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[Verse 1]
BmOne step forward and two steps Emback
DNothing good Aever comes easy
BmI gave it all and got a knife in my Emback
DShould have known the ones I Atrusted would leave me
GThey only see what they Awanna see
[Chorus]
BmHeavy is the Emweight that I Dhold
The Aweight that I hold
I Bmcarry it cause it's Emall that I Dknow
This is Aall that I know
BmPressure on me
EmPressure to be
DTrue to who I Aam
Heavy is the Gweight
The Cweight that I hold
[Verse 2]
BmOne life, one chance, it's all I Emhave
DWouldn't matter if the Awhole world hated me
BmSo I move on, forget the Empast
DAnd let 'em go back to Athinkin' they made me
GThey only see what they Awant to see
[Chorus]
BmHeavy is the Emweight that I Dhold
The Aweight that I hold
I Bmcarry it cause it's Emall that I Dknow
This is Aall that I know
BmPressure on me
EmPressure to be
DTrue to who I Aam
Heavy is the Gweight
The Cweight that I hold
[Interlude]
Bm Em D A
[Verse 3]
BmHeavy is the weight
BmI don't wanna wait
BmFor them all to be good
BmWhen I wanna be great
BmYeah, I know about pressure
BmYeah, I know about stressin'
BmWorried if I'll lose everything invested
BmAnd I know about workin' when I'm hardly rested
BmLike, am I in tune with what I'm destined for?
BmBeen carrying this weight for so long
BmDidn't even notice that my back was so strong
BmI can probably put a boat on it with no problem
BmThe show must go on
[Chorus]
BmHeavy is the Emweight that I Dhold
The Aweight that I hold
I Bmcarry it cause it's Emall that I Dknow
This is Aall that I know
BmPressure on me
EmPressure to be
DTrue to who I Aam
Heavy is the Gweight
The Aweight that I hold
[End Chorus]
BmHeavy is the Emweight that I Dhold
The Aweight that I hold
I Bmcarry it cause it's Emall that I Dknow
This is Aall that I know
BmPressure on me
EmPressure to be
DTrue to who I Aam
Heavy is the Gweight
Heavy is the Aweight
AThe weight that I Bmhold

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Heavy Is The Weight

by Memphis May Fire

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[Verse 1]

Bm Em

One step forward and two steps back

D A

Nothing good ever comes easy

Bm Em

I gave it all and got a knife in my back

D A

Should have known the ones I trusted would leave me

G A

They only see what they wanna see

[Chorus]

Bm Em D

Heavy is the weight that I hold

The weight that I hold

Bm Em D

I carry it cause it's all that I know

This is all that I know

Pressure on me

Pressure to be

D A

True to who I am

Heavy is the weight

The weight that I hold

[Verse 2]

Bm Em

One life, one chance, it's all I have

D A

Wouldn't matter if the whole world hated me

Bm Em

So I move on, forget the past

D A

And let 'em go back to thinkin' they made me

G A

They only see what they want to see

[Chorus]

Bm Em D

Heavy is the weight that I hold

The weight that I hold

Bm Em D

I carry it cause it's all that I know

This is all that I know

Pressure on me

Pressure to be

D A

True to who I am

Heavy is the weight

The weight that I hold

[Interlude]

Bm Em D A

[Verse 3]

Heavy is the weight

I don't wanna wait

For them all to be good

When I wanna be great

Yeah, I know about pressure

Yeah, I know about stressin'

Worried if I'll lose everything invested

And I know about workin' when I'm hardly rested

Like, am I in tune with what I'm destined for?

Been carrying this weight for so long

Didn't even notice that my back was so strong

I can probably put a boat on it with no problem

The show must go on

[Chorus]

Bm Em D

Heavy is the weight that I hold

The weight that I hold

Bm Em D

I carry it cause it's all that I know

This is all that I know

Pressure on me

Pressure to be

D A

True to who I am

Heavy is the weight

The weight that I hold

[End Chorus]

Bm Em D

Heavy is the weight that I hold

The weight that I hold

Bm Em D

I carry it cause it's all that I know

This is all that I know

Pressure on me

Pressure to be

D A

True to who I am

Heavy is the weight

A Bm

The weight that I hold

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