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 G#m F#m E - Esus4 E - Esus4 E - Esus4 E Verse 1 = = = = = = = 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 = = = = = = = 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 = = = = = = = 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 = = = = = = = 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 = = = = = = G#m F#m E - Esus4 E - Esus4 E - Esus4 E Verse 5 = = = = = = = 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 = = = = = = = 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 = = = = = = G#m F#m E - Esus4 E - Esus4 E - Esus4 E Verse 7 = = = = = = = 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 = = = = = = = 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i hope i’ve done it justice! kevin o’brien watford england february 2011 watfordkev@gmail . com