Am  E/A  E7  Am  E/A  E7  

[Verse 1]
    Am             Dm
The stars begin to fade
          E       E7      Am      C  F
The early morning mist is lifting
      Am             G               C        E7
As he wakes with the silence still unbroken
    Am                Dm
The night has rolled away
            E        E7          Am     C  F
The dawn is creeping through the window
      Am       E7               Am        E7
As he rubs the shadows from his eyes


[Verse 2]
    Am            Dm
The sun begins to rise
            E          E7     Am       C  F
To warm the room where he was sleeping
      Am                G                C        E7
As he reads through the headlines of the papers
    Am            Dm
The dew is fading fast
         E       E7          Am         C  F
As he is walking through the long grass
         Am          E7              Am        E7
With the church bell sounding in the tower


[Instrumental]
Am   Dm   E  E7  Am  C  F   E7   Am   E7


[Bridge]
   Am               F
He waits inside the door
    G                     C
The clock strikes out the hour
   Dm                    Am             E
He smiles, pausing for a word as they arrive
Am                 F
Farmers with their wives
G                   C
Children with their flowers
Dm              Am                E
Ladies in their bright mid-summer clothes


[Verse 4]
    Am                    Dm
The stained glass windows shine
          E      E7        Am      C  F
The congregation kneels in silence
                   E7    F  E
Then the organ and choir
                      Am    C  F
Join the birds in the trees
                   Am     E7      Am
As they sing their Sunday morning song