Weight Of The World chords by Elton John

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
G+G - D MajorD - C majorC
G+G - D MajorD - C majorC


Verse 1:
  G+G            D MajorD
I'm weary and I'm staying up late
     C majorC
And the rain hits my roof so hard
  A minorAm
You know I'm no longer thirty
        D MajorD
These days I'm happy to play
      C majorC    G+G   D MajorD C majorC
One or two hands of cards
 G+G             D MajorD
I hate flies in the kitchen buzzing
  C majorC
Disturbing the peace I've found
A minorAm
Fortune and fame is so fleeting
        D MajorD
These days I'm happy to say
          C majorC   G+G   D MajorD
I'm amazed that I'm still around

Chorus:
    E minorEm           A minorAm
And the weight of the world is off my back
    D MajorD
When we fell, we got up
       G+G
And crawled out the cracks
G/F            A/C#A/C#
Excuse me if I take some comfort in that
Cm/Eb    Am7b5Am7b5
Happy today, happy to play
     E minorEm         FF  C majorC G+G
With the weight of the world off my back

D MajorD C majorC


Verse 2:
G+G           D/G
Humidity hangs like a curtain
    C/GC/G
Oh, it fogs up my glasses sometimes
  A minorAm
You know I've still got my eyesight
        D MajorD
These days I'm happy to see
     C/DC/D     G+G    D MajorD
A augmentedA sunset instead of a line

Chorus:
    E minorEm           A minorAm
And the weight of the world is off my back
    D MajorD
When we fell, we got up
       G+G
And crawled out the cracks
G/F            A/C#A/C#
Excuse me if I take some comfort in that
Cm/Eb    Am7b5Am7b5
Happy today, happy to play
     E minorEm         FF  C majorC G+G
With the weight of the world off my back


Bridge:
AbAb
There's a long list of names
    Eb MajorEb
That i don't recall
   Bb majorBb
Even though my memory's good
  G/BG/B
The rain washed away
  C minorCm
The lemons and weeds
     FF              F7F7      Bb majorBb
When the weight of the world weighed more than it should


Solo:


 G+G             D MajorD
I hate flies in the kitchen buzzing
  C majorC
Disturbing the peace I've found
A minorAm
Fortune and fame is so fleeting
        D MajorD
These days I'm happy to say
          C majorC   G+G   D MajorD
I'm amazed that I'm still around
    E minorEm           A minorAm
And the weight of the world is off my back
    D MajorD
When we fell, we got up
       G+G
And crawled out the cracks
G/F            A/C#A/C#
Excuse me if I take some comfort in that
Cm/Eb    Am7b5Am7b5
Happy today, happy to play
     E minorEm         FF  C majorC G+G
With the weight of the world off my back


Outro:
Cm/Eb    Am7b5Am7b5
Happy today, happy to play
     E minorEm         FF  C majorC G+G
With the weight of the world off my back