[Intro]
D F#m A7 D
[Verse]
D F#m G
In the early mornin' rain
A7 D
With a dollar in my hand
Em A7
And an aching in my heart
D
And my -pockets full of sand
Em A7
I'm a long ways from home
D
And I missed my loved one so
F#m G
In the early mornin' rain
A7 D
With no place to go
[Verse 2]
D F#m G
Out on runway number nine
A7 D
Big 707 set to go
D Em A7
Well I'm out here on the grass
D
Where the pavement never grows
D Em A7
Where the liquor tasted good
D
And the women all were fast
D F#m G
There she goes my friend
A7 D
She's rolling out at last
[Verse 3]
D F#m G
Hear the mighty engines roar
A7 D
See the silver wing on high
D Em A7
She's away and westward bound
D
For above the clouds she flies
D Em A7
Where the mornin' rain don't fall
D
And the sun always shines
D F#m G
She'll be flying over my home
D
In about three hours time
[Verse 4]
D F#m G
This ol' airport's got me down
A7 D
It's no earthly good to me
D Em A7
'Cause I'm stuck here on the ground
D
Cold and drunk as I might be
D Em A7
Can't jump a jet plane
D
Like you can a freight train
D F#m G
So I best be on my way
A7 D
In the early mornin' rain
D Em A7
So I best be on my way
D
In the early mornin' rain
D Em A7
So I best be on my way
D
In the early mornin' rain
