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