If I Don't Be There By Morning chords by Eric Clapton

Difficulty: Intermediate




Verse: basic riff
  A      D/A       A      D/A
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|2-------3-3---2-|--------3-3-----|
G|2-------2-2---2-|--------2-2-----|
D|2-------4-4---2-|--------4-4-----|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|

CHORDS

     E-A-D-G-B-e
D/A  x-0-4-2-3-x

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Intro:
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Verse:
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Blue sky        upon the horizon
A          D/A  A    D/A   | A D/A | % |
Private eye       is on my trail
       D                    |  D  |  D7  |
And if I don't be there by morning
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You know that I        must have spent the night in jail


Verse:
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I've been running        from Memphis to L. A.
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Had an appointment       set sometime for today,
       D                    |  D  |  D7  |
And if I don't be there by morning
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You know that I         must have gone the other way


Middle 8:
C#m7                    F#m
 Finding my way back to you girl
           A                   D
Lonely and blue and mistreated too
C#m7                  F#m
 Sometimes I think of you girl
      Bm                       |  E  |  %  |
Is it true that you think of me too?


Solo:
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Verse:
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I got a woman         living in L. A.
        A     D/A  A  D/A           | A D/A | % |
I got a woman         waiting for my pay
       D                    |  D  |  D7  |
And if I don't be there by morning
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Pack my clothes,      get down on your knees and pray


Middle 8:
C#m7                    F#m
 Finding my way back to you girl
           A                   D
Lonely and blue and mistreated too
C#m7                  F#m
 Sometimes I think of you girl
      Bm                       |  E  |  %  |
Is it true that you think of me too?


Verse:
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I left my woman        with a twenty dollar bill
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I left her waiting,     I hope she's waiting for me still
       D                    |  D  |  D7  |
And if I don't be there by morning
              A  D/A  A  D/A     | A D/A | % |
You know that I,          I never will.


Outro:
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(fade out)