Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Every Morning I Quit Drinkin' is the 9th track off the 2018 record, "Greetings from the Neon Frontier."
Chords:
D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA G+G E MajorE
e|---10-------7-------5-------7--------------|
BB|---10-------7-------5-------8-------5------|
G+G|---11-------7-------6-------7-------4------|
D MajorD|---12-------9-------7-------9-------6------|
A augmentedA|---12-------9-------7-------10------7------|
E MajorE|---10-------7-------5----------------------|
Intro:
D MajorD B minorBm
e|--10-10-10-10-10-9-7-----------------10-10-10-10-10-9-7--------------------|
BB|----------------------10--8--7---------------------------10/12-------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA D MajorD
e|--10-10-10-10-10-9-7-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------10--10-----8\7-------10/12--12/14--14/15---17b19b17--|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
D MajorD
In these monumental mornings
B minorBm
East of everything I saw
A augmentedA
But not before I gave a warning
D MajorD
Hit the road before you fall
Verse 2:
D MajorD
Every morning I quit drinkin'
B minorBm
Every morning quit the smoke
A augmentedA
But every evening there's a sadness
D MajorD
Reminding me my heart's still broke
Chorus:
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
By the middle of the night, I'm rolling in sin
E MajorE A augmentedA
This old highway knows I still love her
A augmentedA D MajorD
This old highway is my friend
Interlude:
D MajorD B minorBm
e|--10-10-10-10-10-9-7-----------------10-10-10-10-10-9-7-------------|
BB|----------------------10--8--7---------------------------10/12------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA D MajorD
e|--10-10-10-10-10-9-7----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------10--10-----8\7-------10/12--12/14--14/15---17b19b17p15--|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 3:
D MajorD
I tried walking on the water
B minorBm
My failure watches from the shore
A augmentedA
To be honest it was harder
D MajorD
Than it seemed the night before
Chorus:
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
'Cause in the middle of the night, I'm rolling in sin
E MajorE A augmentedA
This old highway knows I still love her
A augmentedA D MajorD
This old highway is my friend
Verse 4:
D MajorD
Every morning I quit drinkin'
B minorBm
But every morning hear the sound
A augmentedA
My broken heart's still breaking
D MajorD
Waiting on yours to come around
Outro:
G+G to D MajorD repeatedly over some up the neck licks like this one and some slide guitar
e|-----------------------------------|
BB|--17b19b17--15---------------------|
G+G|----------------16--14--14--11-----|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|