Capo: 2 Tuning:

Original Tab by: Simpleman50 Edited by: Iansan This was originally tabbed by Simpleman50, but there were a few errors that were never corrected. I did the extra work to complete the song for those who want a better visual of note changes. Capo II Intro: G G/F# Em7 Dsus C Cmaj7 Cadd9 C X2 Verse 1:

^GDisappear from your ^G/F#hometown ^Em7Go and find the ^Dsuspeople that you ^Cknow ^Cmaj7 ^Cadd9 ^C ^GShow them all your ^G/F#good parts ^Em7Leave town when ^Dsusbad ones start to ^Cshow ^Cmaj7 ^Cadd9 ^C ^GGo and wed a ^G/F#woman ^Em7A pretty girl ^Dsusthat you’ve never ^Cmet ^Cmaj7 ^Cadd9 ^C ^GMake sure she knows you ^G/F#love her well ^Em7But don’t make any ^Dsusother ^Cpromises^Cmaj7 ^Cadd9 ^C

Chorus 1:

The ^Gweight of lies will br^Aming you down And ^Cfollow you to ^Devery town Cause ^Gnothing happens ^Amhere that doesn’t hap^Dpen there ^Dsus ^D So ^Gwhen you run make sure you ^Amrun To ^Csomething and not a^Dway from Cause ^Glies don’t need an ^Amaero-plane to ^Dchase you anywhere

Mmm mm mmmum M^Gmmmmm um^G/F#mmmmm mmmmm ^Em7ooummmmm ^Dsus ^C ^Cmaj7 ^Cadd9 ^C

Verse2:

^GI once heard the wor^G/F#se thing ^Em7A man could do i^Dsuss draw a hungry ^Ccrowd^Cmaj7 ^Cadd9 ^C ^GTell everyone his n^G/F#ame, pride, and ^Em7Confidence but l^Dsuseaving out his do^Cubt ^Cmaj7 ^Cadd9 ^C ^GI’m not sure I boug^G/F#ht those words ^Em7When I was young I ^Dsusknew most everyt^Ching ^Cmaj7 ^Cadd9 ^C ^GThese words have ne^G/F#ver meant as ^Em7Much to anyone ^Dsusas they now mean to^C me ^Cmaj7 ^Cadd9 ^C

Chorus2:

The we^Gight of lies will b^Amring you down And ^Cfollow you to ^Devery town Cause ^Gnothing happens ^Amhere that doesn’t happen ^Dthere ^Dsus ^D So ^Gwhen you run make sure you ^Amrun To ^Csomething and not aw^Day from Cause ^Glies don’t need an ^Amaero-plane to ^Dchase you down

Mmm mm mmmum M^Gmmmmm um^G/F#mmmmm mmmmm ^Em7ooummmmm ^Dsus ^C ^Cmaj7 ^Cadd9 ^C Chorus 3 (Backup singer starts here repeating some of this chorus one beat behind the main singer)

T^Ghe weight of lies will br^Aming you down And ^Cfollow you to ^Devery town Cause ^Gnothing happens ^Amhere that doesn’t happen ^Dthere ^Dsus ^D So ^Gwhen you run make s^Amure you run To ^Csomething and not a^Dway from Cause ^Glies don’t need an ^Amaero-plane to ^Dchase you down ^Dsus ^D X2

End on G

The Avett Brothers - The weight of lies