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Weight Of Lies by The Avett Brothers
Weight Of Lies
Note that the only difference between chorus 1 and 2 is the very last word.
Also, I know the chords don't show it, but I think they keep the
B and E strings fretted at the 3rd fret (past the capo) for the first 4 chords of
this progression.
Just listen and do whichever sounds best to you!
Capo II
Intro:
G G/F# Em7 Dsus C Cmaj7 Cadd9 C X2
Verse 1:
G G/F#
Disappear from your hometown
Em7 Dsus C Cmaj7 Cadd9 C
Go and find the people that you know
G G/F#
Show them all your good parts
Em7 Dsus C Cmaj7 Cadd9 C
Leave town when bad ones start to show
G G/F#
Go and wed a woman
Em7 Dsus C Cmaj7 Cadd9 C
A pretty girl that you™ve never met
G G/F#
Make sure she knows you love her well
Em7 Dsus C Cmaj7 Cadd9 C
But don™t make any other promises
Chorus 1:
G Am
The weight of lies will bring you down
C D
And follow you to every town
G Am D Dsus D
Cause nothing happens here that doesn™t happen there
G Am
So when you run make sure you run
C D
To something and not away from
G Am D
Cause lies don™t need an aero-plane to chase you anywhere
G G/F# Em7 Dsus C Cmaj7 Cadd9 C
Verse2:
I once heard the worse thing
A man could do is draw a hungry crowd
Tell everyone his name, pride, and confidence
But leaving out his doubt
I™m not sure I bought those words
When I was young I knew most everything
These words have never met as much to anyone
As they now mean to me
Chorus2:
The weight of lies will bring you down
And follow you to every town
Cause nothing happens here that doesn™t happen there
So when you run make sure you run
To something and not away from
Cause lies don™t need an aero-plane to chase you down
Repeat Intro
Repeat Chorus 1
Repeat Chorus 2
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version 2
Tuning: capo on 2, standard tuning
Intro/Verse Riff
G Gm7 G6 G* C Cm7 Cadd9 C
e|---3-----0-----3----3-------0-----0-----0-----0-----------------|
B|---3-----3-----3----3-------1-----0-----3-----1-----------------|
G|---0-----0-----0----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----------------|
D|---0-----4-----2----0-------2-----2-----2-----2-----------------|
A|---x-----x-----x----x---2-2h3-----3-----3-----3-----------------|
E|---3-----3-----3----3-------x-----x-----x-----x-----------------|
G* = only difference between this and regular G is to hit the
open D string rather than the 3rd fret E. You'll hear it in the song.
Intro Riff x2
Verse 1:
G Gm7
Disappear from your hometown
G6 G* C Cm7 Cadd9 C
Go and find the people that you know
G Gm7
Show them all your good parts
G6 G* C Cm7 Cadd9 C
Leave town when bad ones start to show
G Gm7
Go and wed a woman
G6 G* C Cm7 Cadd9 C
A pretty girl that you've never met
G Gm7
Make sure she knows you love her well
G6 G* C Cm7 Cadd9 C
But don't make any other promises
Chorus:
G Am
The weight of lies will bring you down
C D
And follow you to every town
G Am D
Cause nothing happens here that doesn't happen there
G Am
So when you run make sure you run
C D
To something and not away from
G Am D
Cause lies don't need an aeroplane to chase you anywhere
Intro/Verse Riff x1
Verse 2:
G Gm7
I once heard the worse thing
G6 G* C Cm7 Cadd9 C
A man could do is draw a hungry crowd
G Gm7 G6
Tell everyone his name, pride, and confidence
G* C Cm7 Cadd9 C
But leaving out his doubt
G Gm7
I'm not sure I bought those words
G6 G* C Cm7 Cadd9 C
When I was young I knew most everything
G Gm7 G6
These words have never meant as much to anyone
G* C Cm7 Cadd9 C
As they now mean to me
Chorus:
G Am
The weight of lies will bring you down
C D
And follow you to every town
G Am D
Cause nothing happens here that doesn't happen there
G Am
So when you run make sure you run
C D
To something and not away from
G Am D
Cause lies don't need an aeroplane to chase you down
Intro/Verse Riff x2
Chorus:
G Am
The weight of lies will bring you down
C D
And follow you to every town
G Am D
Cause nothing happens here that doesn't happen there
G Am
So when you run make sure you run
C D
To something and not away from
G Am D
Cause lies don't need an aeroplane to chase you anywhere
Chorus:
G Am
The weight of lies will bring you down
C D
And follow you to every town
G Am D
Cause nothing happens here that doesn't happen there
G Am
So when you run make sure you run
C D
To something and not away from
G Am D
Cause lies don't need an aeroplane to chase you down
End on G
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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version 3
CAPO ON 2nd FRET!!!
Intro:
G GM7 G6 G C CM7 Cadd9 C
e|---3-----0-----3----3-------0-----0-----0-----0-----------------|
B|---3-----3-----3----3-------1-----0-----3-----1-----------------|
G|---0-----0-----0----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----------------|
D|---0-----4-----2----0-------2-----2-----2-----2-----------------|
A|---x-----x-----x----x---2-2h3-----3-----3-----3-----------------|
E|---3-----3-----3----3-------x-----x-----x-----x-----------------|
Verse (same as intro)
G GM7 G6 G C CM7 Cadd9 C
e|---3-----0-----3----3-------0-----0-----0-----0-----------------|
B|---3-----3-----3----3-------1-----0-----3-----1-----------------|
G|---0-----0-----0----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----------------|
D|---0-----4-----2----0-------2-----2-----2-----2-----------------|
A|---x-----x-----x----x---2-2h3-----3-----3-----3-----------------|
E|---3-----3-----3----3-------x-----x-----x-----x-----------------|
Chorus
G E C D G E D
e|---3-----0----0----2-------3-----0----2--------------------------|
B|---3-----0----1----3-------3-----0----3--------------------------|
G|---0-----1----0----2-------0-----1----2--------------------------|
D|---0-----2----2----0-------0-----2----0--------------------------|
A|---x-----2----3----x-------x-----2----x--------------------------|
E|---3-----0----x----x-------3-----0----x--------------------------|
The weight of lies... Nothing happens here...
G E C D G E D?
e|---3-----0----0----2----------3-----0----2-----------------------|
B|---3-----0----1----3----------3-----0----1-----------------------|
G|---0-----1----0----2----------0-----1----2-----------------------|
D|---0-----2----2----0----------0-----2----0-----------------------|
A|---x-----2----3----x----------x-----2----x-----------------------|
E|---3-----0----x----x----------3-----0----x-----------------------|
When you run... Lies don't need an aeroplane...
Lick while he hums at the end of chorus
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2/4\2-2p0---0--------------------------------------------------|
D|------------2----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Mmmmmm...
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version 4
Capo II
G/F# Em*
-2- -3-
-3- -0-
-0- -0-
-0- -2-
--- -2-
-2- -0-
Intro:
G G/F# Em* D C Csus2 2x
Verse:
G G/F#
Disappear from your hometown
Em* D C /Csus2
Go and find the people that you know
Show them all your good parts
Leave town when bad ones start to show
Go and wed a woman
A pretty girl that you™ve never met
Make sure she knows you love her well
But don™t make any other promises
Chorus:
G C
The weight of lies will bring you down
Am D
And follow you to every town
G C D
Cause nothing happens here that doesn™t happen there
G C
So when you run make sure you run
Am D
To something and not away from
G C D
Cause lies don™t need an aeroplane to chase you anywhere
Verse:
I once heard the worse thing
A man could do is draw a hungry crowd
Tell everyone his name, pride, and confidence
But leaving out his doubt
I™m not sure I bought those words
When I was young I knew most everything
These words have never met so much to anyone
As they now mean to me
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version 5
A A/G# F#m E D intro 2x
Verse is the same descending chord progression: A A/G# F#m E D 4x
Chorus is: A D Bm E, A D E 2x
That's pretty much the whole thing
Intro:
A A/G# F#m E D 2x
Verse:
A A/G#
Disappear from your hometown
F#m E D
Go and find the people that you know
A A/G#
Show them all your good parts
F#m E D
Leave town when bad ones start to show
A A/G#
Go and wed a woman
F#m E D
A pretty girl that you™ve never met
A A/G#
Make sure she knows you love her well
F#m E D
But don™t make any other promises
Chorus:
A D
The weight of lies will bring you down
Bm E
And follow you to every town
A D E
Cause nothing happens here that doesn™t happen there
A D
So when you run make sure you run
Bm E
To something and not away from
A D E
Cause lies don™t need an aeroplane to chase you anywhere
Verse:
I once heard the worse thing
A man could do is draw a hungry crowd
Tell everyone his name, pride, and confidence
But leaving out his doubt
I™m not sure I bought those words
When I was young I knew most everything
These words have never met so much to anyone
As they now mean to me
Chorus:
The weight of lies will bring you down
And follow you to every town
Cause nothing happens here that doesn™t happen there
So when you run make sure you run
To something and not away from
Cause lies don™t need an aeroplane to chase you down
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