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E Bm D A
maybe your daddy never held you like you should,
E Bm D A
maybe your mama just held on the best she could.
F#m
ev'ry soul has a secret,
D
give it away or keep it,
B7 D E
but yesterday's gone so tell me why.
A F#m
you carry the weight, the weight of the world,
C#m E
it's breakin' you down on your back like a boulder.
A F#m C#m
before it's too late, get rid of it, girl,
E
get it off of your shoulder.
Bm D
i know you've been used,
Bm D A
but you gotta lose the weight of the world.
E Bm D A
maybe i haven't always been there just for you,
E Bm D A
maybe i try but then i got my own life too.
F#m
ev'ry heart has a hunger,
D
i'm not getting any younger,
B7 D E
i got all the crosses i can bear.
A F#m
don't gimme the weight, the weight of the world,
C#m E
it's breakin' me down on my back like a boulder.
A F#m C#m
before it's too late, get rid of it, girl,
E
get it off of my shoulder.
Bm D
you know i've been used,
Bm D A
and i gotta lose the weight of the world.
C#m D A
it all comes down to who you crucify.
C#m D B7
you either kiss the future or the past goodbye,
D E
we could fly so high.
A F#m
but we carry the weight, the weight of the world,
C#m E
it's breakin' us down on our backs like a boulder.
A F#m C#m
before it's too late, get rid of it, girl,
E
get it off of our shoulders.
Bm D
we've all been used,
Bm D A
and we gotta lose the weight of the world.
F#m C#m E
it's takin' us down and the night's growin' colder,
A F#m C#m
just blame it on fate, that was yesterday, girl.
E
and we're just growin' older.
Bm D
we've all been used,
Bm D A
now it's time to lose the weight of the world,
E4 A
the weight of the world,
E4 A
the weight of the world.
Written by Ringo Starr