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Weight Of The World

Biography:

Judy Collins (born Judith Marjorie Collins on May 1, 1939, in Seattle, Washington) is an American singer and songwriter known for the eclectic range of material she records (which has included folk, show tunes, pop, and rock and roll, as well as and standards) and for her social activism. Beginning in 1959, she was drawn to the music of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, and the traditional songs of the folk revival of the early 1960s. In 1968 she was awarded a Grammy for "Both Sides Now".

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Judy Collins - Weight Of The World

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[Verse 1]
Em
I still see my brother Michael
C G
Pressed and polished, shaking hands down at the store
Em
Everybody'd come to see the all-star
C G
Hop the greyhound bus to go to war
D C
He punched me in the arm to say goodbye
D C
It was the first time that I saw our father cry

[Verse 2]
Em
I kept all my brother's letters
C G
Tied in ribbon in a box beneath my bed
Em
Every night I read by flashlight
C G
With the covers in a tent above my head
D C D
His words said, "Not to worry, doing fine"
C D
It was his way of trying to ease my mind
C G/B Am
While I was trying not to read between the lines___

[Chorus]
G C
The weight of the world, too heavy to lift
G D
So much to lose, so much to miss
Em C
And it doesn't seem fair that an innocent boy
F C G
Should have to carry the weight of the world

[Verse 3]
Em C
Then it was football games and homecoming
G
Picking out our dresses for the prom
Em
With my brother in some desert
C G
Dodging bullets when he wasn't dodging bombs
D C D
While we went from the land of brave and free
C
To just being afraid to disagree
D C G/B Am
While I was being brought down to my knees

[Chorus]
G C
The weight of the world, too heavy to lift
G D
So much to lose, so much to miss
Em C
And it doesn't seem fair that an innocent boy
F C G
Should have to carry the weight of the world

[Verse 4]
Em
It was the middle of December
C G
When the Army sent my brother home at last
Em C
And the flagpole on the football field
G
Flew the colours halfway down the mast
D C D
The wind blew cold and snow was coming down
C
Still everybody turned out from our town
D C G/B Am
As we laid my brother in that frozen ground

[Chorus]
G C
The weight of the world, too heavy to lift
G D
So much was lost, so much was missed
Em C
And it doesn't seem fair that an innocent boy
F C G
Should have to carry the weight of the world
F C G
Should have to carry the weight of the world