Main chord progression:
[C] [G] [E] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [G]
Chorus progression:
Am Am G G (x3), end with
[Am] [Am] [F] [G]
Bridge (keyboard solo) progression:
F F C G (x2)
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Intro:
C G E Am F C G G (x2)
Verse 1:
With a [C]soft underbelly,
and a [G]hardened heart,
they say you [E]gotta be tough if you[Am] ain't that smart,
I'm sit[F]tin here alone, [C]waitin for my phone to rin[G]g.[G]
[C] Run outta time,
[G] run outta hope,
the [E]boys on the corner never[Am] run outta dope,
I ke[F]ep myself high, so I[C] can keep doin' my thing[G]. [G]
They say, [C]
stupid is as [G]stupid does,
and eve[E]rything's the same as it[Am] ever was,
I [F]drink myself blind tryin' to [C]find a new song to sing[G].[G]
[C] Time is money,
[G] Money talks,
Bart[E]ender pour me one more [Am]whiskey on the rocks,
while I [F]try to understand, why [C]every man wants to be kin[G]g.[G]
Chorus:
[Am] Heavy [Am]is the head that [G]wears the crown.[G]
[Am] Everybody[Am], kicks you [G]when you're down.[G]
[Am] Laugh for [Am]now, later [G]you can frown.[G]
[Am] Heavy [Am]is the head that [F]wears the crown.[G]
Verse 2:
With a [C]sweet disposition,
and an [G]iron will,
a [E]couple nice cars, and a [Am]house on a hill,
my [F]bank account's full but my [C]soul's still empty and cold[G].[G]
All the [C]money and the clothes,
and the [G]sold out shows,
don't [E]mean a damn thing when [Am]nobody knows you,
and your [F]home is just a house when you're [C]sittin' there alone and you're old[G].[G]
I heard, [C]love is a game,
I heard l[G]ove is a rock,
I heard [E]love is a house on a [Am]dead end block,
but the [F]ending keeps changin' every [C]time, the story gets told[G].[G]
[C]Some pray for money,
[G]some pray for rain,
and [E]some are just are just prayin' for [Am]relief from the pain,
and [F]some of us'll buy just 'bout [C]anything we can be sold[G].[G]
Chorus:
[Am] Heavy [Am]is the head that [G]wears the crown.[G]
[Am] Everybody[Am], kicks you [G]when you're down.[G]
[Am] Laugh for [Am]now, later [G]you can frown.[G]
[Am] Heavy [Am]is the head that [F]wears the crown.[G]
Bridge:
F F C G (x2)
Verse 3:
I'm a [C]mean old dog,
got a [G]big old gun,
I'm a [E]proud new papa, I'm an [Am]only son,
I'm a [F]beggar I'm a thief I'm a [C]liar and a cheater too[G].[G]
I've been [C]around the block,
I've been [G]around the sun,
I've been [E]up, I've been down, I've been [Am]over and done,
I've seen the [F]bottom of the pile and the [C]mountaintop, either will do[G].[G]
Chorus: (I like playing it muted to match the song beat at this point, but just strumming sounds fine too)
[Am] Heavy [Am]is the head that [G]wears the crown.[G]
[Am] Everybody[Am], kicks you [G]when you're down.[G]
[Am] Laugh for [Am]now, later [G]you can frown.[G]
[Am] Heavy [Am]is the head that [F]wears the crown.[G]
Outro:
C G E Am F C G G C (End on the C with one strum)
[C] [G] [E] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [G]
Chorus progression:
Am Am G G (x3), end with
[Am] [Am] [F] [G]
Bridge (keyboard solo) progression:
F F C G (x2)
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Intro:
C G E Am F C G G (x2)
Verse 1:
With a [C]soft underbelly,
and a [G]hardened heart,
they say you [E]gotta be tough if you[Am] ain't that smart,
I'm sit[F]tin here alone, [C]waitin for my phone to rin[G]g.[G]
[C] Run outta time,
[G] run outta hope,
the [E]boys on the corner never[Am] run outta dope,
I ke[F]ep myself high, so I[C] can keep doin' my thing[G]. [G]
They say, [C]
stupid is as [G]stupid does,
and eve[E]rything's the same as it[Am] ever was,
I [F]drink myself blind tryin' to [C]find a new song to sing[G].[G]
[C] Time is money,
[G] Money talks,
Bart[E]ender pour me one more [Am]whiskey on the rocks,
while I [F]try to understand, why [C]every man wants to be kin[G]g.[G]
Chorus:
[Am] Heavy [Am]is the head that [G]wears the crown.[G]
[Am] Everybody[Am], kicks you [G]when you're down.[G]
[Am] Laugh for [Am]now, later [G]you can frown.[G]
[Am] Heavy [Am]is the head that [F]wears the crown.[G]
Verse 2:
With a [C]sweet disposition,
and an [G]iron will,
a [E]couple nice cars, and a [Am]house on a hill,
my [F]bank account's full but my [C]soul's still empty and cold[G].[G]
All the [C]money and the clothes,
and the [G]sold out shows,
don't [E]mean a damn thing when [Am]nobody knows you,
and your [F]home is just a house when you're [C]sittin' there alone and you're old[G].[G]
I heard, [C]love is a game,
I heard l[G]ove is a rock,
I heard [E]love is a house on a [Am]dead end block,
but the [F]ending keeps changin' every [C]time, the story gets told[G].[G]
[C]Some pray for money,
[G]some pray for rain,
and [E]some are just are just prayin' for [Am]relief from the pain,
and [F]some of us'll buy just 'bout [C]anything we can be sold[G].[G]
Chorus:
[Am] Heavy [Am]is the head that [G]wears the crown.[G]
[Am] Everybody[Am], kicks you [G]when you're down.[G]
[Am] Laugh for [Am]now, later [G]you can frown.[G]
[Am] Heavy [Am]is the head that [F]wears the crown.[G]
Bridge:
F F C G (x2)
Verse 3:
I'm a [C]mean old dog,
got a [G]big old gun,
I'm a [E]proud new papa, I'm an [Am]only son,
I'm a [F]beggar I'm a thief I'm a [C]liar and a cheater too[G].[G]
I've been [C]around the block,
I've been [G]around the sun,
I've been [E]up, I've been down, I've been [Am]over and done,
I've seen the [F]bottom of the pile and the [C]mountaintop, either will do[G].[G]
Chorus: (I like playing it muted to match the song beat at this point, but just strumming sounds fine too)
[Am] Heavy [Am]is the head that [G]wears the crown.[G]
[Am] Everybody[Am], kicks you [G]when you're down.[G]
[Am] Laugh for [Am]now, later [G]you can frown.[G]
[Am] Heavy [Am]is the head that [F]wears the crown.[G]
Outro:
C G E Am F C G G C (End on the C with one strum)
