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