The Weight

[Intro]
Em Bm C G D/F# Em Bm
C G D/F#

[Verse 1]
Em    Bm
  I wanna go back,
C           G      D/F#
 Forget that it's over 
Em        Bm
  Paint it  in black,
C              G       D/F#
 When you left me alone
Em  Bm
  I never knew,
        C                      G              D/F#
She was sleeping next door with the kid I grew    up with,
Em           Bm              C G
  And I can't  go back to her anymore,
  D/F#
no

[Chorus]
    Em          C                 G
You tell me you were happier with him,
           D/F#
you want me    to stay
        Em           C                  G
And you tell me that you needed time but you pushed
  D/F#
me    away
    Em           C
And when you try to take me back,
   G               D/F#
my heavy heart just    breaks
                     Em    Bm
No, I can't lift the weight

[Pre-Verse]
C G D/F#

[Verse 2]
Em        Bm
  Put you in the past,
C                  G               D/F#
 Try to forget you 'cause it's over
Em          Bm
  And every time you ask
C             G       D/F#
 I'll pretend I'm okay
Em             Bm
  You're inside  my head
       C
In the middle of the night
                  G
When I don't feel right
              D/F#
I dream I can hold you,
Em           Bm              C        G
  And I can't  go back to you anymore, yeah,
D/F#
yeah

[Chorus]
    Em          C                 G
You tell me you were happier with him,
           D/F#
you want me    to stay
        Em           C                  G
And you tell me that you needed time but you pushed
  D/F#
me    away
    Em           C
And when you try to take me back,
   G               D/F#
my heavy heart just    breaks

[Bridge]
                     Em
But I can't lift the weight,
Bm                     C     G
  and I can't lift the weight
  Em
I can't lift the weight, no,
Bm
  I can't lift the weight
Yeah,
    C                    G                  D/F#
you stand on my shoulders and my heart just breaks
      Em
And I can't lift the weight, no,
Bm
  I can't lift the weight
Yeah,
    C                    G                  D/F#
you stand on my shoulders and my heart just breaks
      Em
And I can't lift the weight, no,
Bm
  I can't lift the weight
Yeah,
    C                   G                D/F#
you lower your standards and I raise the stakes
      Em
And I can't lift the weight, no,
Bm                       C
  I can't lift the weight

[Chorus]
Em          C                 G
Tell me you were happier with him,
               D/F#
but you want me    to stay
        Em           C
And you tell me that you needed time but you,
G          D/F#
 you pushed    me away
    Em           C
And when you try to take me back,
   G               D/F#
my heavy heart just    breaks
                     Em
But I can't lift the weight,
C                     G     D/F#
 and I can't lift the weight
    Em          C                 G
You tell me you were happier with him,
               D/F#
but you want me    to stay
    Em           C
You told me that you needed time but you,
G             D/F#
 you pushed me    away
    Em           C
And when you try to take me back,
        G               D/F#
you say someday you will    change,
                  Em  Bm C G
But I don't wanna wait