Angel Of The Morning
Merrillee Rush & The Turnabouts, Juice Newton, Bonnie Raitt, Melissa O'Neil, Bonnie Tyler, Nina Simone
Lena Elke (Sweden Country Dance), Skeeter Davis, Crystal Gayle, Dusty Springfield, The Carpenters, Pretenders,
Olivia Newton-John
Words And Music by Chip Taylor

Written by Chip Taylor (born James Wesley Voight) who is the younger brother of actor Jon Voight. Chip also wrote "Wild Thing", which was a big hit for The Troggs in 1966 and "I Can't Let Go" (co-written with Al Gorgoni), which was  a hit for The Hollies (although it didn't chart in the Billboard Top 40 in the United States). -#7 hit for Merrillee Rush & The Turnabouts in 1968.   #4 hit for Juice Newton in 1981.
Midi 1(C100)    Midi 2(C100)   Midi 3(Eb90)
Juice Newton
Midi 4(Bb75)*    Midi 5(C100)    Midi 6(Gb84)
Midi 7(Bb80)    Midi 8(Bb75)*-harp
Tabbed by Mark Purintun 4/08

 Lead in: 5 measures...
 r    6     6  6    6     6   6   -6
| There'll be no strings to bind your |
    6     -4 -4  5  -5    5    -4    4
| hands, not if my love can't bind your |
    3-----> RR  r 6     6     6   6   6   6 -6
| heart. |     | And there's no need to take a |
    6     -4 -4  5 -5  5   -4    4     3----> R 
| stand, for it was I who chose to | start. |   |
 r -5  -5  5  -4   4  -3   4
|   I see no need to take me |
   -4      r -5  -5  5 -4   4  -3   4      3
| home... | I'm old enough to face the | dawn. |

 r  7    7   7  7 -6 -7  7    7 -7 -7  -6 -7   r  8    8    8   8    7 -8   8     8 -8 -8  7-6 -7
| Just call me angel of the | morning, angel. | Just touch my cheek before you | leave me, b a by. |
 r  7    7   7  7 -6 -7  7    7 -7 -7  -6 -7   r -6    6 -5  5   6 4    4     3----> R
| Just call me angel of the | morning, angel, | then slowly turn away from | me. |     |

 r 6  6  6   6      6     6  -6    6    -4 -4   5    -5 5  -4 4    3---->
| Maybe the sun's light will be | dim, and it won't matter an y | how. |      |
 r 6  6   6     6 6   6    -6       6     -4   -4  5   -5  5  -4 4     3----->
| If morning's echo says we've | sinned, well, it was what I wanted | now. |     |
 r -5 -5   5    -4  4  -3  4      -4    r-5   -5   5  -4  4  -3  4      3
| And if we're victims of the | night, |  I won't be blinded by the | light. |

 r  7    7   7  7 -6 -7  7    7 -7 -7  -6 -7   r  8    8    8   8    7 -8   8     8 -8 -8  7-6 -7
| Just call me angel of the | morning, angel. | Just touch my cheek before you | leave me, b a by. |
 r  7    7   7  7 -6 -7  7    7 -7 -7  -6 -7   r -6    6 -5   5 -5 4---->
| Just call me angel of the | morning, angel, | then slowly turn away. |
-> -6  6    -5  5  -5   3    4     6 -4 5--->    5    3    4----> 3  4     4 3 -2--->
|  I won't beg you to stay with | me  e e. | through the tears | of the | da a ay, |
-> 5  3       4  R  7 -7  -6 -6 -7
| of the | years, | baby, ba aa by. |

 r  7    7   7  7 -6 -7  7    7 -7 -7  -6 -7
| Just call me angel of the | morning, angel, |
 r  8    8    8   8    7  -8  8     8 -8 -8  7-6 -7
| just touch my cheek before you | leave me, b a by. |

 r  7    7   7  7 -6 -7  7    7 -7 -7  -6 -7
| Just call me angel of the | morning, angel, |
 r  8    8    8   8    7  -8  8     8 -8 -8  7 -6 -7 
| just touch my cheek before you | leave me, Darlin' |

 r  7    7   7  7 -6 -7  7    7 -7 -7  -6 -7
| Just call me angel of the | morning, angel, |
 r  8    8    8   8    7  -8  8     8 -8 -8  7 -6 -7 
| just touch my cheek before you | leave me, Darlin' | fade out...

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