The Kinks – Theres A Change In The Weather (Guitar)

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There's A Change In The Weather Written by Raymond Davies Intro Funky hammond and guitar riff: G C x2 [Verse]

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.!