Verse
Dm
You know I love getting up in the morning
F
When the sun first strikes the trees
A# Am
All the morning birds that sing above
A# C
Still bring back memories
Dm
Of a girl who stood beside me
F
When the rights I did were wrong
A# Am
But she went back down the river
A# C
Just when I thought I could be strong
A# F
When I thought I could be strong, so I sing
[Chorus]
[N.C.]
I.O. I. I. I. I. I. I. O. I. O.
F Dm
I.O. I. I. I. I. I. I. O. I. O.
[Verse 2]
Dm
She never told me why she left me
F
But the letter said goodbye
A# Am
Now my mornings are for wond'ring
A# C
And my nights to reason why
Dm
Why a stranger comes to steal the love
F
Of a girl I had to hold
A# Am
But she went back down the river
A# C
Just when I thought I could be strong
A# F
When I thought I could be strong, so I sing
[Chorus]
[N.C.]
I.O. I. I. I. I. I. I. O. I. O.
[bass only]
F Dm F Dm
I.O. I. I. I. I. I. I. O. I. O.
F Dm
I.O. I. I. I. I. I. I. O. I. O.
F Dm
I.O. I. I. I. I. I. I. O. I. O.
F Dm
I.O. I. I. I. I. I. I. O. I. O.
(repeat and fade)