Early In The Morning chords by Bad Company

Chords with lyrics

The song is in D MajorD Major

The other versions I have seen online all seem to based on version 1 here on this site--which never sounded right to my ear.

The main difference is walking down to the E minorEm (not A augmentedA) chord on the verses, and playing G+G (instead of C majorC) on the chorus.

Most of the chords are played as arpeggios, and you don't need the full chord shapes
when you walk down to Em. Just play the root notes as you go down (just like the lyrics, eh?).

I have tabbed the basic chord shapes below.

I hope this helps y'all dial this song in. It's one of my favorite Bad Company ballads,
and is a blast
to sing and harmonize with a pal.

Dadd4  A/#C   C majorC   B minorBm    A augmentedA    G+G   E minorEm
|---|  |---|  |---|  |-2-|  |---|  |-3-|  |-0-|
|---|  |-2-|  |---|  |-3-|  |-2-|  |-3-|  |-0-|
|-0-|  |-2-|  |-0-|  |-4-|  |-2-|  |-0-|  |-0-|
|-4-|  |-2-|  |-2-|  |-4-|  |-2-|  |-0-|  |-2-|
|-5-|  |-4-|  |-3-|  |-2-|  |-0-|  |-2-|  |-2-|
|---|  |---|  |---|  |---|  |---|  |-3-|  |-0-|

Dadd4
Early in the morning and its time
C majorC B minorBm G+G E minorEm
I went down
  G+G  A augmentedA
So I go down 'cause I
D MajorD  A/#C B minorBm E minorEm
know I can say anyway

G+G   A augmentedA
Oh, I love you
G+G    A augmentedA
'cause I want to
G+G  A augmentedA
Oh,I love you
G+G    A augmentedA    D MajorD
'cause I want to, Yeah

Dadd4
Summer sun is shinin' in my eyes as
C majorC B minorBm G+G E minorEm
I  go  down
G+G      A augmentedA
To feel you 'round me makes my
D MajorD   A/#C B minorBm  E minorEm
life worthwhile night and day
G+G   A augmentedA
Oh, I love you
G+G    A augmentedA
'cause I want to
G+G  A augmentedA
Oh,I love you
G+G   A augmentedA     D MajorD
'cause I want to, Yeah

D MajorD           C majorC           G+G  D MajorD
Early in the mornin', early in the mornin', yeah
D MajorD C majorC B minorBm G+G C majorC D MajorD
(Solo 1)

Dadd4
Lazy days drift away in time as
C majorC B minorBm G+G E minorEm
I  go  down
  G+G    A augmentedA
To see you smile is to
D MajorD  A/#C B minorBm   E minorEm
know what love means all the while

G+G   A augmentedA
Oh, I love you
G+G    A augmentedA
'cause I want to
G+G  A augmentedA
Oh,I love you
G+G    A augmentedA    D MajorD
'cause I want to, Yeah

D MajorD    A/#C   C majorC  B minorBm G+G C majorC  D MajorD
Early in the mornin', early in the mornin', yeah
D MajorD    A/#C   C majorC  B minorBm G+G C majorC  D MajorD
Early in the mornin', early in the mornin', yeah