The Weight

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[Verse]

Em        Bm       C                  G
I want to go back, forget that it's over
Em         Bm     C                   G
Painted in black, when you left me alone
Em      Bm            C
I never knew, she was sleeping next door
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With the kid I grew up with, and I can't go back to her
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Anymore, no more


[Chorus]

Em             C            G                       D
You tell me you were happier with him, but you want me to stay
Em                  C                G               D
And you tell me that you needed time but you push me away
Em               C               G                    D
And when you try to take me back, my heavy heart just breaks
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No, I can't lift the weight


[Verse]

Em        Bm         C                  G
Put you in the past, try to forget you cause it's over
Em        Bm           C                 G
And every time you ask I'll pretend I'm okay
Em            Bm
You're inside my head,
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In the middle of the night when I don't feel right
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I dream I can hold you, and I can't go back to you anymore, yeah, yeah


[Chorus]

Em             C            G                       D
You tell me you were happier with him, but you want me to stay
Em                  C                G               D
And you tell me that you needed time but you push me away
Em               C               G                    D
And when you try to take me back, my heavy heart just breaks
                     Em    C      G                D
But, I can't lift the weight, and I can't lift the weight


[Bridge]

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And I can't lift the weight, no I can't life the weight
C                                G
Yeah, you stand on my shoulders and my heart just breaks
Em                               D
And I can't lift the weight, no I can't life the weight
C                                   G
Yeah, you stand on my shoulders and my heart just breaks
Em                               D
And I can't lift the weight, no I can't life the weight
     C                             G
Yeah, you lower your standards and I raise the stakes
      Em                         D                   C      G
And I can't lift the weight, no I can't lift the weight


[Chorus]

Em             C            G                       D
You tell me you were happier with him, but you want me to stay
Em                  C                G               D
And you tell me that you needed time but you push me away
Em               C               G                    D
And when you try to take me back, my heavy heart just breaks
                     Em    C      G                D
But, I can't lift the weight, and I can't lift the weight


[Chorus]

Em             C            G                       D
You tell me you were happier with him, but you want me to stay
Em                  C                G               D
And you tell me that you needed time but you push me away
Em               C
And when you try to take me back
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Say someday you will change, but I don't wanna wait