Touch me in the (D)morn ing,
then just (Em7)walk a (D)way.
(Em7)We don’t have to (D)mor row,
but (G)we had (G)yes ter (C)day.
(Hey!) Was n’t it me who said that noth in’ (Gmaj7)good’s gon na last for ev er?
And was n’t it me who said let’s just be (Gmaj7)glad for the time to geth er?
Must ’ve been hard to tell me that you’ve giv en all you had to give.
I can un der stand your feel in’ that way.
Ev ’ry bod y’s got their life to live.
Well, I can say good bye in the (F#m7)cold morn ing light,
but I can’t watch love die in the (F#m7)warmth of the night.
(G)If I’ve (F#7)got to be strong, don’t you know I need to (G)have to night when you’re gone?
Till you go I need to lie here and (A)think a bout the last time that you’ll (Em7)touch me in the (D)morn
ing,
then just (Em7)close the (D)door.
(Em7)Leave me as you (D)found
(D)me,
emp (G)ty like (G)be ter (C)fore.
(Hey!) Was n’t it yes ter day we used to (Gmaj7)laugh at the wind be hind us?
And Did n’t we run a way and hope that (Gmaj7)time would n’t try to find us?
Did n’t we take each oth er to a place where no one’s ev er been?
Yeah, I real ly need you near me to night ’cause you’ll nev er take me there a gain.
Well, Let me watch you go with the (F#m7)sun in my eyes.
We’ve seen how love can grow, now we’ll (F#m7)see how it dies.
(G)If I’ve (F#7)got to be strong, don’t you know I need to (G)have to night when you’re gone?
Till you go I need to lie here and (A)think a bout
the last time that you’ll (Em7)touch me in the hold you un til the time (G)your hands reach out and (Em7)touch me in the (D7)morn Morn ings were blue ing, and gold and we could feel one an oth er then liv just ing.
walk a (D7)way.
We walked with a dream to hold and we could take what the world was giv We don’t ing.
have to (D7)mor There’s no to mor row, row here, there’s on ly love and the time but to chase we had it.
yes ter (C)day.
Yes ter day’s gone my love, there’s on ly now and it’s time to face Touch me it.
in the (D7)morn Morn ings were blue ing, and gold and we could feel one an oth er then liv just ing.
walk a (D7)way.
We walked with a dream to hold and we could take what the world was giv We don’t ing.
have to (D7)mor There’s no to mor row, row here, there’s on ly love and the time but to chase we had it.
yes ter (C)day.
Yes ter day’s gone my love, there’s on ly now and it’s time to face Touch me it.
in the (D)morn ing.
This page shows “Touch Me In The Morning” by Diana Ross in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of D at 100 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.