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Jim Henry - The Waking Hour
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
I wake to the Cradio Gmorning Dnews
Just Cas the day is Gdawning
And I watch from the Cwindow while a Gpassing Dcloud
CDulls the hopeful Gmorning
And I Dwonder will the Cgirl I Glove
Come back Cwith the GmornDing
But the Gomen Ccrow at the Gwaking Dhour
Has Cgiven me fair Gwarning
[Chorus]
And the Dheart that's Cbreaking
Never makes a GsoundGsus4  G  
[Verse 2]
GShe was Conce my Gheart's deDlight
My Cneed and my deGsire
She was my Cday, she Gwas my Dnight
My Cwater and my Gfire
And DI was once the Csame to Gher
When we still Cwalked toGgeDther
But the Gheavy Cheart at the Gwaking Dhour
Is exCpecting heavy Gweather
[Chorus]
And the Dheart that's Cbreaking
Never makes a GsoundGsus4  G  Gsus4  G  Gsus4  G  
And the Dheart that's Cbreaking
Never makes a GsoundGsus4  G  
[Instrumental]
G  C  G  D  C  G  C  G  D  C  G
[Verse 3]
GI know Clove, I've Gseen love's Dface
I Cunderstand its Gsorrow
For every Clove I've Gever Dhad
Has Calways met toGmorrow
Though DI am Wednesday's Cchild of Gwoe
I try not to Cbe unGgrateDful
Ah, but GI was Cborn at Gmidnight Dblack
With a Cheart that can be Ghateful
[Chorus]
And the Dheart that's Cbreaking
Never makes a GsoundGsus4  G  Gsus4  G  Gsus4  G  
And the Dheart that's Cbreaking
Never makes a GsoundGsus4  G  Gsus4  G  Gsus4  G  
And the Dheart that's Cbreaking
[Outro]
G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G

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The Waking Hour

by Jim Henry

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus4

Jim Henry - The Waking Hour

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

C G D

I wake to the radio morning news

C G

Just as the day is dawning

C G D

And I watch from the window while a passing cloud

C G

Dulls the hopeful morning

D C G

And I wonder will the girl I love

C G D

Come back with the morning

G C G D

But the omen crow at the waking hour

C G

Has given me fair warning

[Chorus]

D C

And the heart that's breaking

G Gsus4 G

Never makes a sound

[Verse 2]

G C G D

She was once my heart's delight

C G

My need and my desire

C G D

She was my day, she was my night

C G

My water and my fire

D C G

And I was once the same to her

C G D

When we still walked together

G C G D

But the heavy heart at the waking hour

C G

Is expecting heavy weather

[Chorus]

D C

And the heart that's breaking

G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G

Never makes a sound

D C

And the heart that's breaking

G Gsus4 G

Never makes a sound

[Instrumental]

G C G D C G C G D C G

[Verse 3]

G C G D

I know love, I've seen love's face

C G

I understand its sorrow

C G D

For every love I've ever had

C G

Has always met tomorrow

D C G

Though I am Wednesday's child of woe

C G D

I try not to be ungrateful

G C G D

Ah, but I was born at midnight black

C G

With a heart that can be hateful

[Chorus]

D C

And the heart that's breaking

G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G

Never makes a sound

D C

And the heart that's breaking

G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G

Never makes a sound

D C

And the heart that's breaking

[Outro]

G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G

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