The Girl with the Weight of the World in Her Hands -- Indigo Girls This version has corrected bass note timing in Intro/Verse riff, corrected E chord names in first verse, more accurate D9/F# riff, plus tabbed riff to Chorus lead-in and complete Chorus tab. Enjoy! CAPO 2. Full finger-picking. See tab for picking patterns & riffs. A (x02220@1) A6 (x04xxx@1) A (x02220@1) A6She (x04xxx@1)won't recover from her losses A (x02220@1) A6 (x04xxx@1) A (x02220@1) A+ She's not chosen this path, but she watches who it crosses D9 D9/C# D9/B E (022100@1) Maybe move to the right, maybe move to the left Asus2 (x02200@1) Asus2/G# D9/F# So we can all see her pain she wears like a banner on her chest E (022100@1) Esus (022200@1) E (022100@1) Esus (022200@1) And we all say it's sad, and we think it's a shame Asus2 (x02200@1) Asus2/G# D9/F# And she's called to our attention, but we do not call her name E (022100@1) Esus (022200@1) E (022100@1) (to half intro) The girl with the weight of the world in her hands 'Cause we're busy with our happiness, and busy with our plans I wonder if alone she wants it taken from her hands But if things didn't keep getting harder She might miss her sacred chance to go a consecrated martyr E (022100@1) Esus (022200@1) E (022100@1) A9(see (x02423@1)transit. riff) The girl with the weight of the world in her hands D9 D9/C# D9/B E (022100@1)I wonder which saint that lives inside a bead Asus2 (x02200@1) Asus2/G# D9/F# Will grant her consolation when she counts upon her need D9 D9/C# D9/B EIt (022100@1)makes us all angry, though we feign to care Asus2 (x02200@1) Asus2/G# D9/F# But who will be the scale to weigh the cross she has to bear? E (022100@1) Esus (022200@1) EThe (022100@1)girl with the weight of the world in her hands (to half intro) "Is the glass half full or empty?" I ask her as I fill it. She says "it doesn't really matter, pretty soon you're bound to spill it" With the half-logic language of the sermon she delivers And the way she smiles so knowingly at me gives me the shivers The girl with the weight of the world in her hands (trans. to chorus) Chorus, then full intro. Slow finish, strumming A. (Intro = first 8 bars. Hint: mash down the 4 treble strings at the second fret to play A; it leaves your other fingers free to play the hammer-ons) A (x02220@1) A6 (x04xxx@1) A (x02220@1) A6 (x04xxx@1)----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------2-----|------2-------2-|----------2-----|------2-------2-| --------2-------|--2-------2-----|--------2-------|--2-------2-----| ----2---------2h|4-----------4---|----2---------2h|4-----------4---| 0-------0---0---|----0---0-------|0-------0---0---|----0---0-------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| She won't recover from her losses. She's not A (x02220@1) A6 (x04xxx@1) A (x02220@1) A+ ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------2-----|------2-------2-|----------2-----|------2-------2-| --------2-------|--2-------2-----|--------2-------|--2-------2-----| ----2---------2h|4-----------4---|----2---------2h|3-----------3---| 0-------0---0---|----0---0-------|0-------0---0---|----0---0-------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| chosen this path, but she watches who it crosses. Maybe move D9 D9/C# D9/B E (022100@1)----------0-----|----------0-----|----------------|----------0-----| ------3-------3-|------3-------3-|----------3-----|--------------0-| ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|------2-------2-|------1---------| 0-------0-------|----------------|----0-------0---|----2-------2---| ----------------|4-------4-------|2-------2-------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|0-------0-------| to the right, maybe move to the left, so we can all Asus2 (x02200@1) Asus2/G# D9/F# ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------0-----|----------0-----|----------3-----|----------3-----| ------2-------2-|------2-------2-|------2-------2-|------2-------2-| ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---| 0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|4-------4-------|2-------2-------|2-------2-------| see her pain she wears like a banner on her chest. And we E (022100@1) Esus (022200@1) E (022100@1) Esus (022200@1)----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------0-----|------0-------0-|----------0-----|------0-------0-| ------1-------1-|--2-------2-----|------1-------1-|--2-------2-----| ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------| all say it's sad, and we think it's a shame. And she's Asus2 (x02200@1) Asus2/G# D9/F# ----------------|----------------|--------------0-|----------------| ----------0-----|------0---------|----------3-----|--3-------3-----| ------2-------2-|---------2----2-|------2---------|------2-------2-| ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---| 0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|4-------4-------|2-------2-------|2-------2-------| called to our attention, but we do not call her name. The E (022100@1) Esus (022200@1) E (022100@1)----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------0-----|--0-------0-----|----------0-----| ------1-------1-|------2-------2-|------1-------1-| ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|--2---------2---| ----------------|----------------|----------------| 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------| girl with the weight of the world in her hands. (Play first half of Intro, then 2nd verse) Transition to Chorus: ----------------|-----0----------| ----------0-----|0h2------2---2--| ------2-------2-|-----------2----| ----2-------2---|-------0--------| 0-------0-------|---0------------| ----------------|----------------| Chorus: D9 D9/C# D9/B E (022100@1)----------0-----|----------0-----|----------------|------0---------| ------3-------3-|------3-------3-|----------3-----|----------0-----| ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|------2-------2-|--------------1-| 0-------0-------|----------------|----0-------0---|----2-------2---| ----------------|4-------4-------|2-------2-------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|0-------0-------| I wonder which saint that lives inside abead (x02210@1) Will Asus2 (x02200@1) Asus2/G# D9/F# ----------------|------0---------|--------------0-|----------------| ----------0-----|----------------|----------3-----|--3-------3-----| ------2-------2-|----2-----2---2-|------2---------|------2-------2-| ----2-------2---|--2---------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---| 0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|4-------4-------|2-------2-------|2-------2-------| grant her consolation when she counts up-on her need ----------0-----|----------0-----|----------------|----------------| ------3-------3-|------3-------3-|----------3-----|----------0-----| ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|------2-------2-|------1-------1-| 0-------0-------|----------------|----0-------0---|----2-------2---| ----------------|4-------4-------|2-------2-------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|0-------0-------| It makes us all angry, though we feign to care But ----------------|----------------|--------------0-|----------------| ----------0-----|----------0-----|----------3-----|--3-------3-----| ------2-------2-|------2-------2-|------2---------|------2-------2-| ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---| 0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|4-------4-------|2-------2-------|2-------2-------| who will be the scale to weigh the cross she has to bear? The E (022100@1) Esus (022200@1) E (022100@1)----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------0-----|----------0-----|----------0-----| ------1-------1-|------2-------2-|------1-------1-| ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|--2---------2---| ----------------|----------------|----------------| 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------| girl with the weight of the world in her hands.