Weight Of The World
Peachtree Road
"The Weight of the World"
Music: Elton John
Words: Bernie Taupin
Album: Peachtree Road 2004
G - D/G - C/G
G - D/G - C/G
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G D/G
I'm weary and I’m staying up late
C/G
And the rain hits my roof so hard
Am
You know I'm no longer thirty
D
These days I'm happy to play
C/D G
One or two hands of cards
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G D/G
I hate flies in the kitchen buzzing
C/G
Disturbing the peace I've found
Am
Fortune and fame is so fleeting
D
These days I'm happy to say
C/D G
I'm amazed that I'm still around
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Em Am
And the weight of the world is off my back
D
When we fell, we got up
G
And crawled out the cracks
G/F A/C#
Excuse me if I take some comfort in that
Cm/Eb Am7b5
Happy today, happy to play
Em F C G
With the weight of the world off my back
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G D/G
Humidity hangs like a curtain
C/G
Oh, it fogs up my glasses sometimes
Am
You know I've still got my eyesight
D
These days I'm happy to see
C/D G
A sunset instead of a line
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[ -> chorus ]
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Ab
There's a long list of names
Eb
That I don't recall
Bb
Even though my memory's good
G/B
The rain washed away
Cm
The lemons and weeds
F F7 Bb
When the weight of the world weighed more than it should
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[ -> 1. verse Solo ]
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[ -> 2. verse ]
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[ -> chorus ]
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Cm/Eb Am7b5
Happy today, happy to play
Em F C G
With the weight of the world off my back
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transcribed by sebi (info@edelmeier.com)