Impossible Weight tab by Deep Sea Diver
Guitar Tab
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
Cm G#
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------| x3
A|--8-10-10-8-10-8--------------6--|
E|--8-8--8--8-8--8----6-8-8-6h8-8--|
A# G#
e|--------------6----------------4--|
B|--------------6----------------4--|
G|--------------7----------------5--|
D|--------------8----------------6--| x2
A|--------------8----------------6--|
E|---6----6-6---6-----4----4-4---4--|
Verse 1: (on album recording, guitar is silent until “Wondering how I got here”)
Cm G# Cm G#
e|-------------------------------|---------------------------4--4--|
B|-------------------------------|---------------------------4--4--|
G|-------------------------------|---------------------------5--5--|
D|-------------------------------|---------------------------6--6--|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------6--6--|
E|---8---8-8---11----4---4-4---4-|-8---8-8---8---4---4-4-----4--4--|
This is what it feels like walking in a straight line, stray talk clicking in my ear
Cm G# A# G#
e|-----------------------------4-|-----------6---------------4--4--|
B|-----------------------------4-|-----------6---------------4--4--|
G|-----------------------------5-|-----------7---------------5--5--|
D|-----------------------------6-|-----------8---------------6--6--|
A|-----------------------------6-|-----------8---------------6--6--|
E|---8---8-8---11----4---4-4---4-|-6---6-6---6---4---4-4-----4--4--|
This is what it feels like, cliff dive broken mind, wondering how I got here.
Verse 2:
Cm G# Cm G#
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--8-10-10-8-10-10-------------6-|-8-10-10-8-10--8-------------6---|
E|--8--8--8-8--8--8---6-8-8-6h8-8-|-8--8--8-8--8--8---6-8-8-6h8-8---|
A million times tongue tied, spit it out, never mind, I think I’m addicted to the fear
Cm G# A# G#
e|--------------------------------|-----------6---------------4--4--|
B|--------------------------------|-----------6---------------4--4--|
G|--------------------------------|-----------7---------------5--5--|
D|--------------------------------|-----------8---------------6--6--|
A|--8-10-10-8-10--8-------------6-|-----------8---------------6--6--|
E|--8--8--8-8--8--8---6-8-8-6h8-8-|-6---6-6---6-----4---4-4---4--4--|
Stutter in my heart, from the hurry up, stop dragging my heels around,
A# G#
e|-----------6---------------4--4--|
B|-----------6---------------4--4--|
G|-----------7---------------5--5--|
D|-----------8---------------6--6--|
A|-----------8---------------6--6--|
E|-6---6-6---6-----4---4-4---4--4--|
Dragging my heels around.
Chorus: (can play full barre chords. Album has reverse guitar textures)
Cm A# D# G#
e|------------------------------|--------------------4--4--|
B|------------------------------|--------------------4--4--|
G|------------------------------|--------------------5--5--|
D|------------------------------|--------------------6--6--|
A|------------------------------|--------------------6--6--|
E|-8-8--8-8-8--8--6-6--6-6-6--6-|-11-11--11--4---4-4-4--4--|
But that, was then and this, is now,
Cm A# D# G#
e|------------------------------|-------------4--4--|
B|------------------------------|-8-8---------4--4--|
G|------------------------------|-x-x---------5--5--|
D|------------------------------|-8-8---------6--6--|
A|------------------------------|-6-6---------6--6--|
E|-8-8--8-8-8--8--6-6--6-6-6--6-|-------------4--4--|
I tried so hard not to let you all down, It’s an impossible weight,
G Cm
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----------1---------------------|
E|-3-3--1h3--3--1-3---3-3-3--------|
So I’ll just let you down now.
Interlude: (same as intro)
Cm G#
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------| x2
A|--8-10-10-8-10-8--------------6--|
E|--8-8--8--8-8--8----6-8-8-6h8-8--|
Verse 3: (on album recording, guitar is silent until “Stutter in my heart”)
Cm G# Cm G#
e|---------------------------4--4-|--------------------------4--4--|
B|---------------------------4--4-|--------------------------4--4--|
G|---------------------------5--5-|--------------------------5--5--|
D|---------------------------6--6-|--------------------------6--6--|
A|---------------------------6--6-|--------------------------6--6--|
E|---8---8-8---11----4---4-4-4--4-|-8---8-8---11--4---4-4----4--4--|
Steady as the wheel turns, on my way it’s ok, picking up the pieces, put ‘em down
Cm G# A# G#
e|--------------------------------|-----------6---------------4--4--|
B|--------------------------------|-----------6---------------4--4--|
G|--------------------------------|-----------7---------------5--5--|
D|--------------------------------|-----------8---------------6--6--| (A# / G# part x3)
A|--8-10-10-8-10--8-------------6-|-----------8---------------6--6--| gets heavier each time through
E|--8--8--8-8--8--8---6-8-8-6h8-8-|-6---6-6---6-----4---4-4---4--4--|
Stutter in my heart, from the hurry up, Stop dragging my heels around,
Dragging my heels around,
Dragging my heels around.
Chorus: (can play full barre chords. Album has reverse guitar textures)
Cm A# D# G#
e|------------------------------|--------------------4--4--|
B|------------------------------|--------------------4--4--|
G|------------------------------|--------------------5--5--|
D|------------------------------|--------------------6--6--|
A|------------------------------|--------------------6--6--|
E|-8-8--8-8-8--8--6-6--6-6-6--6-|-11-11--11--4---4-4-4--4--|
But that, was then and this is now,
Cm A# D# G#
e|------------------------------|-------------4--4--|
B|------------------------------|-8-8---------4--4--|
G|------------------------------|-x-x---------5--5--|
D|------------------------------|-8-8---------6--6--| x2
A|------------------------------|-6-6---------6--6--|
E|-8-8--8-8-8--8--6-6--6-6-6--6-|-------------4--4--|
I tried so hard not to let you all down
After second time through:
G# G Cm
e|----4----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----4----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----5----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----6-----(strum)----------------|---------------------------------|
A|----6----------------------------|-----------1---------------------|
E|----4----------------------------|-3-3--1h3--3--1-3---3-3-3--------|
It’s an impossible weight So I’ll just let you down
G# Fm D# G#
no- o- o-o- ow. (played as full barre chords with root on 6th string)
Bridge:
G# Fm D#
G# G# Fm D#
It’s an impossible we- ight,
G# G# Fm D# G#
It’s an impossible we- ight,
[Solo over bridge heard in album recording - whammy pedal is used here)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------| x2
D|--10-8--------------------|
A|--------11-10---8-6-------|
E|--------------------8-----|
Chorus:(can play full barre chords)
Cm A# D# G#
e|------------------------------|---------------------|
B|------------------------------|---------------------|
G|------------------------------|---------------------|
D|------------------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------------------|---------------------|
E|-8-8--8-8-8--8--6-6--6-6-6--6-|-11-11--11--4---4-4--|
But that, was then and this, is now,
Cm A# D# G#
e|------------------------------|-------------4--4--|
B|------------------------------|-8-8---------4--4--|
G|------------------------------|-x-x---------5--5--|
D|------------------------------|-8-8---------6--6--|
A|------------------------------|-6-6---------6--6--|
E|-8-8--8-8-8--8--6-6--6-6-6--6-|-------------4--4--|
I tried so hard not to let you all down, It’s an impossible weight,
G Cm
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----------1---------------------|
E|-3-3--1h3--3--1-3---3-3-3--------|
So I’ll just let you down now.
Outro: (same as intro)
Cm G#
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------| x2
A|--8-10-10-8-10-8--------------6--|
E|--8-8--8--8-8--8----6-8-8-6h8-8--|
Legend:
h = hammer on
x - dead note Published:
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