Morning train (9 to 5) (1980)    (video)    (clip)

 

    G - Em - Am - D - D7   

 

      Dm                     G            Dm                 G

1. I wake up every mornin', I stumble out of bed,

       Dm                   G            Dm                G

    stretchin' and a-yawnin', another day ahead.

         Bb                   Am             D

    It seems to last forever, and time goes slowly by

          Bb                       Am        D

    til babe and me's together, then it starts to fly.

 

                        Dm                       G          Dm                    G

2. 'Cause the moment that he's with me, time can take a flight,

            Dm                      G          Dm                  G

    the moment that he's with me, everything's alright.

     Bb                     Am             D

    Night time is the right time, we make love,

      Bb                   Am           D                - D7

    then it's his and my time, we take off.

 

G                                              Em

    My baby takes the morning train,

                                                   Am

he works from nine ‘til five and then

                                          D                     D7

he takes another home again to find me waitin' for him.

 

+  repeat CHORUS

 

          Dm                   G      Dm             G

3. He takes me to a movie, or to a restaurant,

             - Dm         G          Dm             G

    to go        slow dancing, anything I want.

     Bb                     Am        - D

    Only when he's with me,      I catch a light,

      Bb                 Am              D                    D7

     only when he gives me, makes me feel alright.

 

+  CHORUS

 

    A                 B                    E                     A

+      All day I think of him, dreamin' of him constantly,

F#m               B                                 E                  E7

    I'm crazy mad for him, and he's crazy mad for me,

A                           D                      G                   C

    when he steps off  that train amazingly full of fight.

            G      C  Em      G     C  Em

    He works all day to earn his pay,

          G   C    Em       D - D7

    so we can play all ni......ght.

 

G                                              Em

    My baby takes the morning train,

                                                   Am

he works from nine ‘til five and then

                                          D                      D7

he takes another home again to find me waitin' for him.

 

(orig. moves up a full note to capo 3rd here)

 

G                                                Em

    He’s always on that morning train,

                                                  Am

he works from nine 'til five and then

                                          D                      D7

he takes another home again to find me waitin' for him.

 

(orig. moves up a full note to capo 5th here)

 

G                                             Em

    My baby takes the morning train,

                                                   Am

he works from nine 'til five and then

                                          D                     D7

he takes another home again to find me waitin' for him ....

 

 

(orig. = capo 1st)    (Sheena Easton)