– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
weight of lies – the avett brothers
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
tabbed by : frugal
email : jlj05n@acu . edu

tuning : capo on 2 , standard tuning

intro/verse riff
G Gm7 G6 G * C Cm7 Cadd9 C
E | – – – 3 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – 0 – – – – – 4 – – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – x – – – – – x – – – – – x – – – – x – – – 2 – 2h3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – – – – x – – – – – x – – – – – x – – – – – x – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

G * = only difference between this and regular G is to hit the
open D string rather than the 3rd fret E . you’ll hear it in the song .

intro riff x2

verse 1 :
G Gm7
disappear from your hometown
G6 G * C Cm7 Cadd9 C
go and find the people that you know
G Gm7
show them all your good parts
G6 G * C Cm7 Cadd9 C
leave town when bad ones start to show
G Gm7
go and wed a woman
G6 G * C Cm7 Cadd9 C
a pretty girl that you’ve never met
G Gm7
make sure she knows you love her well
G6 G * C Cm7 Cadd9 C
but don’t make any other promises

chorus :
G Am
the weight of lies will bring you down
C D
and follow you to every town
G Am D
cause nothing happens here that doesn’t happen there
G Am
so when you run make sure you run
C D
to something and not away from
G Am D
cause lies don’t need an aeroplane to chase you anywhere

intro/verse riff x1

verse 2 :
G Gm7
i once heard the worse thing
G6 G * C Cm7 Cadd9 C
a man could do is draw a hungry crowd
G Gm7 G6
tell everyone his name , pride , and confidence
G * C Cm7 Cadd9 C
but leaving out his doubt
G Gm7
i’m not sure i bought those words
G6 G * C Cm7 Cadd9 C
when i was young i knew most everything
G Gm7 G6
these words have never meant as much to anyone
G * C Cm7 Cadd9 C
as they now mean to me

chorus :
G Am
the weight of lies will bring you down
C D
and follow you to every town
G Am D
cause nothing happens here that doesn’t happen there
G Am
so when you run make sure you run
C D
to something and not away from
G Am D
cause lies don’t need an aeroplane to chase you down

intro/verse riff x2

chorus :
G Am
the weight of lies will bring you down
C D
and follow you to every town
G Am D
cause nothing happens here that doesn’t happen there
G Am
so when you run make sure you run
C D
to something and not away from
G Am D
cause lies don’t need an aeroplane to chase you anywhere

chorus :
G Am
the weight of lies will bring you down
C D
and follow you to every town
G Am D
cause nothing happens here that doesn’t happen there
G Am
so when you run make sure you run
C D
to something and not away from
G Am D
cause lies don’t need an aeroplane to chase you down

end on G

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| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer – on
| p pull – off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x mute note
| B bend
| pb pre – bend
| br bend release
| pbr pre – bend release
| brb bend release bend

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