The Weight Of The World (acoustic) chords

Editors

Key: 

Simplify chords 

  			


|INTRO| 

Chords: 

  S2 S5 S7 
e---------| 
b---------| 
g-2--6--7-| 
d---------| 
a---------| 
e-2--5--7-| 


Finger-Picking: 

  S2      S5      S7 
e----------------------------------| 
b----------------------------------| 
g---2--2-2--6--6-6--7--7-7--7--7-7-| 
d--0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----| 
a----------------------------------| 
e-2--2--2-5--5--5-7--7--7-7--7--7--| 

|VERSEs 1 and 2| 


S2       S5                 S7 
  Keep a light on those you love 
S2          S5                S7 
  They will be there when you die 
S2     S5                 S7 
  Baby there's no need to fear 
S2     S5                 S7 
  Baby there's no need to cry 

|Chorus| 

During the Chorus, Tom plucks the G and B string, instead of plucking G alone. When  
playing with chords, 
there is no change. 

Chords: 

  S5 S7 S3 S5 
e------------| 
b------------| 
g-6--7--4--6-| 
d------------| 
a------------| 
e-5--7--3--5-| 


Finger-Picking: 

  S5      S7      S3      S5 
e----------------------------------| 
b---5--5-5--7--7-7--3--3-3--5--5-5-| 
g---6--6-6--7--7-7--4--4-4--6--6-6-| 
d--0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----| 
a----------------------------------| 
e-5--5--5-7--7--7-3--3--3-5--5--5--| 


S5                         S7 
Every little piece in your life 
     S3        S5 
Will add up to one 
                           S7 
Every little piece in your life 
        S3                S5 
Will it mean something to someone? 

NOTE: In recent live performances Tom alternates the original Chorus finger-picking 
structure, like this: 
      Both ways are correct. 


e------------------------------------| 
b---5--5-5--7--7-7--8--8-8--5--5-5---| 
g---6--6-6--7--7-7--7--7-7--6--6-6---| 
d--0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0------| 
a------------------------------------| 
e-5--5--5-7--7--7-7--7--7-5--5--5----| 

|VERSES 2 AND 3| 


Same scheme as on the first two verses. 

|BRIDGE| 


Chords: 

 S10  S7 S5 S3 
e-------------| 
b-------------| 
g-11--7--6--4-| 
d-------------| 
a-------------| 
e-10--7--5--3-| 

Finger-Picking: 

  S10           S7      S5      S3 
e----------------------------------------| 
b----------------------------------------| 
g----11---11--11--7--7-7--6--6-6--4--4-4-| 
d---0----0-------0--0----0--0----0--0----| 
a----------------------------------------| 
e-10---10---10--7--7--7-5--5--5-3--3--3--| 


S10               S7                 S5 
You touch my face god whispers in my ears 
                      S3 
There are tears in my eyes 
              S10 
Love replaces fear 

S10               S7                 S5 
You touch my face god whispers in my ears 
                      S3 
There are tears in my eyes 
              S5 S7 S3 S5 «-Tom restarts plucking G and B strings. Here you can also  
Love replaces feeaar        use the alternate finger-picking. 
        


S5 S7 S3 S5 

|Chorus|