Elton John – Weight Of The World (Guitar)

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[Intro] 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