Ray LaMontagne – Misty Morning Rain Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Ray LaMontagne – Misty Morning Rain Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsAbGbDbFmEbBbmCmEb7

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[Verse 1]
Ab               Gb
Standing in your doorway
Db
Cast a shadow on the wall
I can hear a Kestrel call
Ab       Gb
Sunlight laughing
Db
Laughing through the windowpane
                         Fm
All is here is gone again

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[Chorus 1]
      Ab
Misty morning
Misty morning
    Db              Eb Fm
Misty morning rain
       Ab                   Db
All is gone then here then gone
 then here then gone again
               Ab         Gb
Here and gone again
               Db
Here and gone again
Ab Gb Db	

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[Verse 2]
Ab           Gb
Child of the mountains
Db
Swear I felt it from the first
Smiling eyes quenched my thirst
Ab         Gb
Heal all my ancient hurt
Db
Every kindness that you show
                                  Fm
Deeper than these roots will grow

[Chorus 2]
         Ab
To misty morning
Misty morning
     Db              Eb Fm
Misty morning rain
       Ab                    Db
All is gone then here then gone 
then here then gone again
               Ab         Gb
Here and gone again
                Db
Here and gone again
Ab Gb Db	

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[Bridge 1]
Bbm                    Cm
Where once the wind was at my back
        Bbm
Now the seas gone slack
      Ab                  Bbm
No seabirds squealing
                     Cm
Has all of life gone off the rails?
Bbm                        Eb
Tore my sails and left me drifting
Drifting
        Eb7            Ab      Gb
No love left to lift him
     Db
No love
                       Ab     Gb
No love left to lift him
     Db
No love

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[Verse 3]
Ab           Gb
Signs of the ages
Db
Echo through the falling rain
All is here and gone again
Ab        Gb
Moonlight so right
Db
Softening upon the shore
                            Fm
all that was will be no more	

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[Chorus 3]
         Ab
To misty morning
Misty morning
    Db              Eb  Fm
Misty morning rain
       Ab                    Db
All is gone then here then gone 
then here then gone again
                Ab         Gb
Here and gone again
                Db
Here and gone again
                Ab    Gb    Db
Here and gone again

[Bridge 2]
Bbm                  Cm
Where once the wind was at my back
        Bbm
Now the seas gone slack
      Ab
No seabirds squealing
Bbm                   Cm
Has all of life gone off the rails?
Bbm                        Eb
Tore my sails and left me drifting
Drifting
                      Ab
No love left to lift him
Gb Db  Ab
No love
Gb Db  Fm
No love

[Chorus 4]
         Ab
To misty morning
Misty morning
    Db               Eb  Fm
Misty morning rain
        Ab                   Db
All is gone then here then gone 
then here then gone again
               Ab           Gb
Here and gone again
               Db
Here and gone again
               Ab           Gb
Here and gone again
               Db
Here and gone again
Ab Gb Db	

How to play Misty Morning Rain: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Misty Morning Rain by Ray LaMontagne on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Misty Morning Rain by Ray LaMontagne keeps coming home to D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭). You need 8 chords: Ab, Gb, Db, Fm, Eb, Bbm, Cm and Eb7.

Listen for Db – Ab – Gb – Db (I – V – IV – I in D♭ major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – fah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, F, C, Em, D, Am, Bm, D7 (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Gb chord on guitar (244322)
G♭G♭ B♭ D♭
Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
Eb7 chord on guitar (x68686)
E♭7E♭ G B♭ D♭

Misty Morning Rain chords: questions

What key is Misty Morning Rain in?

Misty Morning Rain by Ray LaMontagne is centred on D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in Misty Morning Rain?

Misty Morning Rain uses 8 chords: Ab, Gb, Db, Fm, Eb, Bbm, Cm, Eb7.

What is the chord progression of Misty Morning Rain?

The main progression is Db – Ab – Gb – Db (I – V – IV – I).

Is Misty Morning Rain easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, F, C, Em, D, Am, Bm, D7 (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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