Biography:
Sir Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940 in Liverpool, England), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the drummer of The Beatles. He was the oldest member of the band, and the last to join the now familiar 'Fab Four' line up.
While he was sometimes the least visible member of the band, Ringo's drumming style played a pivotal role in the music played and recorded by The Beatles. He filled the role he was hired for in 1962
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Weight of the World - Ringo Starr
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Written by: Brian Patrick O'Doherty / Luis Federico Velez
From: "Time Takes Time" (1992)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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Capo: 1st fret
Play: G
Key: Ab/G#
For original chords tranpose +1
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[Link] or in D-shape
G G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------| e|----7-----7---8-|--7-------7-----|
B|----0-----0---1-|--0-------0-----| B|----8---108---8-|--8---10--8-----|
G|----0---2-0---0-|--0---2---0-----| G|----7---7-------|------7---------|
D|----0---0-------|------0---------| D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Em7 0-2-0-0-0-0
Dsus4 x-x-0-2-3-3
A7 x-0-2-0-2-0
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[Intro]
| D | % | D | % |
(break) (break)
| D | % | G | % |
(break) (link)
[Verse]
D Am C G
Maybe your daddy never held you like he should
D Am C G
Maybe your mama just held on the best she could
[Bridge]
Em7
Every soul has a secret
C
Give it away or keep it
A7 | C | D |
But yesterday's gone so tell me why
[Chorus]
G Em7
You carry the weight, the weight of the world
Bm D Dsus4 D
It's breakin' you down on your back like a boulder
G Em7 Bm
Before it's too late, get rid of it, girl
D Dsus4 D
Get it off of your shoul-der
Am C
I know you've been used
Am C | G | G |
But you gotta lose the weight of the world (link)
[Verse]
D Am C G
Maybe I haven't always been there just for you
D Am C G
Maybe I try but then, I got my own life too
[Bridge]
Em7
Every heart has a hunger
C
I'm not getting any younger
A7 | C | D |
I got all the crosses I can bear
[Chorus]
G Em7
Don't give me the weight, the weight of the world
Bm D Dsus4 D
It's breakin' me down on my back like a boulder
G Em7 Bm
Before it's too late, get rid of it, girl
D Dsus4 D
Get it off of my shoul-der
Am C
You know I've been used
Am C | G | G |
And I gotta lose the weight of the world (link)
[Middle 8]
Bm C | G | % |
It all comes down to who you crucify
Bm C A7
You either kiss the future or the past goodbye
C [ D ]
We could fly so high (break)
[Interlude]
| D | % | D | % |
(break) (break)
| D | % |
(break)
[Chorus]
G Em7
But we carry the weight, the weight of the world
Bm D Dsus4 D
It's breakin' us down on our backs like a boulder
G Em7 Bm
Before it's too late, get rid of it, girl
D Dsus4 D
Get it off of our shoul-ders
Am C
We've all been used
Am C
And we gotta lose
[Chorus]
| G | Em7 |
The weight of the world
Bm D Dsus4 D
It's takin' us down and the night's growin' col-der
G Em7 Bm
Just blame it on fate, that was yesterday, girl
D Dsus4 D
And we're just growin' ol-der
Am C
We've all been abused
Am C [ G ]
Now it's time to lose the weight of the world
[Coda]
| G | Dsus4 D [ G ]
The weight of the world
| G | Dsus4 D [ G ]
The weight of the world
| G | [ D ] | G
(riff)
Weight of the World - Ringo Starr
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by: Brian Patrick O'Doherty / Luis Federico Velez
From: "Time Takes Time" (1992)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capo: 1st fret
Play: G
Key: Ab/G#
For original chords tranpose +1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Link] or in D-shape
G G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------| e|----7-----7---8-|--7-------7-----|
B|----0-----0---1-|--0-------0-----| B|----8---108---8-|--8---10--8-----|
G|----0---2-0---0-|--0---2---0-----| G|----7---7-------|------7---------|
D|----0---0-------|------0---------| D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Em7 0-2-0-0-0-0
Dsus4 x-x-0-2-3-3
A7 x-0-2-0-2-0
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| D | % | D | % |
(break) (break)
| D | % | G | % |
(break) (link)
[Verse]
D Am C G
Maybe your daddy never held you like he should
D Am C G
Maybe your mama just held on the best she could
[Bridge]
Em7
Every soul has a secret
C
Give it away or keep it
A7 | C | D |
But yesterday's gone so tell me why
[Chorus]
G Em7
You carry the weight, the weight of the world
Bm D Dsus4 D
It's breakin' you down on your back like a boulder
G Em7 Bm
Before it's too late, get rid of it, girl
D Dsus4 D
Get it off of your shoul-der
Am C
I know you've been used
Am C | G | G |
But you gotta lose the weight of the world (link)
[Verse]
D Am C G
Maybe I haven't always been there just for you
D Am C G
Maybe I try but then, I got my own life too
[Bridge]
Em7
Every heart has a hunger
C
I'm not getting any younger
A7 | C | D |
I got all the crosses I can bear
[Chorus]
G Em7
Don't give me the weight, the weight of the world
Bm D Dsus4 D
It's breakin' me down on my back like a boulder
G Em7 Bm
Before it's too late, get rid of it, girl
D Dsus4 D
Get it off of my shoul-der
Am C
You know I've been used
Am C | G | G |
And I gotta lose the weight of the world (link)
[Middle 8]
Bm C | G | % |
It all comes down to who you crucify
Bm C A7
You either kiss the future or the past goodbye
C [ D ]
We could fly so high (break)
[Interlude]
| D | % | D | % |
(break) (break)
| D | % |
(break)
[Chorus]
G Em7
But we carry the weight, the weight of the world
Bm D Dsus4 D
It's breakin' us down on our backs like a boulder
G Em7 Bm
Before it's too late, get rid of it, girl
D Dsus4 D
Get it off of our shoul-ders
Am C
We've all been used
Am C
And we gotta lose
[Chorus]
| G | Em7 |
The weight of the world
Bm D Dsus4 D
It's takin' us down and the night's growin' col-der
G Em7 Bm
Just blame it on fate, that was yesterday, girl
D Dsus4 D
And we're just growin' ol-der
Am C
We've all been abused
Am C [ G ]
Now it's time to lose the weight of the world
[Coda]
| G | Dsus4 D [ G ]
The weight of the world
| G | Dsus4 D [ G ]
The weight of the world
| G | [ D ] | G
(riff)
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