Intro: E… G-A (2X)
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EGA
I’ve been out here praying for sunshine, all I see is pouring rain
EGA
I’ve been out here praying for good times, and all I get is more pain
EGA
There’s a monkey on my back… I’ve got some habits that I can’t break
EGAE
So I’m out here standing in the sunrise, with a case of the early morning shakes
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E
Ah… ah ha…
GAE
Yeah, the Early Morning Shakes
EG-AE
Ah… ah ha…
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EGA
This bus is headed to hell now, at least that’s what the old folks say
EGA
You only get a little while to shine, be-fore you fade away
EGA
Out here on the highway… it’s more than I can take
EGAE
Just giving everything I got ‘til there’s nothing but the early morning shakes
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E
Ah… ah ha…
GAE
Early Morning Shakes
EG-AE
Ah… ah ha…
Bridge:
AGE
I… wanna break away
A… B…
And just be myself sometime, and get back all those things I lost along the way
To the early morning shakes
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Break:
E… G-A, E… G-A, E… G-A, E… G-AEGA
Jack Daniels in her coffee, ice water in her veins
EGA
Bleach blond hair with a rose tattoo, Maybelline and White Rain
EGA
I took her back to the woods… listening to “When the Levee Breaks”
EGAE
I reached over and took her hand, then I gave her the early morning shakes
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E
Ah… ah ha…
GAE
Yeah, the early morning shakes
EG-AE
Ah… ah ha…
GAE
To the early morning shakes
EG-AE
Ah… ah ha…
GAE
Yeah, the early morning shakes
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.