If I Don't Be There By Morning chords by Eric Clapton

Difficulty: Intermediate




Verse: basic riff
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B|2-------3-3---2-|--------3-3-----|
G|2-------2-2---2-|--------2-2-----|
D|2-------4-4---2-|--------4-4-----|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|

CHORDS

   E-A-D-G-B-e
D/A x-0-4-2-3-x

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Intro:
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Verse:
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Blue sky    upon the horizon
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Private eye    is on my trail
    D          | D | D7 |
And if I don't be there by morning
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You know that I    must have spent the night in jail


Verse:
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I've been running    from Memphis to L. A.
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Had an appointment    set sometime for today,
    D          | D | D7 |
And if I don't be there by morning
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You know that I     must have gone the other way


Middle 8:
C#m7          F#m
 Finding my way back to you girl
      A          D
Lonely and blue and mistreated too
C#m7         F#m
 Sometimes I think of you girl
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Is it true that you think of me too?


Solo:
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Verse:
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I got a woman     living in L. A.
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I got a woman     waiting for my pay
    D          | D | D7 |
And if I don't be there by morning
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Pack my clothes,   get down on your knees and pray


Middle 8:
C#m7          F#m
 Finding my way back to you girl
      A          D
Lonely and blue and mistreated too
C#m7         F#m
 Sometimes I think of you girl
   Bm            | E | % |
Is it true that you think of me too?


Verse:
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I left my woman    with a twenty dollar bill
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I left her waiting,   I hope she's waiting for me still
    D          | D | D7 |
And if I don't be there by morning
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You know that I,     I never will.


Outro:
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(fade out)