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[Intro]
C Em Am
[Verse] 
CI fought a bEmattle, I fAmought a war
CI felt the rEmain on my fAmace
CSometimes to fEmind what you're loAmoking for
You've got to leCarn from your woEmrst mistAmakes
FI made a wCish on a saGtellite
FThat I miCstook for a sGtar
CGuess when you buEmild up to brAmeak down
You find out wCho you rEmeally aAmre
[Chorus]
How did it aGll get so heAmavy
I used to stGand up so taAmll
There's only so mGuch I can cAmarry
BGefore I fFall
And they tell me "gGirl you're so lAmucky"
"You've got the woGrld in your haAmnds"
But you know the woGrld gets so hAmeavy
You don't uGnderstaFnd
And that's heavyC  Em  Am  
[Verse]
CJust tell me wEmhat's the iAmntention
CIs it to fEmall in lAmove
CI tried to fiEmnd a conAmnection
Between hoCw it is and hEmow it wAmas
FI made a prComise I coulGdn't keep
FAnother stCory to tGell
CYou swear to goEmd that you kAmnow me
But CI don't, don't eEmven knAmow myself
[Chorus]
How did it aGll get so heAmavy
I used to stGand up so taAmll
There's only so mGuch I can cAmarry
BGefore I fFall
And they tell me "gGirl you're so lAmucky"
"You've got the woGrld in your haAmnds"
But you know the woGrld gets so hAmeavy
You don't uGnderstaFnd
And that's heavyC  Em  Am  
[Bridge]
N.C.
Sometimes I lay awake in bed at night
I close my eyes and all I see is see the dreams I used to dream about when I was younger
I wonder where I took the path of no return
I might've lost my way a hundred times but no I never ever lost the hunger 
Oh and I know every cut and every stitch and every scar
I know they've gotten me this far, they only made me tough, they made me stronger
But when it's hard to breathe, and I just can't get off the floor
I long for days when I was free, a life I lived so long before
[Chorus]
It aAll got so heBmavy
I used to stAand up so tBmall
There's only so mAuch I can caBmrry
BefoAre I faGll
They tell me "gAirl you're so lBmucky"
"You've got the woArld in your hBmands"
But you know the woArld gets so hBmeavy
You don'At understGand
And that's heavy, heavyD  F#m  Bm  

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Heavy

by Delta Goodrem

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F#m

[Intro]

C Em Am

[Verse]

C Em Am

I fought a battle, I fought a war

C Em Am

I felt the rain on my face

C Em Am

Sometimes to find what you're looking for

C Em Am

You've got to learn from your worst mistakes

F C G

I made a wish on a satellite

F C G

That I mistook for a star

C Em Am

Guess when you build up to break down

C Em Am

You find out who you really are

[Chorus]

G Am

How did it all get so heavy

G Am

I used to stand up so tall

G Am

There's only so much I can carry

G F

Before I fall

G Am

And they tell me "girl you're so lucky"

G Am

"You've got the world in your hands"

G Am

But you know the world gets so heavy

G F

You don't understand

C Em Am

And that's heavy

[Verse]

C Em Am

Just tell me what's the intention

C Em Am

Is it to fall in love

C Em Am

I tried to find a connection

C Em Am

Between how it is and how it was

F C G

I made a promise I couldn't keep

F C G

Another story to tell

C Em Am

You swear to god that you know me

C Em Am

But I don't, don't even know myself

[Chorus]

G Am

How did it all get so heavy

G Am

I used to stand up so tall

G Am

There's only so much I can carry

G F

Before I fall

G Am

And they tell me "girl you're so lucky"

G Am

"You've got the world in your hands"

G Am

But you know the world gets so heavy

G F

You don't understand

C Em Am

And that's heavy

[Bridge]

N.C.

Sometimes I lay awake in bed at night

I close my eyes and all I see is see the dreams I used to dream about when I was younger

I wonder where I took the path of no return

I might've lost my way a hundred times but no I never ever lost the hunger

Oh and I know every cut and every stitch and every scar

I know they've gotten me this far, they only made me tough, they made me stronger

But when it's hard to breathe, and I just can't get off the floor

I long for days when I was free, a life I lived so long before

[Chorus]

A Bm

It all got so heavy

A Bm

I used to stand up so tall

A Bm

There's only so much I can carry

A G

Before I fall

A Bm

They tell me "girl you're so lucky"

A Bm

"You've got the world in your hands"

A Bm

But you know the world gets so heavy

A G

You don't understand

D F#m Bm

And that's heavy, heavy

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