C
In the grand way she loves me,
 Am                            Em
The way she holds me close to rest with me.
        C              G
And to know she is my life to me,
    Am                       F
My empty days are done, my running days are run.
              C      Am7            G
For the first time I love the morning.
          C                 G
Burning sundowns, colored autumn trees,
              Am                        Em
Mountain rivers, country livers put my mind at ease.
         C                      G
And to realize such perfect harmonies
      Am                       F
I'm standing in the dawn of a new day coming on.
                 C Am     G       F  C   G
And I'm looking for no tomorrow.
       C               G
I can still hear the lonely sound,
     Am                                       Em
The engines of the midnight freight train, northward bound.
        C                             G
And to feel my life, my life slowly losing ground.
   Am                               F
I never quite understood, though I see it for the good.
        C   Am                  G         C   G
And it seems like I've just been dreaming.
 Am                             Em       C   G
The way she holds me close to comfort me
    Am                      F
My empty days are done, my running days are run.
             C       Am              G
And for the first time I love the morning,
          F       C             G
For the first time I love the morning,
          F       C
For the first time,
            G    F   C   G7   C
The first time.