Early Morning Rain chords by 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

E

verse 1
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                     Abm
In the early morning rain

E
    With a dollar in my hand

                 Gbm
And aching in my heart

E
   And my pockets full of sand


verse 2
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                    Abm
I'm a long way from home

E
    And Lord I miss my loved one so

                     Gbm
In the early morning rain

E
   With no place to go


verse 3
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                     Abm
Out on runway number nine

E
    Seven o seven set to go

                          Gbm
But I'm stuck here on the ground

E
   Where the cold wind blows


verse 4
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                      Abm
Now the liquor tasted good

E
    And the women all were fast

                  Gbm
There she goes my friend

E
   She'll be rolling now at last


Inst 1
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E



verse 5
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                        Abm
Hear the mighty engines roar

E
    See the silver bird on high

                        Gbm
She's away and westward bound

E
   Far above the clouds she'll fly


verse 6
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                             Abm
Where the morning rain don't fall

E
    And the sun always shines

                         Gbm
She'll be flying over my home

E
   In about three hours' time



Inst 2
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E



verse 7
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                          Abm
This old airport's got me down

E
    It's no earthly good to me

                          Gbm
Cos I'm stuck here on the ground

E
   Cold and drunk as I can be


verse 8
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                     Abm
You can't jump a jet plane

E
    Like you can a freight train

                     Gbm
So I'd best be on my way

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