Morning Is Broken Chords

KeyE Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays516

Morning Is Broken by Lloyd Cole is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords E, A, B, F#m and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			
 

Verses are palm muted: 

verse 1 
E 
You used to be mean 
A 
You used to be cruel 
E 
But you were laughing then 
A 
And it was no accident 
E 
Where did the mean man go 
A 
Is he chasing his shadow? 
E 
Is he unhappy to report 
A 
That the gentleman he found is a terrible bore? 

E 
You know it all 
A 
You've got all the answers 
E 
But if that's the case 
            A 
What's with the long face? 

Pre Chorus 

A 
It's very easy to be brave 

With your good foot in the grave 
E 
It's very easy to be cold 
E                                           A 
When there's no one in the world you want to know 
A                        E 
It's very easy to be suave 
A 
When you're on your guard 
A 
Like you always are 

E                   A                   E 
The sun goes down and now the shadows arise 
E                   A                   E 
The morning is broken as you mourn your life 
 E                  A                    E 
You smile at your neighbors as you lock your doors 
 E                   A                    E 
You face up the mirror, mister, pimp or whore ? 

verse 2 

E 
Is it hard to let go 
A 
At the foot of the rainbow 
E 
Just to be informed 
A 
That the chase was your reward? 
E 
Here, have a crock of gold 
A 
Keep it for when you're old 
E 
Like a week on Tuesday 
A 
Hey, wise men say 

Pre Chorus 

A 
It's very easy to be brave 

With your good foot in the grave 
E 
It's very easy to be cold 
E                                           A 
When there's no one in the world you want to know 
A                        E 
It's very easy to be suave 
A 
When you're on your guard 
A 
Like you always are 

E                   A                   E 
The sun goes down and now the shadows arise 
E                   A                   E 
The morning is broken as you mourn your life 
 E                  A                    E 
You smile at your neighbors as you lock your doors 
 E                   A                    E 
You face up the mirror, mister, pimp or whore ? 

Instrumental 
E (PAUSE)B Palm Muted:  E 
E F#m A (bar)Bb (quickly mute after Bb): 

Outro 
            E 
Put me in the ground 
A                         E 
Come on and Put me in the ground 
E                   A                                  E 
The sun goes down and now the shadows (put me in the ground) arise 
E                   A                                       E 
The morning is broken as you mourn (put me in the ground) your life 
 E                  A                    E 
You smile at your neighbors as you lock your doors (cmon and put me in the ground) 
 E                   A                    E 
You face up the mirror, mister, pimp or whore ? 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante