Verse 1: A Am7 Disappear from your hometown A6 A D Dm7 Dadd9 D Go and find the people that you know A Am7 Show them all your good parts A6 A D Dm7 Dadd9 D Leave town when bad ones start to show A Am7 Go and wed a woman A6 A D Dm7 Dadd9 D a pretty girl that you've never met A Am7 Make sure she knows you love her well A6 A D Dm7 Dadd9 D But don't make any other promises Chorus: A Bm The weight of lies will bring you down D E And follow you to every town A Bm E Cause nothing happens here that doesn't happen there A Bm So when you run make sure you run D E To something and not away from A Bm E Cause lies don't need an aeroplane to chase you anywhere Verse 2: A Am7 I once heard the worse thing A6 A D Dm7 Dadd9 D a man could do is draw a hungry crowd A Am7 A6 Tell everyone his name, pride, and confidence A D Dm7 Dadd9 D But leaving out his doubt A Am7 I'm not sure I bought those words A6 A D Dm7 Dadd9 D When I was young I knew most everything A Am7 A6 These words have never meant as much to anyone A D Dm7 Dadd9 D As they now mean to me Chorus: A Bm The weight of lies will bring you down D E And follow you to every town A Bm E Cause nothing happens here that doesn't happen there A Bm So when you run make sure you run D E To something and not away from A Bm E Cause lies don't need an aeroplane to chase you down Chorus: A Bm The weight of lies will bring you down D E And follow you to every town A Bm E Cause nothing happens here that doesn't happen there A Bm So when you run make sure you run D E To something and not away from A Bm E Cause lies don't need an aeroplane to chase you anywhere Chorus: A Bm The weight of lies will bring you down D E And follow you to every town A Bm E Cause nothing happens here that doesn't happen there A Bm So when you run make sure you run D E To something and not away from A Bm E Cause lies don't need an aeroplane to chase you down Outro: A This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
The Weight of Lies chords by The Avett Brothers
Suggested strumdown-up eighths
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d
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u
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d
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u
Also works: island strum d – d u – u d u
How to play The Weight of Lies on ukulele
A good starting strum for this style is the down-up eighths: d u d u. This arrangement is in A major. Nothing scary in the shapes, it sits on the easy ukulele songs list at the rookie level.
8 ukulele chords used in "The Weight of Lies" by The Avett Brothers: A, Am7, A6, Bm, D, Dm7, Dadd9 and E
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