Intro: F Dm I.0. I.I.I.I.I.I.0. I.0. F Dm I.O. I.I.I.I.I.I.O. I.O. F Dm I.O. I.I.I.I.I.I.O. I.O. F Dm I.O. I.I.I.I.I.I.O. I.O. 1st Verse: Dm You know I love getting up in the morning F When the sun first strikes the trees B Am All the morning birds that sing above B C Still bring back memories Dm Of a girl who stood beside me F When the rights I did were wrong B Am But she went back down the river B C Just when I thought I could be strong B F When I thought I could be strong, so I sing Chorus: F Dm I.O. I.I.I.I.I.I.O. I.O. F Dm I.O. I.I.I.I.I.I.O. I.0. 2nd Verse: Dm She never told me why she left me F But the letter say goodbye B Am Now my mornings are for wond'ring B C And my nights to reason why Dm Why a stranger comes to steal the love F Of a girl I had to hold B Am But she went back down the river B C Just when I thought I could be strong B F When I thought I could be strong, so I sing Chorus: F Dm I.O. I.I.I.I.I.I.O. I.O. F Dm I.O. I.I.I.I.I.I.O. I.O. F Dm I.O. I.I.I.I.I.I.O. I.O. F Dm I.O. I.I.I.I.I.I.O. I.O. F Dm I.O. I.I.I.I.I.I.O. I.O. F Dm I.O. I.I.I.I.I.I.O. I.O