Intro: E G A (2X)
E G A
I’ve been out here praying for sunshine, all I see is pouring rain
E G A
I’ve been out here praying for good times, and all I get is more pain
E G A
There’s a monkey on my back I’ve got some habits that I can’t break
E G A E
So I’m out here standing in the sunrise, with a case of the early morning shakes
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Ah ah ha
G A E
Yeah, the Early Morning Shakes
E G-A E
Ah ah ha
E G A
This bus is headed to hell now, at least that’s what the old folks say
E G A
You only get a little while to shine, be-fore you fade away
E G A
Out here on the highway it’s more than I can take
E G A E
Just giving everything I got ‘til there’s nothing but the early morning shakes
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Ah ah ha
G A E
Early Morning Shakes
E G-A E
Ah ah ha
Bridge:
A G E
I wanna break away
A B
And just be myself sometime, and get back all those things I lost along the way
To the early morning shakes
Break:
E G-A E G-A E G-A E G-A
E G A
Jack Daniels in her coffee, ice water in her veins
E G A
Bleach blond hair with a rose tattoo, Maybelline and White Rain
E G A
I took her back to the woods listening to “When the Levee Breaks”
E G A E
I reached over and took her hand, then I gave her the early morning shakes
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Ah ah ha
G A E
Yeah, the early morning shakes
E G-A E
Ah ah ha
G A E
To the early morning shakes
E G-A E
Ah ah ha
G A E
Yeah, the early morning shakes