Early Morning Rain chords by Paul Weller

Chords with lyrics

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 MajorE major to Esus4Esus4 at the end of each alternate line.


Intro
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E MajorE

E MajorE

verse 1
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           AbmAbm
In the early morning rain

E MajorE
  With a dollar in my hand

         GbmGbm
And aching in my heart

E MajorE
  And my pockets full of sand


verse 2
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          AbmAbm
I'm a long way from home

E MajorE
  And Lord I miss my loved one so

           GbmGbm
In the early morning rain

E MajorE
  With no place to go


verse 3
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           AbmAbm
Out on runway number nine

E MajorE
  Seven o seven set to go

             GbmGbm
But I'm stuck here on the ground

E MajorE
  Where the cold wind blows

verse 4
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           AbmAbm
Now the liquor tasted good

E MajorE
  And the women all were fast

         GbmGbm
There she goes my friend

E MajorE
  She'll be rolling now at last


Inst 1
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E MajorE


verse 5
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            AbmAbm
Hear the mighty engines roar

E MajorE
  See the silver bird on high

            GbmGbm
She's away and westward bound

E MajorE
  Far above the clouds she'll fly


verse 6
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               AbmAbm
Where the morning rain don't fall

E MajorE
  And the sun always shines

             GbmGbm
She'll be flying over my home

E MajorE
  In about three hours' time


Inst 2
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E MajorE


verse 7
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             AbmAbm
This old airport's got me down

E MajorE
  It's no earthly good to me

             GbmGbm
Cos I'm stuck here on the ground

E MajorE
  Cold and drunk as I can be


verse 8
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           AbmAbm
You can't jump a jet plane

E MajorE
  Like you can a freight train

           GbmGbm
So I'd best be on my way

E MajorE
  In the early morning rain


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I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
February 2011

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