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Tuning: Standard
Capo: 1st fret
Key: Ab
 E5[x7xx00]
 E5/D[x5xx00]
 E5/C#[x4xx00]
 E5/C[x3225x]
|  G   G/B|  C   D/A| x4
|  D/A|
Your slack-jawed dGimness G/Bis our lCoss
Condemns us tAm7o your point of vD/Aiew
Who could gGive a flG/Bying tCoss
What you lAm7ike to chill out tD/Ao?
And why should I Clighten up for D/Ayou
If you can’t Cheavy up for D/Ame?
Why should I?C  Am7  
Why should I?D/A  D/A  
You grunt and rGoot your pG/Batch of Cearth
Adrift from shAm7ame and deaf to sD/Aound
How much is yGour praise rG/Beally wCorth?
About the sAm7ame as your thumbs dD/Aown
And why should I Clighten up for D/Ayou
If you can’t Cheavy up for D/Ame?
Why should I?C  Am7  
Why should I?D/A  D/A  
So hGeavy upG/B  
HCeavy up for D/Ame
HGeavy upG/B  
HCeavy up for D/Ame
You can gGive it upG/B  
GCive it up with D/Ame
Or hGeavy upG/B  
HCeavy up for D/AmeD/A  
E5
What would it tE5/Dake
To get you tE5/C#oE5/C  
Just to shGut it?E7  
I’d so lAm7ove itD/A  
|  G   G/B|  C|  Am7|  D/A|
|  G   G/B|  C|  Am7|  D/A|
|  D/A|
And why should I Clighten up for D/Ayou
If you can’t Cheavy up for D/Ame?
Why should I?C  Am7  
Why should I?D/A  D/A  
So hGeavy upG/B  
HCeavy up for D/Ame
HGeavy upG/B  
HCeavy up for D/Ame
You can gGive it upG/B  
GCive it up with D/Ame
Or hGeavy upG/B  
HCeavy up for D/AmeD/A  
You won’t of cGourse, you wG/Bill be hCeard
Ah, but at lAm7east a man can drD/Aeam
I’m afrGaid, alG/Bas, the tCurd
Who thAm7inks he’s an ice crD/Aeam
And why should I Clighten up for D/Ayou
If you can’t Cheavy up for D/Ame?
Why should I?C  Am7  
Why should I?D/A  D/A  
So hGeavy upG/B  
HCeavy up for D/Ame
HGeavy upG/B  
HCeavy up for D/Ame
You can gGive it upG/B  
GCive it up with D/Ame
Or hGeavy upG/B  
HCeavy up for D/Ame
Yeah, hGeavy upG/B  
HCeavy up for D/Ame
HGeavy upG/B  
HCeavy up for D/Ame
You can gGive it upG/B  
GCive it up with D/Ame
Or hGeavy upG/B  
HCeavy up for D/Ame
|  G   G/B|  C   D/A| Fade Out

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Heavy Up

by Mark Knopfler

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

E5/D

E5/C#

E5/C

G/B

D/A

Am7

Tuning: Standard

Capo: 1st fret

Key: Ab

[x7xx00]

E5/D

[x5xx00]

E5/C#

[x4xx00]

E5/C

[x3225x]

G G/B C D/A

| | | x4

D/A

| |

G G/B C

Your slack-jawed dimness is our loss

Am7 D/A

Condemns us to your point of view

G G/B C

Who could give a flying toss

Am7 D/A

What you like to chill out to?

C D/A

And why should I lighten up for you

C D/A

If you can’t heavy up for me?

C Am7

Why should I?

D/A D/A

Why should I?

G G/B C

You grunt and root your patch of earth

Am7 D/A

Adrift from shame and deaf to sound

G G/B C

How much is your praise really worth?

Am7 D/A

About the same as your thumbs down

C D/A

And why should I lighten up for you

C D/A

If you can’t heavy up for me?

C Am7

Why should I?

D/A D/A

Why should I?

G G/B

So heavy up

C D/A

Heavy up for me

G G/B

Heavy up

C D/A

Heavy up for me

G G/B

You can give it up

C D/A

Give it up with me

G G/B

Or heavy up

C D/A D/A

Heavy up for me

E5/D

What would it take

E5/C# E5/C

To get you to

G E7

Just to shut it?

Am7 D/A

I’d so love it

G G/B C Am7 D/A

| | | | |

G G/B C Am7 D/A

| | | | |

D/A

| |

C D/A

And why should I lighten up for you

C D/A

If you can’t heavy up for me?

C Am7

Why should I?

D/A D/A

Why should I?

G G/B

So heavy up

C D/A

Heavy up for me

G G/B

Heavy up

C D/A

Heavy up for me

G G/B

You can give it up

C D/A

Give it up with me

G G/B

Or heavy up

C D/A D/A

Heavy up for me

G G/B C

You won’t of course, you will be heard

Am7 D/A

Ah, but at least a man can dream

G G/B C

I’m afraid, alas, the turd

Am7 D/A

Who thinks he’s an ice cream

C D/A

And why should I lighten up for you

C D/A

If you can’t heavy up for me?

C Am7

Why should I?

D/A D/A

Why should I?

G G/B

So heavy up

C D/A

Heavy up for me

G G/B

Heavy up

C D/A

Heavy up for me

G G/B

You can give it up

C D/A

Give it up with me

G G/B

Or heavy up

C D/A

Heavy up for me

G G/B

Yeah, heavy up

C D/A

Heavy up for me

G G/B

Heavy up

C D/A

Heavy up for me

G G/B

You can give it up

C D/A

Give it up with me

G G/B

Or heavy up

C D/A

Heavy up for me

G G/B C D/A

| | | Fade Out

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