Chorus
[N.C.]
I.O. I. I. I. I. I. I. O. I. O.
[bass: F]
I.O. I. I. I. I. I. I. O. I. O.
FDm
I.O. I. I. I. I. I. I. O. I. O.
FDm
I.O. I. I. I. I. I. I. O. I. O.
Verse 1Dm
You know I love getting up in the morning
F
When the sun first strikes the trees
BbAm
All the morning birds that sing above
BbC
Still bring back memories
Dm
Of a girl who stood beside me
F
When the rights I did were wrong
BbAm
But she went back down the river
BbC
Just when I thought I could be strong
BbF
When I thought I could be strong, so I sing
Chorus
[N.C.]
I.O. I. I. I. I. I. I. O. I. O.
FDm
I.O. I. I. I. I. I. I. O. I. O.
Verse 2Dm
She never told me why she left me
F
But the letter said goodbye
BbAm
Now my mornings are for wond'ring
BbC
And my nights to reason why
Dm
Why a stranger comes to steal the love
F
Of a girl I had to hold
BbAm
But she went back down the river
BbC
Just when I thought I could be strong
BbF
When I thought I could be strong, so I sing
Chorus
[N.C.]
I.O. I. I. I. I. I. I. O. I. O.
[bass only]
FDmFDm
I.O. I. I. I. I. I. I. O. I. O.
FDm
I.O. I. I. I. I. I. I. O. I. O.
FDm
I.O. I. I. I. I. I. I. O. I. O.
FDm
I.O. I. I. I. I. I. I. O. I. O.
(repeat and fade)
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.