Biography:
Tom Paxton (born Thomas Richard Paxton on October 31, 1937) is an American singer and writer of folk music whose songs have had enduring appeal (and include modern standards such as "The Last Thing on My Mind") known for a cynical, often political edge. In 2009, he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Paxton was born in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest child of Burton and Esther Paxton. The Paxton family moved to Bristow, Oklahoma in 1948, where Tom grew to adulthood and which he still considers home.
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Other songs:
- Born On The Forth Of July
- Daily News
- You Can Eat Dog Food
- Born On The Fourth Of July
- Bottle Of Wine
- Buy A Gun For Your Son
- Cant Help But Wonder Where Im Bound
- Crazy John
- Did You Hear John Hurt
- George W Told The Nation
- Getting Up Early
- Going To The Zoo
- Goodman Schwerner And Chaney
- Hold On To
- I Dont Want A Bunny Wunny
- I Give You The Morning
- Im The Man That Built The Bridges
- In Florida
- It Aint Easy
- Jimmy Newman
- Johhny Got A Gun
- Johnny Got A Gun
- Last Thing On My Mind
- Leaving London
- Lyndon Johnson Told The Nation
- Marvellous Toy
- Marvelous Toy
- My Ladys A Wild Flying Dove
- My Son John
- Ramblin Boy
- Susie Most Of All
- The Last Thing On My Mind
- The Party
- The Willing Conscript
- This World Goes Round And Round
- Wasnt That A Party
- When Annie Took Me Home
- When You Shook Your Long Hair Down
- Yuppies In The Sky
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[Verse 1]
G G5 C G
Ever again the morning creeps across your shoulder,
G G5 C G
Through the frosted window pane the sun grows bolder.
G Em D
Your hair flows down your pillow, you're still sleeping.
[Chorus]
G Em C
I think I'll wake you now and hold you,
G Em C
Tell you again the things I told you;
G Em C
Behold, I give you the morning.
D G
I give you the day.
[Verse 2]
G G5 C G
Through the waving curtain wall the sun is streaming.
G G5 C G
Far behind your flickering eyelids you're still dreaming.
G Em D
You're dreaming of the good times and you're smiling.
[Chorus]
G Em C
I think I'll wake you now and hold you,
G Em C
Tell you again the things I told you;
G Em C
Behold, I give you the morning.
D G
I give you the day.
[Verse 3]
G G5 C G
Close beneath our windowsill the Earth is humming,
G G5 C G
Like an eager Christmas child the day is coming,
G Em D
Listen to the morning song it's singing.
[Chorus]
G Em C
I think I'll wake you now and hold you,
G Em C
Tell you again the things I told you;
G Em C
Behold, I give you the morning.
D G
I give you the day.
[Verse 4]
G G5 C G
Like an antique ballroom fan your eyelids flutter,
G G5 C G
Sunlight streams across your eyes through open shutter.
G Em D
Now I think you're ready for the journey.
[Chorus]
G Em C
I think I'll wake you now and hold you,
G Em C
Tell you again the things I told you;
G Em C
Behold, I give you the morning.
D G
I give you the day.
G G5 C G
Ever again the morning creeps across your shoulder,
G G5 C G
Through the frosted window pane the sun grows bolder.
G Em D
Your hair flows down your pillow, you're still sleeping.
[Chorus]
G Em C
I think I'll wake you now and hold you,
G Em C
Tell you again the things I told you;
G Em C
Behold, I give you the morning.
D G
I give you the day.
[Verse 2]
G G5 C G
Through the waving curtain wall the sun is streaming.
G G5 C G
Far behind your flickering eyelids you're still dreaming.
G Em D
You're dreaming of the good times and you're smiling.
[Chorus]
G Em C
I think I'll wake you now and hold you,
G Em C
Tell you again the things I told you;
G Em C
Behold, I give you the morning.
D G
I give you the day.
[Verse 3]
G G5 C G
Close beneath our windowsill the Earth is humming,
G G5 C G
Like an eager Christmas child the day is coming,
G Em D
Listen to the morning song it's singing.
[Chorus]
G Em C
I think I'll wake you now and hold you,
G Em C
Tell you again the things I told you;
G Em C
Behold, I give you the morning.
D G
I give you the day.
[Verse 4]
G G5 C G
Like an antique ballroom fan your eyelids flutter,
G G5 C G
Sunlight streams across your eyes through open shutter.
G Em D
Now I think you're ready for the journey.
[Chorus]
G Em C
I think I'll wake you now and hold you,
G Em C
Tell you again the things I told you;
G Em C
Behold, I give you the morning.
D G
I give you the day.
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