Early One Morning Chords by Elmore James
Tempo:
107.3 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Dm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] Oh yeah,
[B] [D] [G]
[D]
oh yeah, [G] [B] [D] [A]
[Dm] [A] [G] [Em] [D]
[Dm] [D] it was 31 long [G] hours [D] on my way to school, on [G]
[Em] my [D] way to school.
[G] [Dm] I met a man [A] with woman [G] and she broke my [D]
teacher's rules.
[G] Meanwhile, [D] I look out, and he looks at [G]
me with a gun in his mouth.
Meanwhile, [D] I look [Dm] out, and [D] he'll [A]
[Dm] [A] treat [G] me, he's gonna drive home [D]
insane.
Oh yeah,
[G]
oh [D] yeah, [A] he's [G] [Gm] [D]
gonna tell me baby, [G] why you stayed [D] that night.
[G]
Yes, tell me baby, [Em] why you stayed [D] that night.
You [A]
didn't come home [G] until the sun was [D] shining bright.
Oh yeah, oh yeah, [G] he's gonna treat [D] me, [A]
[G] he's [D] gonna drive home insane.
[G] [D] [C]
[B] [D] [G]
[D]
oh yeah, [G] [B] [D] [A]
[Dm] [A] [G] [Em] [D]
[Dm] [D] it was 31 long [G] hours [D] on my way to school, on [G]
[Em] my [D] way to school.
[G] [Dm] I met a man [A] with woman [G] and she broke my [D]
teacher's rules.
[G] Meanwhile, [D] I look out, and he looks at [G]
me with a gun in his mouth.
Meanwhile, [D] I look [Dm] out, and [D] he'll [A]
[Dm] [A] treat [G] me, he's gonna drive home [D]
insane.
Oh yeah,
[G]
oh [D] yeah, [A] he's [G] [Gm] [D]
gonna tell me baby, [G] why you stayed [D] that night.
[G]
Yes, tell me baby, [Em] why you stayed [D] that night.
You [A]
didn't come home [G] until the sun was [D] shining bright.
Oh yeah, oh yeah, [G] he's gonna treat [D] me, [A]
[G] he's [D] gonna drive home insane.
[G] [D] [C]
Key:
D
G
A
Dm
Em
D
G
A
[D] _ _ _ _ Oh yeah, _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
oh yeah, [G] _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
[Dm] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ it was 31 long [G] hours _ [D] on my way to school, on _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] my [D] way to school.
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ I met a man [A] with woman [G] and she broke my [D] _
teacher's rules. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ Meanwhile, [D] I look out, _ and he looks at _ _ _ [G]
me with a gun in his mouth.
Meanwhile, [D] I look _ _ [Dm] out, and [D] he'll _ [A] _
[Dm] _ [A] treat [G] me, he's gonna drive home [D]
insane.
_ _ Oh yeah, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ oh [D] yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] he's _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ gonna tell me baby, _ [G] _ why you stayed [D] that night.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Yes, tell me baby, _ [Em] why you stayed [D] that night.
_ _ _ _ You [A] _
didn't come home [G] _ until the sun was [D] shining bright.
_ _ _ _ Oh yeah, _ _ _ _ _ oh yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] he's _ _ _ _ _ gonna treat [D] me, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ he's [D] gonna drive home insane.
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
oh yeah, [G] _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
[Dm] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ it was 31 long [G] hours _ [D] on my way to school, on _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] my [D] way to school.
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ I met a man [A] with woman [G] and she broke my [D] _
teacher's rules. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ Meanwhile, [D] I look out, _ and he looks at _ _ _ [G]
me with a gun in his mouth.
Meanwhile, [D] I look _ _ [Dm] out, and [D] he'll _ [A] _
[Dm] _ [A] treat [G] me, he's gonna drive home [D]
insane.
_ _ Oh yeah, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ oh [D] yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] he's _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ gonna tell me baby, _ [G] _ why you stayed [D] that night.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Yes, tell me baby, _ [Em] why you stayed [D] that night.
_ _ _ _ You [A] _
didn't come home [G] _ until the sun was [D] shining bright.
_ _ _ _ Oh yeah, _ _ _ _ _ oh yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] he's _ _ _ _ _ gonna treat [D] me, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ he's [D] gonna drive home insane.
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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