MORNING HAS BROKEN

Cat Stevens

(Any copyright which may be vested in the original author of the song used in this lesson is acknowledged. Portions of the song are used here solely for educational purposes. Copyright in the material used in this lesson vests in the author of the material.)

Bm* is a barred chord that you will learn later. Meanwhile G is an acceptable substitute and sounds fine. I suggest you come back to this song again after you have learned the Bm chord.

   G/          Em/Am/ D7/            C/  G/
   Morning has broken like the first morning
   /             Bm*/Em/A7/            D/   D7/
   Blackbird has spoken like the first bird
   G/             C/  /   G/             Em/ A7/
   Praise for the singing praise for the morning
   D7/             G/    C/  D7/            G/  Em/  C/  D7/
   Praise for them springing fresh from the word.

   G/              Em/ Am/  D7/           C/  G/
   Sweet the rains new fall sunlight from heaven
   /              Bm*/Em/  A7/          D/   D7/         
   Like the first dew fall on the first grass
   G/             C/   /    G/         Em/ A7/
   Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden
   D7/           G/  C/   D7/            G/  Em/  C/  D7/ 
   Spring in completeness where his feet pass.


   Mine is the sunlight mine is the morning

   Born of the one light Eden saw play

   Praise with elation praise every morning

   God's recreation of the new day.

Instructions

All the chords and strums you need for this song are shown above, Click on each one to hear how it should sound.

Click here to hear the song itself.

The chords used in this song are relatively easy which should make your playing and singing enjoyable.
Note that in changing from Am to D7 and from D7 to C your first finger stays down. This makes for an easier change.
This song is in 3/4 time so each timing mark is worth the count of three, or one complete strum.
You can use either of the 3/4 strums or the 3/4 pick strum.
Please practice the song with each of the three different strums. Once you can manage them all, arrange where you would like to use each within the song. The choice is purely personal.
At a later stage you may like to apply some of the new 3/4 picks you will learn to this song.