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