Above The Clouds Acoustic

paul weller – above the clouds
paul weller
1992

this is based on the acoustic version which was played on later with
jools holland in 2001 :

towards the end of the chorus and during the coda there’s a chord i
can’t quite work out , i play it as A B7 which sounds okay but paul plays
something else . not sure what though . F#m/B or Bsus4 ( x244xx ) sound okay as
well . if you can work it out let me know so i can adjust the tab .

chords :

Emaj7 ( 076444 ) Emaj7 * ( xx999 – 11 )
Amaj7 ( x07654 ) Emaj7 * * ( xx9897 )
F#m7 ( 242222 )
G#m7 ( 464444 )
B7 ( x2120x ) or F#m/B ( x242xx )
C#m ( x46654 )
A ( 577655 )
B ( 799877 )

when playing Emaj7 you’ll want to hit the low E string twice before playing
it so something like this :

E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

also the last three chords in the outro goes something like this :

E – – – – – – 11 – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – 9 – – – – – – – – 9 – – – – – – – 4h5p4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – 9 – – – – – – – – 8 – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – – 9 – – – – – – – – 9 – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 Amaj7
verse 1 : autumn blew it’s leaves at me ,
Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 Amaj7
threatening winter as i walked ,
Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 Amaj7
summer always goes so quick ,
Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7
barely stopping like my thoughts .

F#m7 ( F#m7 ) G#m F#m G#m
chorus 1 : which dip and spin and change so fast ,
F#m7 ( F#m ) G#m F#m7 B7
i have to wonder ,
Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7
will i last?

Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 Amaj7
verse 2 : through the windows of a train ,
Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 Emaj7 * Emaj7 * *
i caught reflections of a paper cup ,
Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 Amaj7
hanging small in a pale blue sky ,
Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7
never knowing which way’s up .

F#m7 ( F#m7 ) G#m7
chorus 2 : above the clouds ,
F#m7 ( F#m7 ) G#m7
what’s to be found? ,
F#m7 ( F#m7 ) G#m7 F#m7 B7
i have to wonder , ooh
Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7
will i be around?

C#m F#m7
bridge : as my anger shouts , at my own self doubt ,
C#m F#m7
so a sadness creeps , into my dreams ,
C#m F#m7
when you’re scared of living , but afraid to die ,
A B B
i get scared of giving and i must find the faith to beat it ,
Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7
oh yeh , yeh yeh yeh .

link : chords as intro

Emaj7 ( hit once ) Emaj7 Amaj7
verse 3 : it must be me that’s rushing by ,
Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 Amaj7
time just lingers on the wind ,
Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 Amaj7
bristlin’ through my open fears ,
Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7
i wonder what it’s goin’ to bring .

chorus 3 : as chorus 2

| Emaj7 | Amaj7 | Emaj7 | Amaj7

Emaj7
coda : run and hide , run and hide
F#m7 B7 | Emaj7 Amaj7 ( x2 )
i catch the sail at evening’s tide .
Emaj7
run and hide , run and hide
F#m7 B7 | Emaj7 Amaj7 ( x2 )
i catch the sail at evening’s tide .
Emaj7
run and hide , run and hide
F#m7 B7 Emaj7 Amaj7
i catch the sail at evening’s tide .

| Emaj7 | Amaj7 | Emaj7 Emaj7 * Emaj7 * * Emaj7