Paul Weller – Early Morning Rain chords

This is Paul Weller's cover of a Gordon Lightfoot song.

It could have ended in tears of the very wrong kind. But no. Weller makes a marvellous job of it.

Eight great verses. Standard tuning.

The most difficult part is to get a nice lilting rhythm on it, including the 
little roll on and off the E major to Esus4 at the end of each alternate line.


Intro
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E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E 

Abm  Gbm E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E


verse 1
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                     AbmIn the early morning rain

Gbm                     E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E    With a dollar in my hand

                 GbmAnd aching in my heart

B7                        E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E   And my pockets full of sand


verse 2
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                    AbmI'm a long way from home

Gbm                              E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E    And Lord I miss my loved one so

                     GbmIn the early morning rain

B7                  E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E   With no place to go


verse 3
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                     AbmOut on runway number nine

Gbm                      E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E    Seven o seven set to go

                          GbmBut I'm stuck here on the ground

B7                     E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E   Where the cold wind blows


verse 4
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                      AbmNow the liquor tasted good

Gbm                        E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E    And the women all were fast

                  GbmThere she goes my friend

B7                          E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E   She'll be rolling now at last


Inst 1
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Abm  Gbm E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E



verse 5
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                        AbmHear the mighty engines roar

Gbm                        E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E    See the silver bird on high

                        GbmShe's away and westward bound

B7                             E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E   Far above the clouds she'll fly


verse 6
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                             AbmWhere the morning rain don't fall

Gbm                    E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E    And the sun always shines 

                         GbmShe'll be flying over my home

B7                       E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E   In about three hours' time



Inst 2
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Abm  Gbm E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E



verse 7
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                          AbmThis old airport's got me down

Gbm                         E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E    It's no earthly good to me

                          GbmCos I'm stuck here on the ground

B7                         E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E   Cold and drunk as I can be


verse 8
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                     AbmYou can't jump a jet plane

Gbm                        E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E    Like you can a freight train

                     GbmSo I'd best be on my way

B7            E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E-Esus4 E   In the early morning rain



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I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
February 2011

watfordkev@gmail.com