Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) – Morning Has Broken (Guitar)

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Cat Stevens: Morning Has Broken From "Teaser and the Firecat" (1971) Arranger: Cat Stevens Lyrics: Eleanor Farjeon Music: Bunessan (a traditional hymn tune based on a Scottish folk melody) Additional music (piano interludes): Rick Wakeman D7 xx0212 G7sus4 xx0011 A7/D xx0020 [Intro] D G A F# Bm G7 C F C [Verse 1]
            C   Dm  G              F   C
Morning has broken, like the first morning

C             Em  Am  D7             G   G
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird

C              F   F    C              Am  D
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning

G               C     F   G              C
Praise for them springing fresh from the word
[Instrumental] F G E Am G7 C G7sus4 [Verse 2]
                 C   Dm    G           F   C
Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven

C              Em  Am    D7           G    G
Like the first dew fall, on the first grass

C              F    F    C          Am  D
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden

G         C       F    G              C
Sprung in completeness where his feet pass
[Instrumental] F G E Am F# Bm G D A7/D D [Verse 3]
            D   Em    A           G   D
Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning

D           F#m Bm     E        A   A
Born of the one light, Eden saw play

D           G  G     D            Bm  E
Praise with elation, praise every morning

A          D G    A          D
God's recrea-tion of the new day
[Instrumental] G A F# Bm G7 C F C [Verse 4]
            C   Dm  G              F   C
Morning has broken, like the first morning

C             Em  Am  D7             G   G
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird

C              F   F    C              Am  D
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning

G               C     F   G              C
Praise for them springing fresh from the word
[Outro] F G E Am F# Bm G D A7/D D