An interesting song. The chords seem to be a standard 3 chord repeating pattern,
given colour by subtle rhythm variations. The chords are first. I've added notes
for the rhythm patterns after.
Bm Em Asus4 Bm
We came home early hoping to catch you unaware
Bm Em Asus4 Bm
A little cautious but we've always had too much care
Bm Em
Hand on an anchor
Asus4 Bm
A weight on the world
Bm Em Asus4
Hand on an anchor
Bm Em Asus4 Bm
You've been so tired lately, your skin takes you nowhere
Bm Em Asus4 Bm
We wonder what it is keeps you awake and out there
Bm Em
Hand on an anchor
Asus4 Bm
A weight on the world
Bm Em
Hand on an anchor
Asus4 Bm
Your weight in gold
Bm Em Asus4 Bm Em
Hand on an anchor
Asus4
Your weight in gold
Bm Em Asus4 Bm
Your optimism called to say it's out till Sunday
Bm Em Asus4 Bm
Your disappointment shuffles off to meet you half way
Bm Em Asus4
Somewhere along the line you fall
Bm Em
Hand on an anchor
Asus4 Bm
A weight on the world
Bm Em
Hand on an anchor
Asus4 Bm
Your weight in gold
Bm Em
Hand on an anchor
Asus4 Bm
A weight on the world
Bm Em
Hand on an anchor
Asus4 Bm Em Asus4
Your weight in gold
Bm Bm Em
Your weight on the world
Asus4
Your weight in gold
Here are the various rhythm patterns played by the guitar as best I am work them out.
D = downstroke
U = upstroke
x = damped stroke
[Pattern 1]
(verse 1 and chorus 1; verse 2; chorus 4 - mixed with pattern 2; the final tag)
|1 2 3 4 |
|D U - U - U - - |
| x x |
[Pattern 2]
(chorus 2a; chorus 4 - mixed with pattern 1)
|1 2 3 4 |
|D U - U D U - D |
| x x |
[Pattern 3]
(chorus 2b, through to the start of verse 3)
|Bm |Em |
|1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |
|D U - U D U - - |D U - U D U - - |
|hand on an |anchor... |
|Asus4 |Bm |
|1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |
|D U - U D U - - |D U - U D U - - |
|Bm | Em |Asus4
|1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |
|D - - U - - D - |- U D - D - - - |D |
|x x x | x |
| | ...your |weight...
[Pattern 4]
(verse 3, chorus 3)
|1 2 3 4 |
|D U - U D - D - |
| x x x |