Early Morning Rain Song Lyrics and Chords by George Hamilton IV
Early Morning Rain
Recorded by George Hamilton
Written by Gordon Lightfoot
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In the early morning
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rain
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with a dollar in my
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hand
With an aching in my
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heart
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and my pockets full of
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sand
I'm a long way from
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home
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and I miss my loved ones
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so
In the early morning
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with no place to
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go
Out on runway number
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nine
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big 7-0-7 set to
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go
But I'm standing on the
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grass
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where the cold winds
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blow
Oh the good times all are
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gone
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yeah the good times all are
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passed
There she goes my
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friend
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she's a rolling now at
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last
Hear the mighty engines
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roar
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see the silver bird on
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high
She's away and westward
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bound
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far above the clouds she'll
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fly
Where the morning rain don't
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fall
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and the sun always
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shines
She'll be flying o'er my
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home
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in about seven hours
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time
This old airport's got me
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down
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it's no earthly good to
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me
Cause I'm stuck here on the
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ground
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cold and tired as I can
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be
You can't jump a big jet
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plane
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like you can an old freight
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train
So I'd best be on my
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way
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in the early morning
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rain
Yeah I'd best be on my
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way
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in the early morning
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rain
FAQ
Who sang the the song Early Morning Rain?
- The song Early Morning Rain was sang by George Hamilton IV.
Who is George Hamilton IV?
- George Hege Hamilton IV (July 19, 1937 - September 17, 2014) was an American country musician. He began performing in the late 1950s as a teen idol, switching to country music in the early 1960s.
