I Washed My Face In The Morning Dew chords by Tom T. Hall

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

C  Csus4  C  Csus4
C



Verse 1:
    C                        F    C
The first strange town I was ever in
               G         C
The county was hangin' a man
                   F        C
Nobody cared if he lived or died
                  G    C
And I just didn't understand

Chorus:
     F                     C
So I washed my face in the morning dew
F                     C
Bathed my soul in the sun
F                     C
Washed my face in the morning dew
            G       C
And kept on movin' along


Verse 2:
                        F     C
The second strange town I was in
                        G             C
They were laughing at a poor crippled man
                        F            C
Begging for nickels and dimes on the street
                  G    C
And I just didn't understand


Chorus:
     F                     C
So I washed my face in the morning dew
F                     C
Bathed my soul in the sun
F                     C
Washed my face in the morning dew
            G       C
And kept on movin' along


Riff:
D  Dsus4  D  Dsus4
D


Verse 3:
                            G     D
The third strange town that I was in
             A            D
Was settled, peaceful and nice
                            G        D
The rich got richer and the poor got poorer
             A           D
And to me it didn't seem right


Chorus:
     G                     D
So I washed my face in the morning dew
G                     D
Bathed my soul in the sun
G                     D
Washed my face in the morning dew
            A       D
And kept on movin' along


Verse 4:
                   G        D
Some day times are bound to change
            A    D
It can't be very far
                   G      D
And each injustice I have seen
            A        D
Will come before the bar


Chorus:
          G                   D
Then I'll wash my face in the morning dew
G                    D
Bathe my soul in the sun
G                   D
Wash my face in the morning dew
               A       D
And my journey will be done.