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 ===== EEEEEsus4 AGEEEEEsus4 verse 1 ======= Abm In the early morning rain Gbm E-EsE-Esus4 With a dollar in my hand Gbm And aching in my heart B7 E-EsE-Esus4 And my pockets full of sand verse 2 ======= Abm I'm a long way from home Gbm E-E-Esus4 And Lord I miss my loved one so Gbm In the early morning rain B7 E-E-Esus4 With no place to go verse 3 ======= Abm Out on runway number nine Gbm E-E-Esus4 Seven o seven set to go Gbm But I'm stuck here on the ground B7 E-EsuE-Esus4 Where the cold wind blows verse 4 ======= Abm Now the liquor tasted good Gbm E-EsE-Esus4 And the women all were fast Gbm There she goes my friend B7 E-EsE-Esus4 She'll be rolling now at last Inst 1 ====== AGEEEEEsus4 verse 5 ======= Abm Hear the mighty engines roar Gbm E-EsE-Esus4 See the silver bird on high Gbm She's away and westward bound B7 E-EE-Esus4 Far above the clouds she'll fly verse 6 ======= Abm Where the morning rain don't fall Gbm E-Esus4E-Esus4 And the sun always shines Gbm She'll be flying over my home B7 E-EsE-Esus4 In about three hours' time Inst 2 ====== AGEEEEEsus4 verse 7 ======= Abm This old airport's got me down Gbm E-E-Esus4 It's no earthly good to me Gbm Cos I'm stuck here on the ground B7 E-E-Esus4 Cold and drunk as I can be verse 8 ======= Abm You can't jump a jet plane Gbm E-EsuE-Esus4 Like you can a freight train Gbm So I'd best be on my way B7 E-Esus4 E-EsusE-Esus4 In the early morning rain ----------------------------------------- I hope I've done it justice! Kevin O'Brien Watford England February 2011 watfordkev@gmail.com