I Washed My Face In The Morning Dew
By Tom T Hall
Tabbed By Larry Mofle
9/4/2011


    C                        F    C
The first strange town I was ever in
    C          G         C
The county was hangin' a man
C                  F        C  
Nobody cared if he lived or died
      C           G    C 
And I just didn't understand


Chorus:
     F                     C
So I washed my face in the morning dew
F                     C
Bathed my soul in the sun
F                     C
Washed my face in the morning dew
    C       G       C
And kept on movin' along


The second strange town I was in
They were laughing at a poor crippled man
Begging for nickels and dimes on the street
And I just didn't understand

Chorus


Key Change to D

    D                       G     D
The third strange town that I was in
    D        A            D 
Was settled, peaceful and nice
    D                       G        D
The rich got richer and the poor got poorer
       D     A           G 
And to me it didn't seem right

     G                     D
So I washed my face in the morning dew
G                     D
Bathed my soul in the sun
G                     D
Washed my face in the morning dew
    D       A       D  
And kept on movin' along


Some day times are bound to change
It can't be very far
And each injustice I have seen
Will come before the bar

Chorus