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Aint It Heavy

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
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Date: Sat, 23 Mar 1996 13:41:51 +0000
Etheridge and Kevin McCormick.Transcribed by Bugsy (G Del
SometimeAs I know that it's never enough
SurvivAal is fine but satisfaction is rough
I tEry with an angel tonight
SpreaAd these wings and I'm on for the ride
CruiAse these streets where my innocence hides
TherEe's some things you C#mcan't denyA  
WF#mhat is it about this human condiAtion
I nF#meed some kind of promise some kindA  
of submission tonightE  
CHORUS
HeavBy
Ain't it heavyA  
Ain't the night heavyE  
D/A/E  
CHORUS
CHORDS
                  E-----A-----D-----G-----B-----E  
A               0     0    2     2    2    0
D                0    0    0     2    3    2
E                0    2    2     1    0    0
E6              0    2    2     1   2     0
B                0    0    4     4    4    2
C#m           0    0     6     6     5   4
F#m           2    4     4     2     2   2
D/A/ Eat end of chorus
E --0--0--x--0--0--0- ------0--0--x--0------3------0--0--x--0---|
A --0--0-x--0--0--0--------0--0--x--0---------2---2--2--x--2----|
D--0--0--x--0--0--0--------2--2--x--2--------------2--2--x-2----|
G--2--2--x--2--2--2--------2--2--x--2--------------1--1--x--1---|
B --3--3--x--3--3--3--------2--2--x--2-------------0---0--x--0--|
E--2---2--x--2--2--2--------0--0--x--0-------------0---0--x--0--|
         Du     Du  u              D     Du    Du
The general strum pattern is d u d(muted) u u d and the
muted down strum can be replaced with the E6 on down
strum. This is also transcribed from Melissa's MTV
and played slower than the album version.

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Aint It Heavy

by Melissa Etheridge

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C#m

F#m

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

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Date: Sat, 23 Mar 1996 13:41:51 +0000

Etheridge and Kevin McCormick.Transcribed by Bugsy (G Del

Sometimes I know that it's never enough

Survival is fine but satisfaction is rough

I try with an angel tonight

Spread these wings and I'm on for the ride

Cruise these streets where my innocence hides

E C#m A

There's some things you can't deny

F#m A

What is it about this human condition

F#m A

I need some kind of promise some kind

of submission tonight

CHORUS

Heavy

Ain't it heavy

Ain't the night heavy

D A E

CHORUS

CHORDS

E A D G B E

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A 0 0 2 2 2 0

D 0 0 0 2 3 2

E 0 2 2 1 0 0

E6 0 2 2 1 2 0

B 0 0 4 4 4 2

C#m 0 0 6 6 5 4

F#m 2 4 4 2 2 2

D A E

// at end of chorus

E --0--0--x--0--0--0- ------0--0--x--0------3------0--0--x--0---|

A --0--0-x--0--0--0--------0--0--x--0---------2---2--2--x--2----|

D--0--0--x--0--0--0--------2--2--x--2--------------2--2--x-2----|

G--2--2--x--2--2--2--------2--2--x--2--------------1--1--x--1---|

B --3--3--x--3--3--3--------2--2--x--2-------------0---0--x--0--|

E--2---2--x--2--2--2--------0--0--x--0-------------0---0--x--0--|

D D D D D

u u u u u

The general strum pattern is d u d(muted) u u d and the

muted down strum can be replaced with the E6 on down

strum. This is also transcribed from Melissa's MTV

and played slower than the album version.

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