I'll Be Here In The Morning
Don Williams
Written by Townes Van Zandt
Key of C · Chords: I II IV V vi
Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play alongVerse 1
Am C There's no stronger wind than the one F C That blows down a lonesome railroad line D7 G7 No prettier sight than looking back on a town you left behind C F C There is nothin' that's as real as a love that's in my mind G7 F Close your eyes I'll be here in the morning G7 F Am Close your eyes I'll be here for a while
Verse 2
C F C There's lots of things along the road I'd surely like to see D7 G7 I'd like to lean into the wind and tell myself I'm free C F C But your softest whisper's louder than the highways call to me G7 F Close your eyes I'll be here in the morning G7 F Am Close your eyes I'll be here for a while
Verse 3
C F C All the mountains and the rivers and the valleys can't compare D7 G7 To your blue lit dancin' eyes and yellow shining hair C F C I could never hit the open road and leave you layin' there G7 F Close your eyes I'll be here in the morning G7 F Am Close your eyes I'll be here for a while
Verse 4
C F C Lay your head back easy love close your cryin' eyes D7 G7 I'll be layin' here beside you when the sun comes on the rise C F C I'll stay as long as the cuckoo wails and the lonesome blue jay cries G7 F Close your eyes I'll be here in the morning G7 F Am Close your eyes I'll be here for a while
Verse 5
G7 F Close your eyes I'll be here in the morning G7 F Am Close your eyes I'll be here for a while