Ain't It Heavy chords by Melissa Etheridge

Ain't It Heavy - Melissa Etheridge

Recorded by Melissa Etheridge. Words & lyrics by Melissa
Etheridge. From the album Never Enough. Produced by Melissa
Etheridge and Kevin McCormick.Transcribed by Bugsy (G Del
Fabbro)

        A
Sometimes I know that ...
      A
Survival is fine but ...
   E
I try with an ...
     A
Spread these wings and ...
    A
Cruise these streets ...
    E                   C#m                   A
There's some things you ...
 F#m                             A
What is it about ...
   F#m                                                A
I need some kind of ...
                           E
of submission ...

CHORUS
    B
Heavy
              A
Ain't it ...
                          E
Ain't the ...

D/A/E

I'm feeling kinda loose I'm feeling ...

CHORUS

CHORDS

                  E    A    D    G    B    E
                  -------------------------
A               0     0    2     2    2    0
D                0    0    0     2    3    2
E                0    2    2     1    0    0
E6              0    2    2     1   2     0
B                0    0    4     4    4    2
C#m           0    0     6     6     5   4
F#m           2    4     4     2     2   2


D/A/E at end of chorus

E --0--0--x--0--0--0- ------0--0--x--0------3------0--0--x--0-
A --0--0-x--0--0--0--------0--0--x--0---------2---2--2--x--2-
D--0--0--x--0--0--0--------2--2--x--2--------------2--2--x-2-
G--2--2--x--2--2--2--------2--2--x--2--------------1--1--x--1-
B --3--3--x--3--3--3--------2--2--x--2-------------0---0--x--0-
E--2---2--x--2--2--2--------0--0--x--0-------------0---0--x--0-
     d    u  d   u  u   d           d   u  d  u


The general strum pattern is d u d(muted) u u d and the
muted down strum can be replaced with the E6 on down
strum. This is also transcribed from Melissa's MTV
Unplugged performance so it's more acoustic than electric
and played slower than the album version.