Neil Young - Weight Of The World: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Weight Of The World" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Weight Of The World Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Neil Young

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Weight Of The World" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Am        G/A       F/A           G/A
I used to carry the weight of the world
Am G/A      F/A
     on my back
Am       G/A        F/A           G/A
I never trusted my friends or my girl
Am       G/A     F/A  G/A
can you imagine that

Am        G/A        F/A  G/A
I used to shuffle my feet
       Am       G/A               F/A
When I walked I hung my head down low
Am        G/A          F/A     G/A
Kept to myself all my private thoughts
Am         G/A      F/A G/A
But when I met you girl

Chorus:
              Am            G/A  F/A G/A
I dropped the weight of the world
              Am            G/A  F/A
I dropped the weight of the world
              Am           G/A   F/A G/A
I dropped the weight of th e world
              Am            G/A  F/A G/A
I dropped the weight of the world

I knew some people used to dance all night but not me
I never knew if it was wrong or right to be so free
I used to close my eyes try to hide from the light of love
Spent all my time with the darkness inside but when I met you girl

Chorus

C      G/B      Am        G6  F
I was alone for all of my life
C      G/B      Am        G6  F
I was alone for all of my life
C      G/B      Am        G6  F
I was alone for all of my life
C      G/B      Am        G6
I was alone for all of my life
Fmaj7              G
Until you came my way

I dropped the weight of the world (World)
Weight of the world (World)
Weight of the world
I dropped the weight of the world (World)
Weight of the world (World)
Weight of the world (World)
I dropped the weight of the world
Weight of the world (World)

(World, world, world, world)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

F

Guitar chord F

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

Fmaj

Guitar chord Fmaj

G

Guitar chord G

G6

Guitar chord G6

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Weight Of The World" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Weight Of The World" by Neil Young.

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