The Weight of Lies Chords by The Avett Brothers
Tempo:
76.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Bm
E
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A] Disappear from your [F#m] hometown, go and [A] find the people that [D] you know
[A] Show them all of your good parts, [F#m] leave [A] town when the bad ones [D] start to show
[A] Go and wed a woman, a pretty girl that you've [D] never met
[A] Make sure she knows you love [F#m] her well, but don't make [A] any other [D] promises
[A] Wait, [Bm] lies will bring you [D] down and follow [E] you to every [A] town
Cause nothing [Bm] happens here that [E] doesn't happen there
[A] So when you [Bm] run, make sure you [D] run to something [E] they're not away [A] from
Cause lies don't [Bm] need an [E] aeroplane to chase you anywhere
[A]
[D]
[A] I once heard the worst thing a man can do is draw a [D] hungry crowd
[A] Tell everyone his name, pride and confidence, but leaving [D] out his doubt
[A] I'm not sure I bought those words when I was young, I knew most [D] everything
[C#] These [B]
[A] words have never meant as much to anyone as they now [D] mean to me
[A] Wait, [Bm] lies will bring you [D] down and follow you to every [A] town
Cause nothing [Bm] happens here that doesn't [E] happen there
[A] So when you [Bm] run, make sure you [D] run to something they're not away [A] from
Cause lies don't [Bm] need an [E] aeroplane to chase you down
[A]
[D] [B]
[A]
[D]
[A] Wait, [Bm] lies will bring you [D] down and follow [E] you to every town
[A] Cause nothing [Bm] happens here that [E] doesn't happen there
[A] So when you run, [Bm] make sure you run [D] to something they're [E] not away from
[A] Cause lies don't [Bm] need an aeroplane [E] to chase you anywhere
[A] Wait, [Bm] lies will bring you down [D] and follow you [E] to every town
[A] Cause nothing happens here [E] that doesn't happen there
[A] So when you run, make [Bm] sure you run [D] to something they're not [E] away from
Cause lies don't need an [Bm] aeroplane to [E] chase you down
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A] Disappear from your [F#m] hometown, go and [A] find the people that [D] you know
[A] Show them all of your good parts, [F#m] leave [A] town when the bad ones [D] start to show
[A] Go and wed a woman, a pretty girl that you've [D] never met
[A] Make sure she knows you love [F#m] her well, but don't make [A] any other [D] promises
[A] Wait, [Bm] lies will bring you [D] down and follow [E] you to every [A] town
Cause nothing [Bm] happens here that [E] doesn't happen there
[A] So when you [Bm] run, make sure you [D] run to something [E] they're not away [A] from
Cause lies don't [Bm] need an [E] aeroplane to chase you anywhere
[A]
[D]
[A] I once heard the worst thing a man can do is draw a [D] hungry crowd
[A] Tell everyone his name, pride and confidence, but leaving [D] out his doubt
[A] I'm not sure I bought those words when I was young, I knew most [D] everything
[C#] These [B]
[A] words have never meant as much to anyone as they now [D] mean to me
[A] Wait, [Bm] lies will bring you [D] down and follow you to every [A] town
Cause nothing [Bm] happens here that doesn't [E] happen there
[A] So when you [Bm] run, make sure you [D] run to something they're not away [A] from
Cause lies don't [Bm] need an [E] aeroplane to chase you down
[A]
[D] [B]
[A]
[D]
[A] Wait, [Bm] lies will bring you [D] down and follow [E] you to every town
[A] Cause nothing [Bm] happens here that [E] doesn't happen there
[A] So when you run, [Bm] make sure you run [D] to something they're [E] not away from
[A] Cause lies don't [Bm] need an aeroplane [E] to chase you anywhere
[A] Wait, [Bm] lies will bring you down [D] and follow you [E] to every town
[A] Cause nothing happens here [E] that doesn't happen there
[A] So when you run, make [Bm] sure you run [D] to something they're not [E] away from
Cause lies don't need an [Bm] aeroplane to [E] chase you down
[A]
Key:
A
D
Bm
E
F#m
A
D
Bm
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Disappear from your [F#m] hometown, go and [A] find the people that [D] you know _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Show them all of your good parts, [F#m] leave [A] town when the bad ones [D] start to show _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Go and wed a woman, a pretty girl that you've [D] never met _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Make sure she knows you love [F#m] her well, but don't make [A] any other [D] promises _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Wait, [Bm] lies will bring you [D] down and follow [E] you to every [A] town
Cause nothing [Bm] happens here that [E] doesn't happen there _
[A] So when you [Bm] run, make sure you [D] run to something [E] they're not away [A] from
Cause lies don't [Bm] need an [E] aeroplane to chase you anywhere _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] I once heard the worst thing a man can do is draw a [D] hungry crowd _ _ _ _ _
[A] Tell everyone his name, pride and confidence, but leaving [D] out his doubt _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] I'm not sure I bought those words when I was young, I knew most [D] everything
[C#] These _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] words have never meant as much to anyone as they now [D] mean to me _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Wait, [Bm] lies will bring you [D] down and follow you to every [A] town
Cause nothing [Bm] happens here that doesn't [E] happen there _
[A] So when you [Bm] run, make sure you [D] run to something they're not away [A] from
Cause lies don't [Bm] need an [E] aeroplane to chase you down
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Wait, [Bm] lies will bring you [D] down and follow [E] you to every town
[A] Cause nothing [Bm] happens here that [E] doesn't happen there _
[A] So when you run, [Bm] make sure you run [D] to something they're [E] not away from
[A] Cause lies don't [Bm] need an aeroplane [E] to chase you anywhere
[A] Wait, [Bm] lies will bring you down [D] and follow you [E] to every town
[A] Cause nothing happens here [E] that doesn't happen there _
[A] So when you run, make [Bm] sure you run [D] to something they're not [E] away from
Cause lies don't need an [Bm] aeroplane to [E] chase you down
_ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Disappear from your [F#m] hometown, go and [A] find the people that [D] you know _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Show them all of your good parts, [F#m] leave [A] town when the bad ones [D] start to show _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Go and wed a woman, a pretty girl that you've [D] never met _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Make sure she knows you love [F#m] her well, but don't make [A] any other [D] promises _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Wait, [Bm] lies will bring you [D] down and follow [E] you to every [A] town
Cause nothing [Bm] happens here that [E] doesn't happen there _
[A] So when you [Bm] run, make sure you [D] run to something [E] they're not away [A] from
Cause lies don't [Bm] need an [E] aeroplane to chase you anywhere _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] I once heard the worst thing a man can do is draw a [D] hungry crowd _ _ _ _ _
[A] Tell everyone his name, pride and confidence, but leaving [D] out his doubt _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] I'm not sure I bought those words when I was young, I knew most [D] everything
[C#] These _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] words have never meant as much to anyone as they now [D] mean to me _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Wait, [Bm] lies will bring you [D] down and follow you to every [A] town
Cause nothing [Bm] happens here that doesn't [E] happen there _
[A] So when you [Bm] run, make sure you [D] run to something they're not away [A] from
Cause lies don't [Bm] need an [E] aeroplane to chase you down
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Wait, [Bm] lies will bring you [D] down and follow [E] you to every town
[A] Cause nothing [Bm] happens here that [E] doesn't happen there _
[A] So when you run, [Bm] make sure you run [D] to something they're [E] not away from
[A] Cause lies don't [Bm] need an aeroplane [E] to chase you anywhere
[A] Wait, [Bm] lies will bring you down [D] and follow you [E] to every town
[A] Cause nothing happens here [E] that doesn't happen there _
[A] So when you run, make [Bm] sure you run [D] to something they're not [E] away from
Cause lies don't need an [Bm] aeroplane to [E] chase you down
_ [A] _
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