Paul Weller - 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
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E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E

G#m F#m E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E

verse 1
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G#m
in the early morning rain

F#m E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E
with a dollar in my hand

F#m
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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G#m
i’m a long way from home

F#m E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E
and lord i miss my loved one so

F#m
in the early morning rain

B7 E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E
with no place to go

verse 3
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G#m
out on runway number nine

F#m E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E
seven o seven set to go

F#m
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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G#m
now the liquor tasted good

F#m E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E
and the women all were fast

F#m
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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G#m F#m E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E

verse 5
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G#m
hear the mighty engines roar

F#m E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E
see the silver bird on high

F#m
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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G#m
where the morning rain don’t fall

F#m E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E
and the sun always shines

F#m
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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G#m F#m E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E

verse 7
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G#m
this old airport’s got me down

F#m E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E
it’s no earthly good to me

F#m
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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G#m
you can’t jump a jet plane

F#m E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E – Esus4 E
like you can a freight train

F#m
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

watfordkev@gmail . com