Heavy Is The Head Chords by Zac Brown Band

Heavy Is The Head chords by Zac Brown Band

Guitar chords with lyrics

Intro:
eb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| x2
Db|---------0-2---------0-2-0-2-----|-----0-2---------0-2---------0-2--|
Ab|---0-2-0-------0-2-0---------0-2-|-4-2-------0-2-0-------0-2-0------|
Eb|-0-----------0-------------------|---------0-----------0------------|
    Em

Chorus 1: Chris Cornell:
Em    Bm       C         A7        Em
Heavy is the head that wears the crown
Bm     G      A7        Gb        Em
Heavy is the head that wears the crown

Verse 1: Zac Brown:
Em
Black dog drinks from the water trying to cool his tongue
                                                   G5 Gb5 Em
Like the king, finds no peace, his work is never done
Em
Night falls, smoke on the water, darkness closes in

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Cold white hand in the deep will drown you for your sins

Prechorus Lick:
    7/4 (7 beats)
eb|---------------------------------------------------------10-|
Bb|-------------------------------------7---9---10----11/12----|
Gb|---------------------7---9---7---9-----9---9----10----------|
Db|-----5---7---8---8/9---9---9---9---9------------------------|
Ab|-5h7---7---7---7--------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
    Em

Chorus 2: Zac Brown:
         A
It's a life long expedition
        G
Second guessing your decisions
            C
Trying to find out what's been missing
 D               Gb
Pages keep on filling

Instrumental:
    7/8 (E5)                      5/8 (D5)   (A5)
eb|------------------------------|---------------------|
Bb|---------8---------------10-8-|---8-7---7-----------|
Gb|-6-7-8-9---9-7---7-9-7--------|-9-----9---7---7-6---| x4
Db|---------------9-------9------|-------------9-----9-|
Ab|------------------------------|---------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|---------------------|

    7/8 (E5)                      2/4
eb|------------------------------|---------------------|
Bb|---------8---------------10-8-|---------------------|
Gb|-6-7-8-9---9-7---7-9-7--------|-9-------------------| last bar overlaps
Db|---------------9-------9------|---------------------| Instrumental Ending
Ab|------------------------------|---------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|---------------------|

Bridge: Zac Brown:
E5 D5 G5 E5
         Crying out "Go and wake the king"
D5
Call to arms for those who kiss the ring
C5
Stand your ground, the walls are coming down
B5              B5
It's do or die! Do or die!

Chorus 1: Chris Cornell:
Em    Bm       C         A7        Em
Heavy is the head that wears the crown
Bm     G      A7        Gb        Em
Heavy is the head that wears the crown

Verse 2: Zac Brown:
Em
Mad man, blood on the altar, The Queen will have his head
                                                            G   Gb
His ghost will shake those rattling chains long after he's dead
Em
No soul knows his trouble high upon his throne
                                     A                  Em
Loved by few and judged by many, he bears that weight alone

Chorus 2: Chris Cornell:
         A
It's a life long expedition
        G
Second guessing your decisions
            C
Trying to find out what's been missing
 D               Gb
Pages keep on filling

Solo:
|E    |D  E  |D  A  |E D A  |E  |

Bridge: Chris Cornell:
E5
Crying out "Go and wake the king"
D5
Call to arms for those who kiss the ring
C5
Stand your ground, yeah the walls are coming down
B5              B5
It's do or die! Do or die!

Outro:
    Clean
eb|------------------------|----------------|
Bb|-------8----------7-----|----------------|
Gb|------------------7-----|-----0----------|
Db|----9----------7-----7--|--------7-------|
Ab|-7----------5-----------|--4----------3--|
Eb|------------------------|----------------|
    Em         D              A          C

Outro: Chris Cornell:
Em    Bm       C         A7        Em
Heavy is the head that wears the crown
Bm     G      A7        Gb        Em
Heavy is the head that wears the crown
Bm     G      A7        C         Em
Heavy is the head that wears the crown

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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