{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1936189,"song":"Morningside","artist":"Neil Diamond","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1936189-morningside-chords-by-neil-diamond/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1936189?type=chord","rating":4.88012,"votes":130,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]B7[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]B7[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\n    Morningside,        the old man died,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]B7[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nand no one cried, they simply turned away.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd when he died, he left a table made of nails and pride, [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]B7[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nand with his hands he carved these words inside; \"For my children.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab] [ch]B7[/ch]                         [ch]E[/ch]                    \r\n     Morning light,         morning bright,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]B7[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI spent the night with dreams that make you weep.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                                             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMorning time, wash away the sadness from these eyes of mine,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]B7[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nfor I recall the words the old man signed; \"For my children.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n(spoken)\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the legs were shaped with his hands,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nand the top made of oaken wood,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]\r\nand the children that sat around this great table[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]E[/ch]\r\ntouched with their laughter, ah, and that was good.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]                        [ch]E[/ch]                                           \r\n    Morningside,         an old man died,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]B7[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]                          \r\nand no one cried, he surely died alone.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd truth is sad, for not a child would claim the gift he had,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]B7[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nthe words he carved became his epitaph; \"For my children.\"[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]B7[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]B7[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nB7 E B7 E\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n(spoken)\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n \n[Outro]\nB7 E  B7 E","chords":["B7","E","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}