Early In The Morning chords by Bad Company

The song is in D 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 Em (not A) chord on the verses, and playing G (instead of C) 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      Bm       A       G      Em
|---|    |---|   |---|   |-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 Bm  G  Em
I  went  down
   G    A
So I go down 'cause I
D    A/#C  Bm  Em
know I can say anyway

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

Dadd4
Summer sun is shinin' in my eyes as
C Bm  G  Em
I   go   down
G            A
To feel you 'round me makes my
D     A/#C Bm   Em
life worthwhile night and day
G     A
Oh, I love you
G        A
'cause I want to
G    A
Oh,I love you
G      A          D
'cause I want to, Yeah

D                     C                     G    D
Early in the mornin', early in the mornin', yeah
D C Bm G C D
(Solo 1)

Dadd4
Lazy days drift away in time as
C Bm  G  Em
I   go   down
   G       A
To see you smile is to
D    A/#C  Bm      Em
know what  love means all the while

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

D        A/#C     C   Bm G C   D
Early in the mornin', early in the mornin', yeah
D        A/#C     C   Bm G C   D
Early in the mornin', early in the mornin', yeah