Weight Of The Gun tab by The Corb Lund Band

Tabs

Song: Weight of the Gun
Band: Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans
Album: Things That Can't Be Undone
Tabbed/Chorded By: ultimatelefty

Hey guys, I don't do this very often anymore (1st year at university is keeping me pretty busy),
but I've always enjoyed tabbing Corb Lund songs. I was fiddling
around the one day on guitar and figured out the main riff to this one. I haven't bought the new album yet,
but this song was one that grew on me after multiple listens, so I look forward to seeing what Corb has up
his sleeves this time around. As always, enjoy!

One note for the bridge: The G+G and A augmentedA at the end of the bridge is played as barre chords.

Capo 5th(everything here is relative to the capo on 5th):

Main Riff that plays throughout the song:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----0---/4--0------0---0-0---------0---/4--0-------0h2p0--0-----|
A augmentedA|-0h2?--2--------0h2---2-----2p0-0h2?--2--------0h2-----------2p0-|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----0---/4--0------0---0-0---------0---/4--0-------0h2p0--0---------0--|
A augmentedA|-0h2?--2--------0h2---2-----2p0-0h2?--2--------0h2-----------2p0-0h2----|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

During riff:

D MajorD B minorBm D MajorD B minorBm

Verse 1:

D MajorD                       B minorBm
Sometimes momma, it can feel real heavy when I think of the wrong I have done.
 D MajorD                    B minorBm
I don't how I can carry this burden, all I feel is the weight of the gun.

Chorus:

G+G
The weight of the gun.
A augmentedA
And the wrong I have done.

Verse 2:

D MajorD                      B minorBm
I know this wasn't what you planned for me. Mothers have hopes for their sons.
D MajorD                            B minorBm
Along with the shame I have brought to the family, all I feel is the weight of the gun.

Chorus:

G+G
The weight of the gun.
A augmentedA
And the wrong I have done.

Verse 3:

D MajorD                       B minorBm
My hands are empty, but my mind is filled with things that cannot be undone.
D MajorD                        B minorBm
How many years since I've lifted a pistol, but I still feel the weight of the gun.

Chorus:

G+G
The weight of the gun.
A augmentedA
Things that can't be undone.
G+G
The weight of the gun.
A augmentedA
And the wrong I have done.

Bridge 1:

   E minorEm               E minorEm F minorFm F# minorF#m           F# minorF#m F#m F minorFm Fm
Well brass is heavy, and steel is heavy,  lead even heavier still.
E minorEm                     E minorEm  F minorFm F# minorF#m         G+G   A augmentedA
Heaviest of all is the weight on your soul from the blood of the man you killed.

Play Main Riff


Verse 4:

D MajorD                    B minorBm
A augmentedA concrete cell is especially tough on a boy used to Montana sun.
    D MajorD                             B minorBm
And the news that you're gone that the warden delivered, makes me long for the weight of the gun.

Chorus:

G+G
The weight of the gun.
A augmentedA
The Montana sun.
G+G
The weight of the gun.
A augmentedA
And the wrong I have done.

Bridge 2:

E minorEm                  E minorEm F minorFm F# minorF#m           F# minorF#m F#m F minorFm Fm
Well brass is heavy, and steel is heavy,  lead even heavier still.
E minorEm                     E minorEm  F minorFm F# minorF#m         G+G   A augmentedA
Heaviest of all is the weight on your soul from the blood of the man you killed


Play Main Riff x2 for outro (Lead guitarist Grant Siemens harmonizes with Corb on the second run through,
playing the same riff but higher up on the scale)