Weight Of The World
Elton John Key
Em
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G D/G C/G
G D/G C/G
Verse 1
G D/G
I'm weary and I’m staying up late
C/G
And the rain hits my roof so hard
Am
You know I'm no longer thirty
D
These days I'm happy to play
C G D C
One or two hands of cards
Verse 2
G D/G
I hate flies in the kitchen buzzing
C/G
Disturbing the peace I've found
Am
Fortune and fame is so fleeting
D
These days I'm happy to say
C G D/F#
I'm amazed that I'm still around
Chorus
Em Am
And the weight of the world is off my back
When we fell, we got up
G
And crawled out the cracks
G/F A/E
Excuse me if I take some comfort in that
Cm/Eb Am7b5
Happy today, happy to play
Em F C G
With the weight of the world off my back
Verse 3
G D/G
Humidity hangs like a curtain
C/G
Oh, it fogs up my glasses sometimes
Am
You know I've still got my eyesight
D
These days I'm happy to see
C G D/F#
A sunset instead of a line
Chorus
Em Am
And the weight of the world is off my back
D
When we fell, we got up
G
And crawled out the cracks
G/F A/C#
Excuse me if I take some comfort in that
Cm/Eb Am7b5
Happy today, happy to play
Em F C G
With the weight of the world off my back
Bridge
Ab
There's a long list of names
Eb
That I don't recall
Bb Bb/Ab Eb
Even though my memory's good
G/B
The rain washed away
Cm
The lemons and weeds
F/A F7 Bb
When the weight of the world weighed more than it should
Solo
G D/G C/G
Am D C G C/G C C/G
Verse 4
G D/G
I hate flies in the kitchen buzzing
C/G
Disturbing the peace I've found
Am
Fortune and fame is so fleeting
D
These days I'm happy to say
C G D/F#
I'm amazed that I'm still around
Chorus
Em Am
And the weight of the world is off my back
When we fell, we got up
G
And crawled out the cracks
G/F A/E
Excuse me if I take some comfort in that
Cm/Eb Am7b5
Happy today, happy to play
Em F C G
With the weight of the world off my back
Outro
Cm/Eb Am7b5
Happy today, happy to play
Em F C G
With the weight of the world off my back
Chords Used