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(starts on G)

C Dm G7 C

In the early mornin' rain, with a dollar in my hand

Dm G7 C

With an achin' in my heart and my pockets full of sand

Dm G7 C

I'm a long way from home and I miss my loved one so

Em Dm C

In the early mornin' rain and no place to go

C Dm G7 C

Out on runway number nine, big seven-o-seven set to go

Dm G7 C

Well I'm standin' on the grass where the cold wind blows

Dm G7 C

Well, the liquor tasted good and the women were all fast

Em Dm C

Well there she goes, my friend, she's rollin' now at last

C Dm G7 C

Hear the might engines roar, see the silver bird on high

Dm G7 C

She's away and westward bound, far above the clouds she'll fly

Dm G7 C

Where the mornin' rain don't fall, and the sun always shines

Em Dm C

She'll be flyin' o'er my home in about three hours' time.

C Dm G7 C

Well this old airport's go me down, it's no earthly good to me

Dm G7 C

'Cause I'm stuck here on the ground, as cold and drunk as I can be

Dm G7 C

You can't jump a jet plane like you can a freight train

Em Dm C

So I best be on my way, in the early mornin' rain