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

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[Verse 2]
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Out on runway number nine
      C        G
Big 707 set to go
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But I?m stuck here in the grass
           C         G
Where the cold wind blows
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Now the liquor tasted good
        C               G
And the women all were fast
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Well there she goes my friend
       C                G
She's rolling down at last

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

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