The Avett Brothers - The weight of lies

^CDisappear from your ^Cmaj7home town Am7* Am F Am Am7** F Go and find the people that you know ^CShow them all of your ^Cmaj7good parts ^Am7*Leave town when the ^Ambad ones start to sh^Fow^{Am Am7 F}

^CGo and wed a w^Cmaj7oman Am7* Am F Am Am7** F A pretty girl that you never met ^CMake sure she knows you ^Cmaj7love her well Am7* Am7 F Am Am7** F But dont make any other promises

And ^Ffollow you to ^Gevery town cause ^CNothing happens ^Ghere that ^Fdoesnt happen ^Gthere ^CWhen you run make ^Gsure you run ^FTo something and not ^Gaway from cause ^CLies dont need an a^Geroplane to ^Fchase you any^Gwhere

^CI once heard the^Cmaj7 worse thing Am7* Am F Am Am7** F a man can do is draw a hungry crowd ^CTell everyone his ^Cmaj7name in pride and ^Am7*confidence, but ^Amleaving out his do^Fubt^Ams ^{Am7 F}

^CIm not sure I ^Cmaj7bought those words Am7no5 Am7 F Am Am7 F When I was young I knew most everything C Cmaj7 Am7no5 These words have never meant as much to anyone As ^Am7they now mean to ^Fme ^{Am Am7 F}

The ^Cweight of lies will ^Gbring you down ^FAnd follow you to ^Gevery town cause ^CNothing happens ^Ghere that ^Fdoesnt happen ^Gthere ^CWhen you run make ^Gsure you run ^FTo something and not^G away from cause ^CLies dont need an a^Geroplane to ^Fchase you any^Gwhere

The ^Cweight of lies will ^Gbring you down ^FAnd follow you to ^Gevery town cause ^CNothing happens ^Ghere that ^Fdoesnt happen ^Gthere ^CWhen you run make ^Gsure you run ^FTo something and not^G away from cause ^CLies dont need an a^Geroplane to ^Fchase you any^Gwhere

The ^Cweight of lies will ^Gbring you down ^FAnd follow you to ^Gevery town cause ^CNothing happens ^Ghere that ^Fdoesnt happen ^Gthere ^CWhen you run make ^Gsure you run ^FTo something and not^G away from cause ^CLies dont need an a^Geroplane to ^Fchase you any^Gwhere