Strawbs - Sunday Morning


CAPO: 5th Fret



[Intro]
            

[Verse 1]
            
The stars begi

     
n to fade
             
The early morn

          
ing mist is li

        
fting
            
As he wakes wi

             
th the silence

             
 still unbroke

    
n
            
The night has 

        
rolled away
             
The dawn is cr

            
eeping through

            
 the window
            
As he rubs the

            
 shadows from 

            
his eyes


[Verse 2]
            
The sun begins

    
 to rise
             
To warm the ro

            
om where he wa

           
s sleeping
            
As he reads th

             
rough the head

             
lines of the p

        
apers
            
The dew is fad

    
ing fast
             
As he is walki

            
ng through the

            
 long grass
            
With the churc

            
h bell soundin

                 
g in the tower


[Instrumental]
                       


[Bridge]
            
He waits insid

      
e the door
             
The clock stri

            
kes out the ho

ur
            
He smiles, pau

            
sing for a wor

            
d as they arri

ve
            
Farmers with t

     
heir wives
             
Children with 

      
their flowers
            
Ladies in thei

            
r bright mid-s

      
ummer clothes


[Verse 4]
            
The stained gl

            
ass windows sh

ine
             
The congregati

           
on kneels in s

        
ilence
              
Then the organ

           
 and choir
              
Join the birds

              
 in the trees
              
As they sing t

          
heir Sunday mo

      
rning song


[Outro]