Intro -x2-: Am Dm E7 Am G Verse 1: Am Dm The last man standing E7 Am in our sinister charade Am Dm beneath the crumbling arches E7 Am of our counterfeit arcade Am Dm He nobly knelt before us E7 Am He sang our savior's Chorus Am Dm E7 We left him spinning bloody plates Am Upon his broken blade Chorus: Am Dm That's just the weight of the world E7 Dm E7 We do what we must to get by Am Dm That's just the weight of the world E7 Dm Am The weak and the weary will never survive Am Dm That's just the weight of the world E7 Dm E7 Am We do what we must to stay alive Am Dm That's just the weight of the world E7 Dm Am We'll all be the weak and the weary some time Verse 2: Am Dm One woman whistling E7 Am a wounded lullaby Am Dm And preaching pain to every E7 Am Unsuspecting passerby Am Dm We knew her well before this E7 Am She promised portraits of us Am Dm We cut her throat while E7 Am She was waiting for the paint to dry Chorus: Am Dm That's just the weight of the world E7 Dm E7 We do what we must to get by Am Dm That's just the weight of the world E7 Dm Am The weak and the weary will never survive Am Dm That's just the weight of the world E7 Dm E7 Am We do what we must to stay alive Am Dm That's just the weight of the world E7 Dm Am We'll all be the weak and the weary some time Bridge: Am Dm And in the distance we’ll E Am Hear melancholy moans Am Dm E Am E Am Dm The long forgotten have E Am a habit for collecting loans Am Dm E Am But Chorus: Am Dm That's just the weight of the world E7 Dm E7 We do what we must to get by Am Dm That's just the weight of the world E7 Dm Am The weak and the weary will never survive Am Dm That's just the weight of the world E7 Dm E7 Am We do what we must to stay alive Am Dm That's just the weight of the world E7 Dm Am We'll all be the weak and the weary some time Chorus: Am Dm That's just the weight of the world -the weight of the world- E7 Dm E7 That's just the weight of the world -the weight of the world- Am Dm That's just the weight of the world -the weight of the world- E7 Dm Am The weak and the weary will never survive Am Dm That's just the weight of the world -the weight of the world- E7 Dm That's just the weight of the world -the weight of the world- Am Dm That's just the weight of the world -the weight of the world- E7 Dm Am We'll all be the weak and the weary some time
