Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)


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                  Morning Has Broken – Cat Stevens
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Lyrics: Eleanor Farjeon
Melody: Traditional ('Bunessan' hymn tune)

From the album "Teaser and the Firecat" (1971)
Arranged by: Cat Stevens
Additional music (piano interludes): Rick Wakeman
Key: changes back and forth between D and C

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

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CHORDS
        E-A-D-
G/D     x-x-0-
F/C     x-3-x-
D7      x-x-0-
C/G     3-x-2-
G7sus4  3-5-3-
A7/D    x-x-0-
A7      x-0-2-
F#/A#   x-2-x-

G-B-e
0-0-3
2-1-1
2-1-2
0-1-3
5-3-3
0-2-0
2-2-3 or x-0-2-0-2-0
3-2-2

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[Intro]
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  (break)

[Verse 1]
             
Morning has br

           
oken, like the

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 first morning
             
Blackbird has 

        
spoken, like t

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he first bird
             
Praise for the

            
 singing, prai

            
se for the mor


ning
             
Praise for the

           
m springing fr

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esh from the w

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ord


[Instrumental]
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           (br

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eak)

[Verse 2]
              
Sweet the rain

          
's new fall, s

             
unlit from hea


ven
             
 Like the firs

        
t dew fall, on

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 the first gra

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ss
             
Praise for the

            
 sweetness of 

         
the wet garden
            
Sprung in comp

            
leteness where

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 his feet pass


[Instrumental]
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            (b

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reak)

[Verse 3]
             
Mine is the su

           
nlight, mine i

        
s the morning
           
Born of the on

          
e light, Eden 

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saw play
            
Praise with el

             
ation, praise 

       
every morning
           
God's recrea-t

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ion of the new

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 day

[Instrumental]
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  (break)

[Verse 4]
             
Morning has br

           
oken, like the

         
 first morning
             
Blackbird has 

        
spoken, like t

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he first bird
             
Praise for the

            
 singing, prai

            
se for the mor


ning
             
Praise for the

           
m springing fr

           [ 
esh from the w

 ]
ord

[Coda]
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