It Was Early One Morning chords by 
Lead Belly 
N/A
Key: E major•
Verse 1
E
It was early one mornin'
Blues came fallin' down
A
It was early one mornin'
E
Blues came fallin' down
Bm
I was all locked up in jail, baby
E
An d I was jailhouse -bound
Oh, last night, baby,
I sat in my cell alone
A
Oh, last night, ooh,
E
I sat in my cell alone
Bm
I was thinkin' of my baby
E
an d my happy home
Honey, you may never see my
smilin' face again
A
Honey, you may never see
Bm
A
E
my smilin' face again
Bm
B
But you can always remember,
Bm
E
that your dad had been your friend
Sometime I wonder,
why don't you write to me?
A
Sometime I wonder,
E
why don't you write to me?
Bm
If I'd been a bad fellow,
A
E
I didn't intend to be
Well, all right,
Bm
E
A
E
then
Bm
G
Bm
E
When they had my child, baby,
you could not be found
A
And my child, baby,
B
E
you could not be found
B
Now you're too late mistreating mama
E
Yes, I am jail house bound
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE A Bm B G
E
A
Bm
B
G
Capo: 2
Transpose: 0
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