ^D ^DNow the liquor tasted ^G/Dgood, ^AAnd the women all were ^Dfast ^Dsus4 ^D ^DWell there she goes my ^Afriend,^Asus4 ^AShe’ll be ^G/Dgoing down at ^Dlast

[Instrumental] D G/D A G/D D Dsus4 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]

^DHear the mighty engines ^Aroar,^Asus4 ^Asee the ^G/Dsilver wing on ^Dhigh ^G/D ^D ^DShe's away and westward ^Em7/Dbound, for above the clouds she ^Dflies^Dsus4 ^D ^DThere the morning rain don't ^G/Dfall, ^Aand the sun always ^Dshines ^Dsus4 ^D ^DShe'll be flying over my ^Ahome,^Asus4 ^Ain a-^G/Dbout three hours ^Dtime

^DThis old airport's got me ^Adown,^Asus4 ^Ait's no ear^G/Dthly good to me ^D ^G/D ^D ^D'Cause I'm stuck here on the ^Em7/Dground, as cold and drunk as I might ^Dbe ^Dsus4 ^D ^DCan't jump a jet ^G/Dplane, ^Alike you can a freight ^Dtrain^Dsus4 ^D ^DSo I best be on my ^Away, ^Asus4 ^Ain the ^G/Dearly morning ^Drain ^Dsus4

[Coda]

^DCan't jump a jet ^G/Dplane, ^Alike you can a freight ^Dtrain^Dsus4 ^D ^DSo I best be on my ^Away, ^Asus4 ^Ain the ^G/Dearly morning ^Drain ^Dsus4 ^D

[Outro] D G/D A G/D D Dsus4 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-----------------------| ************************************ | p Pull-off ************************************

Gordon Lightfoot - Early morning rain