#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## THE GIRL WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD IN HER HANDS (Emily Saliers) ------------------------------------------------------------------ [Key of A, but actually in B, so capo up 2 frets.] A (x02220@1) A6 (x04xxx@1) A (x02220@1) A6 (x04xxx@1) A (x02220@1) A6 (x04xxx@1) A (x02220@1) A+ [intro] 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 D(9) (xx0210@1) D(9)/C# Bm7 (x20202@1) E7 (020130@1) Maybe move to the right, maybe move to the left Asus2 (x02200@1) Asus2/G# D/F# (200232@1) D/F#So (200232@1)we can all see her pain she wears like a banner on her chest D(9) (xx0210@1) D(9)/C# Bm7 (x20202@1) E7 (020130@1) And we all say it's sad, and we think it's a shame Asus2 (x02200@1) As2/G# D/F# (200232@1) D/F#And (200232@1)she's called to our attention, but we do not call her name E (022100@1) Esus (022200@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) A6 (x04xxx@1) A (x02220@1) A6The (x04xxx@1)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) A(9) (x02423@1)A(9)The (x02423@1)girl with the weight of the world in her hands D (xx0232@1) D/C# (x40232@1) Bm7 (x20202@1) E7 (020130@1)I wonder which saint that lives inside a bead A (x02220@1) A/G# (402220@1) D(9)/F# D(9)/F# Will grant her consolation when she counts upon her need D (xx0232@1) D/C# (x40232@1) Bm7 (x20202@1) E7It (020130@1)makes us all angry, though we feign to care A (x02220@1) A/G# (402220@1) D(9)/F# D(9)/F# But who will be the scale to weigh the cross she has to bear? E (022100@1) Esus (022200@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) A6 (x04xxx@1) A (x02220@1) A6The (x04xxx@1)girl with the weight of the world in her hands "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 E (022100@1) Esus (022200@1) E (022100@1) A(9) (x02423@1)A(9)The (x02423@1)girl with the weight of the world in her hands I wonder which saint that lives inside a bead Will grant her consolation when she counts upon her need It makes us all angry, though we feign to care But who will be the scale to weigh the cross she has to bear? E (022100@1) Esus (022200@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) A6 (x04xxx@1) A (x02220@1) A6 (x04xxx@1) A+ A(9)The (x02423@1)girl with the weight of the world in her hands [ An equal sign is a hammer-on or pull-off between two notes. ] NOTE: Play the first eight measures as an instrumental intro; then start over again with the verse. A (x02220@1) A6 (x04xxx@1) A (x02220@1) A6E (x04xxx@1)----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----------2-----|------2-------2-|----------2-----|------2-------2-| G --------2-------|----2-----2-----|--------2-------|----2-----2-----| D ----2---------2=|4-----------4---|----2---------2=|4-----------4---| A 0-------0---0---|--0-----0-------|0-------0---0---|--0-----0-------| E +---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---| She won't recover from her losses. She's not A (x02220@1) A6 (x04xxx@1) A (x02220@1) A+ E ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- B ----------2-----|------2-------2-|----------2-----|------2-------2- G --------2-------|----2-----2-----|--------2-------|----2-----2----- D ----2---------2=|4-----------4---|----2---------2=|3-----------3--- A 0-------0---0---|--0-----0-------|0-------0---0---|--0-----0------- E +---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+--- chosen this path, but she watches who it crosses. Maybe move D(9) (xx0210@1) D(9)/C# Bm7 (x20202@1) EE (022100@1)----------0-----|----------0-----|----------------|----------0-----| B ------3---------|------3---------|----------3-----|--------------0-| G ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|------2-------2-|------1---------| D 0-------0-------|----------------|----0-------0---|----2-------2---| A ----------------|4-------4-------|2-------2-------|----------------| E +---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|0---+---0---+---| to the right, maybe move to the left, so we can all Asus2 (x02200@1) Asus2/G# D/F# (200232@1) D/F#E (200232@1)----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----------0-----|----------0-----|----------3-----|----------3-----| G ------2-------2-|------2-------2-|------2-------2-|------2-------2-| D ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---| A 0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E +---+---+---+---|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) EsusE (022200@1)----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----------0-----|------0---------|----------0-----|------0---------| G ------1-------1-|--2-------2---2-|------1-------1-|--2-------2---2-| D ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E 0---+---0---+---|0---+---0---+---|0---+---0---+---|0---+---0---+---| all say it's sad, and we think it's ashame. (x02210@1) And she's A (x02220@1) A/G# (402220@1) D(9)/F# D(9)/F# E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ------2---2-----|------2---2-----|----------3-----|----------3-----| G --------------2-|--------------2-|------2-------2-|------2-------2-| D ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---| A 0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E +---+---+---+---|4---+---4---+---|2---+---2---+---|2---+---2---+---| called to our attention, but we do not call her name. The E (022100@1) Esus (022200@1) EE (022100@1)----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----------0-----|------0---------|----------0-----| G ------1-------1-|--2-------2---2-|------1-------1-| D ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---| A ----------------|----------------|----------------| E 0---+---0---+---|0---+---0---+---|0---+---0---+---| girl with the weight of the world in her hands. A (x02220@1) A6 (x04xxx@1) A (x02220@1) A6E (x04xxx@1)----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----------2-----|------2-------2-|----------2-----|------2-------2-| G --------2-------|----2-----2-----|--------2-------|----2-----2-----| D ----2---------2=|4-----------4---|----2---------2=|4-----------4---| A 0-------0---0---|--0-----0-------|0-------0---0---|--0-----0-------| E +---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---| (instrumental) - Adam Schneider, schn0170@maroon.tc.umn.edu