The Gravity of the World
The Gravity of the World

The Gravity of the World easy guitar chords by Bob Lind

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 5

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo

  • Am

  • Dm

  • G

  • Bm

    2

  • Bdim

  • E

  • D

  • C

  • Am

  • Dm

  • G

  • Bm

    2

  • Bdim

  • E

  • D

  • C

    • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    I 
    was 
    reading 

    about 
    the 
    astronauts. 

    They were 
    weightless 
    out 

    in space. 

    Like floating 
    flecks 
    of 
    dust, 

    they soared 
    and swirled. 

    But 
    when they 
    got 
    back home, 

    they 
    had 
    to 
    teach 
    their 
    legs 
    to 
    walk 
    again, 
    crippled 
    by 
    the 

    gravity 
    of 
    the world 

    And 
    for 
    no 
    reason 
    that 
    I 
    know 
    of, 

    I 
    thought 

    I've about 
    lies, 
    I've 
    thought about 
    lies. 

    The 
    lies 
    that protect 
    our 
    money, 

    the 
    lies 
    that guard 
    our 
    pride, 

    the 
    lies 
    that 
    keep 
    our trigger 

    fingers 
    curled. 

    The 
    necessary 
    lies 
    that 
    keep 
    our 

    loved 
    ones 
    safe 
    from 
    pain, 

    Keep 
    us 
    tethered 
    to 
    the 

    gravity 
    of 
    the world 

    I 
    can still 
    remember 
    the 

    lightness 
    that 
    I 
    knew 

    How 
    joy
    ously 
    this 
    heart 
    of 
    mine 

    Pro
    tected 
    what I 
    knew 
    was 

    true 


    They 
    say 
    every 
    baby 
    born 
    is 
    like 

    a brand 
    new 
    empty 
    bottle 

    And 
    that 
    coffins 
    close 
    those 

    bottles 
    when 
    they 
    fill 

    And 
    the 
    only 
    thing 
    that 
    matters 
    is 
    the 

    sub
    stance 
    we've 
    contained 

    And 
    the 
    pre
    cious 
    drops 
    of 

    truth 
    we 
    don't 
    let 
    spill 

    And 
    I can
    't 
    call 
    back 
    the moment 

    when 
    the world 
    came 
    breaking 
    through 

    The 
    carelessness 
    and 
    compromise, 

    the 
    things 
    I 
    thought 
    I 
    had 
    to 
    do 

    The 
    lies 
    that protect 
    our money, 

    the 
    lies 
    that 
    guard 
    our 
    pride, 

    The 
    lies 
    that 
    keep our 
    trigger 

    fingers 
    curled 

    The 
    ne
    cessary 
    lies 
    that 
    keep our 

    loved 
    ones 
    safe 
    from 
    pain 

    Keep 
    us 
    tethered 
    to the 

    gravity 
    of 
    the 
    world 

    You 

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