Chords for "There's A Change In The Weather"

Date: April 20, 1997  2:44 PM
From: IAN GRANT


There's A Change In The Weather Written by Raymond Davies 

Intro Funky hammond and guitar riff:   G  C x2

G                                                            
  I'm just a simple working man 
Am7                                                            
  Gettin' by the best I can 
Bbdim                                            G/B                
  In this crazy mixed-up muddled-up world that I live in. 

G                                                            
  I'm a middle class sort of a guy 
Am                                                             
  I'm not rich but I get by 
Bbdim                                   G/B                         
  Pretending that I know just what I'm doin'. 

C                                                            
  I'm a well bred upper class sort of chap, 
Dm7                                                            
  I don't care much about this and that 
Ebdim                              C/E   Ebdim  G7/D

  Even when I know there's trouble brewin'. 

   G                                                         
We think there's a change in the weather 
      Am                                                      
We've got to learn to stick together. 
               Bbdim                                             
We've seen the thunder clouds in the sky, 
G7/B                                                            
  I wanna live, I don't wanna die. 

Melody Riff1   C     G
 

  C         G         C           G        C          /E    G    /F /E         
I think the weather's changing, I hope the weather is gonna change. 
  Dm                  /F     G7                                C  Riff2   
I hope it's a change for the better and it will brighten up my day.
  C                             C7                   /E                 F   /E
I think there's a change in the weather, I hope good weather is here to stay, 
  Dm                  /F      G7        (hold)                  C  Riff2 x3

I hope it's a change for the better and it will brighten up my day. 


G                          Am                                  
  See the holocaust risin'   over the horizon, 
              Bbdim                 G/B                               
  Gonna see a manifestation, total chaos, devastation, 
G                                                            
  Anticyclone and tornados brewin', 
Am                                                            
  Gonna feel the lightnin' strikin', 
               G/B                                             
  Thunder clap smoke stack frightnin', 


C                                                            
  There's gonna be evil doin', 
Dm7                                                            
  There's trouble brewin', 
Ebdim                                                            
  Everybody scared, 
C/E                 /E  Ebdim      G7/D                                       
  Too much thunder, too much fightin'. 

G                                                            
  Heavy storm clouds comin', 
Am                                                            
  Gonna cover up the sun 
Bbdim                                                            
  And gonna terrify everyone, 
G7/B                           G7     Melody Riff1  C    G

  Better pack up your bags and run. 


  C         G         C           G        C          /E    G            
I think the weather's changing, I hope the weather is gonna change. 
  Dm                  /F          G7                           C  Riff2   
I hope it's a change for the better and it will brighten up my day.
  C                             C7                   C7/E               F   /E
I think there's a change in the weather, I hope good weather is here to stay, 
  Dm                  /F      G7        (hold)      rall        C  Riff2 x3

I hope it's a change for the better and it will brighten up my day. 




Melody Riff1  Take a listen to check on the direction of the melody tones.

Chords -   C         G         C
Beats -   |\\\\|\\\\|\\\\|\\\\|\\\\|...
Melody -   CBC   GAE GABA GFED C



Riff2 - Listen for the number of repeats

Chords -   C    G   C    G    C    G   C         C
Beats -   |\\\\|\ \ \\|\\\ \ |\\\\|\ \ \\|\\\ \ |\\\\|...  etc...
Melody -   CCCC BCDBCC CCBCDB CCCC BCDBCC CCBCDB C



I'm not sure about the "See the holocaust risin'   over the horizon" section.
I've tried playing with the follow chords to get the dramatic ascent:

       G  G#dim Adim Bbdim G/B

Also, on the 'I think the weather's changing' bit. I suggest a moving bass line.
Apologies if it is out of tempo. Take a listen and you can get it more accurate.
On the first line where I've put the G walking down to the D via /F /E, a climb,
like G  A  B C C#    to the Dm is also nice

I play this on my fender rhodes keyboard and it sound good. I think the bass
patterns are tricky on the guitar. You really need a euphonium, a french horn
and other selected brass.!



Albums this song can be found on:

Preservation Act I