-VERSE 1-
-During the verses pick through each chord.
-Also, use your middle finger on the Fmaj7 and C as shown below .
e|---0----0----0----0---|
B|---1----1----1----1---|
G|--0h2---2----0----0---|
D|---3----3----0----2---|
A|---3----3----3----3---|
E|-------------3----3---|
[Fmaj7]I can see that you're [C]hurting beneath your[Fmaj7] new red d[C]ress.
Beneath your[Fmaj7] new tat[Am]toos and your sharp new shoes,
You are d[Fmaj7]irection[C]less.
And I [Fmaj7]know you've been [C]working as [Fmaj7]hard as you [C]can
To pre[Fmaj7]-empt the [Am]question, the expectation,
And I[Fmaj7] unders[C]tand.
-CHORUS-
-He changes up the bass note in the first G in the chorus like so:
e|------3-------3---------3-------3---|
B|------3-------3---------3-------3---|
G|------0-------0---------0-------0---|
D|------0-------0---------0-------0---|
A|----------0-------0h2-------3-------|
E|--3---------------------------------|
So[G] come on now, if we all pull together,
We could [Dm]lift up the weight[Dsus2] of the [Am]world from your shoulders,
[C]Lift up the weight of the world from your shoulders,
[Fmaj7]Just for a moment or two.
-VERSE 2-
[Fmaj7]From the moment the [C]phone alarm breaks the [Fmaj7]morning in [C]two,
To the [Fmaj7]moment you [Am]close your bedroom door
And all that's [Fmaj7]left is [C]you.
There were a [Fmaj7]dozen au[C]ditions you didn't [Fmaj7]quite get [C]through,
So many [Fmaj7]masks to [Am]wear, so much weight to bear,
But you were [Fmaj7]only ever [C]you, you were glorious you,
[C]You were glorious.
-CHORUS-
So[G] come on now, if we all pull together,
We could [Dm]lift up the weight[Dsus2] of the [Am]world from your shoulders,
[C]Lift up the weight of the world from your shoulders,
[Fmaj7]Just for a moment or two.
So[G] come on now, if we all pull together,
We could [Dm]lift up the weight[Dsus2] of the [Am]world from your shoulders,
[C]Lift up the weight of the world from your shoulders,
[Fmaj7]Just for a moment or two.
-BRIDGE-
And be glorious [Am]you, glorious[Gadd11] you, glorious[Fadd9] you.
With your mixed up [Am]metaphors, your messed up [Gadd11]make-up,
You're glorious [Fadd9]you,
With your tongue-tied [Am]tragedy and too small [Gadd11]T-shirts,
Glorious [Fadd9]you.[Am7][Gadd11]
-VERSE 3-
So [Fmaj7]don't you [C]worry, all [Fmaj7]things must [C]end.
There are [Fmaj7]sunlit u[Am]plands around the[Fma7] river [C]bend.
-CHORUS-
So[G] come on now, if we all pull together,
We could [Dm]lift up the weight[Dsus2] of the [Am]world from your shoulders,
[C]Lift up the weight of the world from your shoulders,
[Fmaj7]Just for a moment or two.
So[G] come on now, if we all pull together,
We could [Dm]lift up the weight[Dsus2] of the [Am]world from your shoulders,
[C]Lift up the weight of the world from your shoulders,
[Fmaj7]Just for a moment or two.
And be glorious [C]you, glorious [Fmaj7]you, glorious [C]you.
You were glorious [Am]you, glorious [Fmaj7]you, glorious [C]you.
-During the verses pick through each chord.
-Also, use your middle finger on the Fmaj7 and C as shown below .
e|---0----0----0----0---|
B|---1----1----1----1---|
G|--0h2---2----0----0---|
D|---3----3----0----2---|
A|---3----3----3----3---|
E|-------------3----3---|
[Fmaj7]I can see that you're [C]hurting beneath your[Fmaj7] new red d[C]ress.
Beneath your[Fmaj7] new tat[Am]toos and your sharp new shoes,
You are d[Fmaj7]irection[C]less.
And I [Fmaj7]know you've been [C]working as [Fmaj7]hard as you [C]can
To pre[Fmaj7]-empt the [Am]question, the expectation,
And I[Fmaj7] unders[C]tand.
-CHORUS-
-He changes up the bass note in the first G in the chorus like so:
e|------3-------3---------3-------3---|
B|------3-------3---------3-------3---|
G|------0-------0---------0-------0---|
D|------0-------0---------0-------0---|
A|----------0-------0h2-------3-------|
E|--3---------------------------------|
So[G] come on now, if we all pull together,
We could [Dm]lift up the weight[Dsus2] of the [Am]world from your shoulders,
[C]Lift up the weight of the world from your shoulders,
[Fmaj7]Just for a moment or two.
-VERSE 2-
[Fmaj7]From the moment the [C]phone alarm breaks the [Fmaj7]morning in [C]two,
To the [Fmaj7]moment you [Am]close your bedroom door
And all that's [Fmaj7]left is [C]you.
There were a [Fmaj7]dozen au[C]ditions you didn't [Fmaj7]quite get [C]through,
So many [Fmaj7]masks to [Am]wear, so much weight to bear,
But you were [Fmaj7]only ever [C]you, you were glorious you,
[C]You were glorious.
-CHORUS-
So[G] come on now, if we all pull together,
We could [Dm]lift up the weight[Dsus2] of the [Am]world from your shoulders,
[C]Lift up the weight of the world from your shoulders,
[Fmaj7]Just for a moment or two.
So[G] come on now, if we all pull together,
We could [Dm]lift up the weight[Dsus2] of the [Am]world from your shoulders,
[C]Lift up the weight of the world from your shoulders,
[Fmaj7]Just for a moment or two.
-BRIDGE-
And be glorious [Am]you, glorious[Gadd11] you, glorious[Fadd9] you.
With your mixed up [Am]metaphors, your messed up [Gadd11]make-up,
You're glorious [Fadd9]you,
With your tongue-tied [Am]tragedy and too small [Gadd11]T-shirts,
Glorious [Fadd9]you.[Am7][Gadd11]
-VERSE 3-
So [Fmaj7]don't you [C]worry, all [Fmaj7]things must [C]end.
There are [Fmaj7]sunlit u[Am]plands around the[Fma7] river [C]bend.
-CHORUS-
So[G] come on now, if we all pull together,
We could [Dm]lift up the weight[Dsus2] of the [Am]world from your shoulders,
[C]Lift up the weight of the world from your shoulders,
[Fmaj7]Just for a moment or two.
So[G] come on now, if we all pull together,
We could [Dm]lift up the weight[Dsus2] of the [Am]world from your shoulders,
[C]Lift up the weight of the world from your shoulders,
[Fmaj7]Just for a moment or two.
And be glorious [C]you, glorious [Fmaj7]you, glorious [C]you.
You were glorious [Am]you, glorious [Fmaj7]you, glorious [C]you.