IDLEWILD - THE WEIGHT OF YEARS CHORDS

Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] [In this song you should play bass notes and pluck the top 3 strings alternately] Em x4 [Verse 1]

^EmGirls, be good to these s^Dpirits ^EmOf music and ^Dpoetry And l^Emift the lyre so c^Dlear and sweet ^EmThey meet with ^Cyou ^D

[Verse 2]

And ^Emas for me this ^Dbody Which is ^Emnow so arth^Dritic I ^Emcannot play Can ^Dhardly even ^Emhold the i^Cnstrument ^D

[Chorus]

And ^Emoh, the ^Gsoul grows ^Dheavy With the ^Embody ^C ^D And ^Emoh, the ^Gsoul grows ^Dheavy Without the ^Embody ^C ^D

[Verse 3]

^EmSome gloomy ^Dpoems Came ^Emfrom these thoughts ^D And ^Emuseless we are all ^Dborn To lose ^Emlife l^Cike we l^Dose our youth

[Chorus]

And ^Emoh, the ^Gsoul grows ^Dheavy With the ^Embody ^C ^D And ^Emoh, the ^Gsoul grows ^Dheavy Without the ^Embody ^C ^D

[Instrumental] Am Em C D Am Em C D G D Em C G D Em C [At this point the song does something odd. The last C stretches out for an extra two beats then goes to D for two beats then back into the chorus chords as if nothing happened. I believe it's to illustrate the singer's succumbing to the Weight of Years, but don't advise including it until you're confident.] Em G D Em C D [Chorus chords] [Verse 4]

And so I ^Emstepped in quite c^Dlearly From my h^Emiding place ^C ^D To ^Emthen suspect that ^Dshe would grow old and gray ^EmAnd he ^Cdespaired in ^Dhis mortal way and said

[Chorus]

And ^Emoh, the ^Gsoul grows ^Dheavy With the ^Embody ^C ^D And ^Emoh, the ^Gsoul grows ^Dheavy Without the ^Embody ^C ^D And ^Emoh, the ^Gsoul grows ^Dheavy With the ^Embody ^C ^D And ^Emoh, the ^Gsoul grows ^Dheavy Without the ^Embody ^C ^D

B Em

Idlewild - The weight of years