Chords with lyrics
CAPO: 5
Intro: A minorAm E/A E7E7 A minorAm E/A E7E7
verse 1
A minorAm DmDm
The stars begin to fade
E MajorE E7E7 A minorAm C majorC FF
The early morning mist is lifting
A minorAm G+G C majorC E7E7
As he wakes with the silence still unbroken
A minorAm DmDm
The night has rolled away
E MajorE E7E7 A minorAm C majorC FF
The dawn is creeping through the window
A minorAm E7E7 A minorAm E7E7
As he rubs the shadows from his eyes
verse 2
A minorAm DmDm
The sun begins to rise
E MajorE E7E7 A minorAm C majorC FF
To warm the room where he was sleeping
A minorAm G+G C majorC E7E7
As he reads through the headlines of the papers
A minorAm DmDm
The dew is fading fast
E MajorE E7E7 A minorAm C majorC FF
As he is walking through the long grass
A minorAm E7E7 A minorAm E7E7
With the church bell sounding in the tower
Instrumental: A minorAm DmDm E MajorE E7E7 A minorAm C majorC FF E7E7 A minorAm E7E7
Bridge
A minorAm FF
He waits inside the door
G+G C majorC
The clock strikes out the hour
DmDm A minorAm E MajorE
He smiles, pausing for a word as they arrive
A minorAm FF
Farmers with their wives
G+G C majorC
Children with their flowers
DmDm A minorAm E MajorE
Ladies in their bright mid-summer clothes
verse 4
A minorAm DmDm
The stained glass windows shine
E MajorE E7E7 A minorAm C majorC FF
The congregation kneels in silence
E7E7 FF E MajorE
Then the organ and choir
A minorAm C majorC FF
Join the birds in the trees
A minorAm E7E7 A minorAm
As they sing their Sunday morning song
Outro: A minorAm E/A E7E7 A minorAm E/A E7E7