Dm    C


[Verse 1]
                     G
In the early morning rain
       F            C
With a dollar in my hand
                     Dm
With an aching in my heart
       F               C
And my pockets full of sand
                    Dm
I'm a long way from home
      F                 C
And I miss my loved one so
                     G
In the early morning rain
     F           C
With no place to go


[Interlude]
G    F C


[Verse 2]
                     G
Out on runway number nine
      F        C
Big 707 set to go
                          Dm
And I'm stuck here on the grass
          F         C
Where the cold winds blow
                      Dm
Well the liquor tasted good
        F         C
And the time went fast
                        G
Well, there she goes my friend
            F              C
There she's rolling now at last


[Interlude]
G    F C


[Verse 3]
                        G
Hear the mighty engines roar
        F              C
See the silver bird on high
                        Dm
She's away and westward bound
     F                      C
Far above the clouds she'll fly
                             Dm
Where the morning rain don't fall
        F          C
And the sun always shines
                         G
She'll be flying o'er my home
    F                C
In about three hours time


[Interlude]
G    F C
Dm   F C
G    F C

[Verse 4]
                                G
Well, this old airport's got me down
            F               C
It ain't no earthly good to me
                             Dm
'Cause I'm stuck here on the ground
            F              C
As cold and drunk as I can be
                     Dm
You can't jump a jet plane
         F             C
Like you can a freight train
                   G
So I best be on my way
             F       C
In the early morning rain