From: Barrie McCombs
Subject: l/gordon_lightfoot/early_morning_rain.num
EARLY MORNING RAIN Time: 2/2 Tenor: D Bass: C
1 * 3m * * 2m 1 *
…. In the early morning rain___, …. with a dollar in my hand___
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…. With an achin’ in my heart___, …. and my pockets full of sand___
* * 5 * * * 1 *
…. I’m a long way from home___, …. and I miss my loved ones so___
* * 3m * * 2m 1 *
…. In the early morning rain___, …. with no place to go___
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…. Out on runway number nine___, …. big seven-oh-seven set to go___
* * 2m * * * 1 *
…. But I’m stuck here in the grass___, …. where the cold wind blows___
* * 5 * * * 1 *
…. Now the liquor tasted good___, …. and the women all were fast___
* * 3m * * 2m 1 *
…. Well there she goes, my friend___, …. she is rolling now at last___
1 * 3m * * 2m 1 *
…. Hear the mighty engines roar___, …. see the silver bird on high___
* * 2m * * * 1 *
…. She’s a-way and westward bound___, …. far a-bove the clouds she’ll fly___
* * 5 * * * 1 *
…. Where the mornin’ rain don’t fall___, …. and the sun always shines___
* * 3m * * 2m 1 *
…. She’ll be flyin’ o’er my home___, …. in a-bout three hours time___
1 * 3m * * 2m 1 *
…. This old airport’s got me down___, …. ain’t no earthly good to me___
* * 2m * * * 1 *
…. ‘Cause I’m stuck here on the ground___, …. as cold and drunk as I might be___
* * 5 * * * 1 *
…. You can’t jump a jet plane___, …. like you can a freight train___
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…. So I’d best be on my way___, …. in the early morning rain___
NOTES:
SYMBOLS:
— Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
— Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
— Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
— Example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
— Key of C: C D E F G A B
— Detailed description: /pub/guitar/other_stuff/numbering_system.txt
— Submitted by: Barrie McCombs ([email protected])
