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Ain't It Heavy - Melissa Etheridge

Recorded by Melissa Etheridge. Words & lyrics by Melissa
Etheridge and Kevin McCormick.Transcribed by Bugsy (G Del
Fabbro)

AA Piano Chord 

Sometimes I know that it's never enough
AA Piano Chord 

Survival is fine but satisfaction is rough
EE Piano Chord 

I try with an angel tonight
AA Piano Chord 

Spread these wings and I'm on for the ride
AA Piano Chord 

Cruise these streets where my innocence hides
EE Piano Chord 
                   C#mC#m Piano Chord 
                   AA Piano Chord 

There's some things you can't deny
F#mF#m Piano Chord 
                             AA Piano Chord 

What is it about this human condition
F#mF#m Piano Chord 
                                                AA Piano Chord 

I need some kind of promise some kind
EE Piano Chord 

of submission tonight

CHORUS
BB Piano Chord 

Heavy
AA Piano Chord 

Ain't it heavy
EE Piano Chord 

Ain't the night heavy

D/A/ED/A/E Piano Chord 


I'm feeling kinda loose I'm feeling kinda mean
I've been feeling kinda wild since I turned 17
Or is it madness
Tell me where can a woman find any kinda peace
When does the fury and the agony cease
How long have I got to say please
There's a hole in my jeans I only wanted to fade
I've been riping out seams somebody else made tonight

CHORUS

CHORDS

EE Piano Chord 
    AA Piano Chord 
    DD Piano Chord 
    GG Piano Chord 
    BB Piano Chord 
    EE Piano Chord 

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AA Piano Chord 
               0     0    2     2    2    0
DD Piano Chord 
                0    0    0     2    3    2
EE Piano Chord 
                0    2    2     1    0    0
E6E6 Piano Chord 
              0    2    2     1   2     0
BB Piano Chord 
                0    0    4     4    4    2
C#mC#m Piano Chord 
           0    0     6     6     5   4
F#mF#m Piano Chord 
           2    4     4     2     2   2

D/A/E at end of chorus

E --0--0--x--0--0--0- ------0--0--x--0------3------0--0--x--0-
A --0--0-x--0--0--0--------0--0--x--0---------2---2--2--x--2-
D--0--0--x--0--0--0--------2--2--x--2--------------2--2--x-2-
G--2--2--x--2--2--2--------2--2--x--2--------------1--1--x--1-
B --3--3--x--3--3--3--------2--2--x--2-------------0---0--x--0-
E--2---2--x--2--2--2--------0--0--x--0-------------0---0--x--0-
d    u  d   u  u   d           d   u  d  u

The general strum pattern is d u d(muted) u u d and the
muted down strum can be replaced with the E6 on down
strum. This is also transcribed from Melissa's MTV
Unplugged performance so it's more acoustic than electric
and played slower than the album version.