I.O. I.I.I.I.I.I.0. I.O.F Dmi I.O. I.I.I.I.I. I.O. I.O.F Dmi I.O. I.I.I.I.I. I.O. I.O.F Dmi I.O. I.I.I.I.I. I.O. I.O. You know I love getting up in the morningF When the sun first strikes the trees ...aahB Ami All the morning birds that sing aboveB C Still bring back memoriesDmi Of a girl who stood beside meF When the rights I did were wrong ...aahB Ami But she went back down the riverB C Just when I thought I could be strongB F When I thought I could be strong, so I sing I.O. I.I.I.I.I.I.O. I.O.F Dmi I.O. I.I.I.I.I.I.O. I.O. She never told me why she left meF But the letter said goodbye ...aahB Ami Now my mornings are for wond'ringB C And my nights to reason whyDmi Why a stranger comes to steal the loveF Of a girl I had to hold ...aahB Ami But she went back down the riverB C Just when I thought I could be strongB F6 When I thought I could be strong, so I singF Dmi I.O. I.I.I.I.I. I.O. I.O.F Dmi I.O. I.I.I.I.I. I.O. I.O.F Dmi I.O. I.I.I.I.I. I.O. I.O.