In the early mornin' rain
With a dollar in my hand
And an aching in my heart
And my -pockets full of sand
I'm a long ways from home
And I missed my loved one so
In the early mornin' rain
With no place to go


Out on runway number nine
Big 707 set to go
Well I'm out here on the grass
Where the pavement never grows
Where the liquor tasted good
And the women all were fast
There she goes my friend
She's rolling out at last


Hear the mighty engines roar (Hear the mighty engines roar)
See the silver wing on high (See the silver wing on high)
She's away and westward bound
For above the clouds she flies
Where the mornin' rain don't fall
And the sun always shines
She'll be flying over my home
In about three hours time


This ol' airport's got me down
It's no earthly good to me
'Cause I'm stuck here on the ground
Cold and drunk as I might be
Can't jump a jet plane (Can't jump a plane)
Like you can a freight train (Like a freight train)
So I best be on my way
In the early mornin' rain
So I best be on my way
In the early mornin' rain
So I best be on my way
In the early mornin' rain

Standard tuning.

Intro: g,a,c,e,g,e,d,c,Dm,G,C

C                    G     Dm     G            C
In the early mornin' rain, With a dollar in my hand
C                   Dm     G                      C
And an aching in my heart, And my pockets full of sand
C                    Dm    G                         C
I'm a long ways from home, And I missed my loved one so
C                    G     Dm      G        C
In the early mornin' rain, With no place to go

C                    G     Dm    G        C
Out on runway number nine, Big 707 set to go
C                        Dm     G                        C
Well I’m out here on the grass, Where the pavement never grows
C                       Dm    G                      C
Where the liquor tasted good, And the women all were fast
C                 G       Dm    G              C
There she goes my friend, She's rolling out at last

C                       G      Dm      G              C
Hear the mighty engines roar , See the silver wing on high 
C                       Dm     G                        C
She's away and westward bound, For above the clouds she flies
C                            Dm    G                  C
Where the mornin' rain don't fall, And the sun always shines
C                        G     Dm G                 C
She'll be flying over my home, In about three hours time
C                         G     Dm      G               C
This ol' airport’s got me down, It's no earthly good to me
C                            Dm      G                         C
'Cause I’m stuck here on the ground, Cold and drunk as I might be
C                Dm      G                      C
Can't jump a jet plane , Like you can a freight train 
C                  G    Dm     G             C
So I best be on my way, In the early mornin' rain
C                  Dm   G                    C
So I best be on my way, In the early mornin' rain
g,a,c,e,g,e,d,c,   Dm   G                    C
So I best be on my way, In the early mornin' rain