Chord/Tab song: Early Morning Rain

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


[E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E]
[Abm] [Gbm] [E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E]

verse 1


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


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


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

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


[Abm] [Gbm] [E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E]

verse 5

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


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


[Abm] [Gbm] [E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E-Esus4] [E]

verse 7


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


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

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