C    Em  Dm  C    Dm  G  C

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

[Verse]
                     Em  Dm                     C
Out on runway number nine, Seven-O-Seven set to go
                           Dm    G                       C
But, I'm stuck here on the grass, where the paving never grows
                       Em  Dm                      C
Now, the liquor tasted good and the women were all fast
                   Dm     G                          C
There she goes, my friend, she'll be rolling down at last

[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
                        Em   Dm                      C
Hear the mighty engines roar, see the silver wing on high
                    Dm        G                            C
She's away and westward bound, far above the clouds she'll fly
                             Em  Dm                  C
Where the morning rain don't fall and the sun always shines
                         Dm  G                     C
She'll be flying over my home in about three hours time

[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
                          Em   Dm                       C
This old airport's got me down, it's no earthly good to me
                          Dm     G                           C
And I'm stuck here on the ground, as cold and drunk as I can be
                           Em   Dm                      C
Well, you can't jump a jet plane like you can a freight train
                      Dm G N.C.                  C
So, I'd best be on my way  in the early morning rain