Chords for "The Weight" Levon Helm & John Prine 6/13/09 Red Rocks
Tempo:
87.45 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[Bb] [Gm] [Eb]
[Bb] [F] [Gm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Dm] [Eb]
[Bb] [D] [Eb]
[Bb] [Dm] [G]
[Eb] [Bb] [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] I don't think [Eb] I can get it again.
[Bb]
[Eb] Every night I look up, I'm thinking about that past day.
Trying to find a [Bb] place [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [F] [Gm]
where [Eb] I can lay my head.
[Bb] This [Gb] day [Dm] can't tell me [Eb] where that past day will [Bb] be.
Every night, when [Dm] I thought of all the men [Eb] that I loved.
[Gm]
[Bb] [Bbm] [Dm] Come [Eb] on, let's go downtown.
[Bb] [Bbm] She [Dm] said, I got to [Eb] go, but I'm afraid that [Bb] she might die.
Ain't no [Eb] love like painting.
[Bb]
Ain't [Eb] no love like painting.
[Bb] Ain't no [Eb] love like painting.
Painting.
[Bb] [F] [Gm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Am] [Gm] [Bbm] [Eb]
[Gm] [Dm]
[Eb] Painting.
[Bb] [Bbm] [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Dm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] Now [Bb]
I'm just tired of [Eb] living [Bb] down there.
Just to hallucinate [Eb] from [Bb] telling my friends [Eb] about John [Bb] Hattie Lee.
She said, you'll be a favorite son, [Eb] for me to stay in your [Bb] arms and company.
Take a [Eb] look around, [Bb] take a look around.
[Eb] Take a look around, [Bb] take [Eb] a look around.
Take [Gm] a look around, take a [Eb] look around.
[Bb] [A] [Gm]
[Eb] [Bb] [F] [Gm]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Dm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Dm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Bb] [Dm] Painting.
She said, follow me, [Eb]
come here [Bb] tomorrow.
She said, I will pick you [Eb] up, you can [Fm] take my [C] car.
[Bb] Said, wait a minute, Chester, [Eb] you know I'm a peaceful [Bb] man.
She said, that's [F] okay, boy, [Eb] just be a man.
[Bb]
[F] Ain't no [Eb] love like [Bb] painting.
Ain't no [Eb] love like painting.
[Bb] Ain't no love [Eb] like painting.
Painting.
She [Bb] [F]
[Gm] [F] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Gm] [F] [Eb]
[Bb] said, see again, I'm gonna try [Eb] to take [Bb]
[Bb] you to [Dm] the fence.
You need to [Bb] know [Eb] that I cannot do a [Bb] leave anytime.
If you back up [Dm] inside, [Gm] [Eb] you're gonna see me [Bb] all.
And you'll see [Dm] me on a dinner night [Eb] with a loaded gun.
[Bb] Take a [Eb] look around, take a [Bb] [F] look [Eb] around.
[Bb] Take [F] a look around, [Eb] take a look around.
[F] [Bb] [F] [Gm]
[F] [Eb] [Bb] [F] [Gm]
[F] [Eb]
[Bb]
Painting.
[N]
[Bb] [Gm] [Eb]
[Bb] [F] [Gm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Dm] [Eb]
[Bb] [D] [Eb]
[Bb] [Dm] [G]
[Eb] [Bb] [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] I don't think [Eb] I can get it again.
[Bb]
[Eb] Every night I look up, I'm thinking about that past day.
Trying to find a [Bb] place [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [F] [Gm]
where [Eb] I can lay my head.
[Bb] This [Gb] day [Dm] can't tell me [Eb] where that past day will [Bb] be.
Every night, when [Dm] I thought of all the men [Eb] that I loved.
[Gm]
[Bb] [Bbm] [Dm] Come [Eb] on, let's go downtown.
[Bb] [Bbm] She [Dm] said, I got to [Eb] go, but I'm afraid that [Bb] she might die.
Ain't no [Eb] love like painting.
[Bb]
Ain't [Eb] no love like painting.
[Bb] Ain't no [Eb] love like painting.
Painting.
[Bb] [F] [Gm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Am] [Gm] [Bbm] [Eb]
[Gm] [Dm]
[Eb] Painting.
[Bb] [Bbm] [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Dm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] Now [Bb]
I'm just tired of [Eb] living [Bb] down there.
Just to hallucinate [Eb] from [Bb] telling my friends [Eb] about John [Bb] Hattie Lee.
She said, you'll be a favorite son, [Eb] for me to stay in your [Bb] arms and company.
Take a [Eb] look around, [Bb] take a look around.
[Eb] Take a look around, [Bb] take [Eb] a look around.
Take [Gm] a look around, take a [Eb] look around.
[Bb] [A] [Gm]
[Eb] [Bb] [F] [Gm]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Dm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Dm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Bb] [Dm] Painting.
She said, follow me, [Eb]
come here [Bb] tomorrow.
She said, I will pick you [Eb] up, you can [Fm] take my [C] car.
[Bb] Said, wait a minute, Chester, [Eb] you know I'm a peaceful [Bb] man.
She said, that's [F] okay, boy, [Eb] just be a man.
[Bb]
[F] Ain't no [Eb] love like [Bb] painting.
Ain't no [Eb] love like painting.
[Bb] Ain't no love [Eb] like painting.
Painting.
She [Bb] [F]
[Gm] [F] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Gm] [F] [Eb]
[Bb] said, see again, I'm gonna try [Eb] to take [Bb]
[Bb] you to [Dm] the fence.
You need to [Bb] know [Eb] that I cannot do a [Bb] leave anytime.
If you back up [Dm] inside, [Gm] [Eb] you're gonna see me [Bb] all.
And you'll see [Dm] me on a dinner night [Eb] with a loaded gun.
[Bb] Take a [Eb] look around, take a [Bb] [F] look [Eb] around.
[Bb] Take [F] a look around, [Eb] take a look around.
[F] [Bb] [F] [Gm]
[F] [Eb] [Bb] [F] [Gm]
[F] [Eb]
[Bb]
Painting.
[N]
Key:
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Eb
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Gm
Dm
Bb
Eb
F
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] I don't think [Eb] I can get it again.
_ [Bb] _
[Eb] Every night I look up, I'm thinking about that past day.
Trying to find a [Bb] place _ [F] _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _
where [Eb] I can lay my head.
[Bb] This [Gb] day [Dm] can't tell me [Eb] where that past day will [Bb] be.
Every night, when [Dm] I thought of all the men [Eb] that I loved.
_ [Gm] _ _
[Bb] _ [Bbm] _ [Dm] Come _ [Eb] on, let's go downtown.
[Bb] _ [Bbm] She [Dm] said, I got to [Eb] go, but I'm afraid that [Bb] she might die.
_ Ain't no [Eb] love like painting.
[Bb]
Ain't [Eb] no love like painting.
_ [Bb] Ain't no [Eb] love like painting.
_ _ _ _ Painting. _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ [Gm] _ [Bbm] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Eb] Painting.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Dm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] Now _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ I'm just tired of _ [Eb] living [Bb] down there.
Just to hallucinate [Eb] from [Bb] _ _ _ telling my friends [Eb] about John [Bb] Hattie Lee.
She said, you'll be a favorite son, [Eb] for me to stay in your [Bb] arms and company.
Take a [Eb] look around, [Bb] take a look around.
[Eb] Take a look around, _ [Bb] take [Eb] a look around.
_ _ _ _ Take [Gm] a look around, take a [Eb] look around.
[Bb] _ [A] _ [Gm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _
[F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] Painting.
She said, follow me, [Eb]
come here [Bb] tomorrow.
She said, I will pick you [Eb] up, you can [Fm] take my [C] car.
_ [Bb] Said, wait a minute, Chester, [Eb] you know I'm a peaceful [Bb] man.
_ She said, that's [F] okay, boy, [Eb] just be a man.
[Bb] _ _
[F] Ain't no [Eb] love like [Bb] painting.
Ain't no [Eb] love like painting.
[Bb] _ Ain't no love [Eb] like painting. _ _ _
_ _ _ Painting.
She [Bb] _ [F] _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ said, see again, I'm gonna try [Eb] to take _ [Bb] _
_ [Bb] you to [Dm] the fence.
You need to [Bb] know [Eb] that I cannot do a [Bb] leave anytime.
If you back up [Dm] inside, [Gm] [Eb] you're gonna see me [Bb] all.
_ _ And you'll see [Dm] me on a dinner night [Eb] with a loaded gun.
_ [Bb] _ _ Take a [Eb] look around, take a [Bb] _ [F] look [Eb] around.
[Bb] Take [F] a look around, [Eb] take a look around. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
Painting. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] I don't think [Eb] I can get it again.
_ [Bb] _
[Eb] Every night I look up, I'm thinking about that past day.
Trying to find a [Bb] place _ [F] _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _
where [Eb] I can lay my head.
[Bb] This [Gb] day [Dm] can't tell me [Eb] where that past day will [Bb] be.
Every night, when [Dm] I thought of all the men [Eb] that I loved.
_ [Gm] _ _
[Bb] _ [Bbm] _ [Dm] Come _ [Eb] on, let's go downtown.
[Bb] _ [Bbm] She [Dm] said, I got to [Eb] go, but I'm afraid that [Bb] she might die.
_ Ain't no [Eb] love like painting.
[Bb]
Ain't [Eb] no love like painting.
_ [Bb] Ain't no [Eb] love like painting.
_ _ _ _ Painting. _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ [Gm] _ [Bbm] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Eb] Painting.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Dm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] Now _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ I'm just tired of _ [Eb] living [Bb] down there.
Just to hallucinate [Eb] from [Bb] _ _ _ telling my friends [Eb] about John [Bb] Hattie Lee.
She said, you'll be a favorite son, [Eb] for me to stay in your [Bb] arms and company.
Take a [Eb] look around, [Bb] take a look around.
[Eb] Take a look around, _ [Bb] take [Eb] a look around.
_ _ _ _ Take [Gm] a look around, take a [Eb] look around.
[Bb] _ [A] _ [Gm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _
[F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] Painting.
She said, follow me, [Eb]
come here [Bb] tomorrow.
She said, I will pick you [Eb] up, you can [Fm] take my [C] car.
_ [Bb] Said, wait a minute, Chester, [Eb] you know I'm a peaceful [Bb] man.
_ She said, that's [F] okay, boy, [Eb] just be a man.
[Bb] _ _
[F] Ain't no [Eb] love like [Bb] painting.
Ain't no [Eb] love like painting.
[Bb] _ Ain't no love [Eb] like painting. _ _ _
_ _ _ Painting.
She [Bb] _ [F] _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ said, see again, I'm gonna try [Eb] to take _ [Bb] _
_ [Bb] you to [Dm] the fence.
You need to [Bb] know [Eb] that I cannot do a [Bb] leave anytime.
If you back up [Dm] inside, [Gm] [Eb] you're gonna see me [Bb] all.
_ _ And you'll see [Dm] me on a dinner night [Eb] with a loaded gun.
_ [Bb] _ _ Take a [Eb] look around, take a [Bb] _ [F] look [Eb] around.
[Bb] Take [F] a look around, [Eb] take a look around. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
Painting. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _