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

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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: Rick Wakeman [Intro]
| D | G | A | F# | Bm | G7 | C | F | C | % |
                                    (break)
[Verse 1]
            C  Dm   G              F  C
Morning has broken, like the first morning

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

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

G               C    F    G             [ C ]
Praise for them springing fresh from the world
[Instrumental]
| C | F | G | E | Am | G7 | C | G7sus | % |
                               (break)
[Verse 2]
                 C   Dm    G           F  C
Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven

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

C              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]
| C | F | G | E | Am | F# | Bm | G | D | A7 | D | % |
                                             (break)
[Verse 3]
            D   Em    A           G  D
Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning

            F#m Bm     E       | A | A7 |
Born of the one light, Eden saw play

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

A          D G    A7       [ D ]
God's recrea-tion of the new day
[Instrumental]
| D | G | A | F# | Bm | G7 | C | F | C | % |
                                    (break)
[Verse 4]
            C    Dm  G              F  C
Morning has brok-en, like the first morning

              Em Am   D7             | G | G7 |
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird

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

G               C    F    G              C
Praise for them springing fresh from the world
[Coda] | C | F | G | E | Am | F# | Bm | G | D | A7 | D