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Weight Of The World by Judy Collins
Weight Of The World
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:2nd fret
[Verse 1]
Em
I still see my brother Michael
C G
Pressed and polished, shaking hands down at the store
Em
Everybody'd come to see the all-star
C G
Hop the greyhound bus to go to war
D C
He punched me in the arm to say goodbye
D C
It was the first time that I saw our father cry
[Verse 2]
Em
I kept all my brother's letters
C G
Tied in ribbon in a box beneath my bed
Em
Every night I read by flashlight
C G
With the covers in a tent above my head
D C D
His words said, "Not to worry, doing fine"
C D
It was his way of trying to ease my mind
C G/B Am
While I was trying not to read between the lines___
[Chorus]
G C
The weight of the world, too heavy to lift
G D
So much to lose, so much to miss
Em C
And it doesn't seem fair that an innocent boy
F C G
Should have to carry the weight of the world
[Verse 3]
Em C
Then it was football games and homecoming
G
Picking out our dresses for the prom
Em
With my brother in some desert
C G
Dodging bullets when he wasn't dodging bombs
D C D
While we went from the land of brave and free
C
To just being afraid to disagree
D C G/B Am
While I was being brought down to my knees
[Chorus]
G C
The weight of the world, too heavy to lift
G D
So much to lose, so much to miss
Em C
And it doesn't seem fair that an innocent boy
F C G
Should have to carry the weight of the world
[Verse 4]
Em
It was the middle of December
C G
When the Army sent my brother home at last
Em C
And the flagpole on the football field
G
Flew the colours halfway down the mast
D C D
The wind blew cold and snow was coming down
C
Still everybody turned out from our town
D C G/B Am
As we laid my brother in that frozen ground
[Chorus]
G C
The weight of the world, too heavy to lift
G D
So much was lost, so much was missed
Em C
And it doesn't seem fair that an innocent boy
F C G
Should have to carry the weight of the world
F C G
Should have to carry the weight of the world
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