Early Morning Rain Paul Weller
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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In the early morning [Abm]rain
[Gbm] With a dollar in my [E-Esus4]hand[E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E]
And aching in my [Gbm]heart
[B7] And my pockets full of [E-Esus4]sand[E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E]
verse 2
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I'm a long way from [Abm]home
[Gbm] And Lord I miss my loved one [E-Esus4]so[E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E]
In the early morning [Gbm]rain
[B7] With no place to [E-Esus4]go[E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E]
verse 3
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Out on runway number [Abm]nine
[Gbm] Seven o seven set to [E-Esus4]go[E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E]
But I'm stuck here on the [Gbm]ground
[B7] Where the cold wind [E-Esus4]blows[E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E]
verse 4
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Now the liquor tasted [Abm]good
[Gbm] And the women all were [E-Esus4]fast[E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E]
There she goes my [Gbm]friend
[B7] She'll be rolling now at [E-Esus4]last[E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E]
Inst 1
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[Abm] [Gbm] [E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E]
verse 5
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Hear the mighty engines [Abm]roar
[Gbm] See the silver bird on [E-Esus4]high[E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E]
She's away and westward [Gbm]bound
[B7] Far above the clouds she'll [E-Esus4]fly[E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E]
verse 6
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Where the morning rain don't [Abm]fall
[Gbm] And the sun always [E-Esus4]shines [E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E]
She'll be flying over my [Gbm]home
[B7] In about three hours' [E-Esus4]time[E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E]
Inst 2
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[Abm] [Gbm] [E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E]
verse 7
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This old airport's got me [Abm]down
[Gbm] It's no earthly good to [E-Esus4]me[E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E]
Cos I'm stuck here on the [Gbm]ground
[B7] Cold and drunk as I can [E-Esus4]be[E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E]
verse 8
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You can't jump a jet [Abm]plane
[Gbm] Like you can a freight [E-Esus4]train[E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E]
So I'd best be on my [Gbm]way
[B7] In the earl[E-Esus4]y mornin[E-Esus4]g rain[E-Esus4] [E]
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I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
February 2011
watfordkev@gmail.com
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