Judy Collins - Weight of the world

I still ^Emsee my brother Michael Pressed and ^Cpolished, shaking hands down at the ^Gstore Every^Embody'd come to see the all-star ^CHop the greyhound bus to go to ^Gwar He ^Dpunched me in the arm to say good^Cbye It was the ^Dfirst time that I saw our father ^Ccry

I kept ^Emall my brother's letters Tied in ^Cribbon in a box beneath my ^Gbed Every ^Emnight I read by flashlight With the ^Ccovers in a tent above my ^Ghead His ^Dwords said, "Not to worry, doing ^Cfine" ^D It was his way of trying to ease my ^Cmind ^D While I was trying not to read between the ^Cline^G/Bs___ ^Am

The weight of the ^Gworld, too heavy to^C lift So much to ^Glose, so much to^D miss And it doesn't seem ^Emfair that an innocent ^Cboy Should have to ^Fcarry^C the weight of the ^Gworld

Then it was ^Emfootball games and homecoming ^C Picking out our dresses for the ^Gprom With my ^Embrother in some desert Dodging ^Cbullets when he wasn't dodging ^Gbombs While ^Dwe went from the land of brave and^C free ^D To just being afraid to disa^Cgree While ^DI was being brought down to ^Cmy kne^G/Bes ^Am

The weight of the ^Gworld, too heavy to^C lift So much to ^Glose, so much to^D miss And it doesn't seem ^Emfair that an innocent ^Cboy Should have to ^Fcarry^C the weight of the ^Gworld

It was the ^Emmiddle of December When the ^CArmy sent my brother home at ^Glast And the ^Emflagpole on the football field ^C Flew the colours halfway down the ^Gmast The ^Dwind blew cold and snow was^C coming down ^D Still everybody turned out from our^C town As we ^Dlaid my brother in that frozen^C grou^G/Bnd ^Am

The weight of the ^Gworld, too heavy to^C lift So much was^G lost, so much was^D missed And it doesn't ^Emseem fair that an innocent ^Cboy Should have to ^Fcarry^C the weight of the ^Gworld Should have to ^Fcarry^C the weight of the ^Gworld