Intro:
[D] [Bm] [Gbm] [D] [Bm] [Gbm]
Verse 1:
My [D]mother's in the garden, my[Bm]my brother's in the yard
Dad's [Gbm]under the car, swearing at God
In the [D]late July evening, I'm [Bm]watching the sky
[Gb]Usher my grandfather one last goodbye
Pre-chorus:
As the [D]pink fades to orange, I am[Bm]am wishing once more
I were nine [Gbm]and that time were a friend, one of mine
I go [D](ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, [Bm]ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh[Gb]ooh)
Verse 2:
But now, [D]who am I kidding? Never [Bm]had one of those
I [Gbm]swirl in the backyard, I run with the ghosts
As the [D]neighbor's dog barking his[Bm]his prophetic spout:
"Your [Gbm]youth is a crown that you're doomed to lose now"
And the [D]war's on the home front, it's [Bm]coming by twos
As the [Gbm]late July heat crashes over you
And if [D]love had a spark, it went [Bm]out on the Fourth
It was [Gbm]buried in the backyard, why carry the torch?
Pre-chorus:
Now it [D]roams through the garden where the [Bm]vegetables grow
And my [Gbm]mother, the gardener, where she will stop
I [D]don't know (ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh,[Bm]ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, o[Gb]ooh)
I don't [D]know (ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh,[Bm]ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, o[Gb]ooh)
Chorus:
[D](Heavyweight, take a break,[Bm]break, take a load, take it off)
[Gbm](Gravity, gravity, have some grace on me)
[D](Heavyweight, take a break,[Bm]break, take a load, take it off)
[Gbm](Gravity, gravity, have some grace on me)
[D]Heavyweight, take a break,[Bm]break, take a load, take it off
[Gbm]Gravity, gravity, have some grace on me
[D]Heavyweight, take a break,[Bm]break, take a load, take it off
[Gbm]Gravity, gravity, have some grace on me
Post-chorus:
[D](Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh,[Bm]ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh,[Gb]ooh-ooh, ooh)
[D](Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh,[Bm]ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh,[Gb]ooh-ooh, ooh)
Verse 3:
Now my [D]brother, he's a good [D]one, he was [Bm]born a grown man
Knee [Gbm]stains of cut grass, still he's coming in last
Too [D]soft in the middle, the town [Bm]turns up its nose
"Can you s[Gbm]see through my riddle?" to the child still wearing his [D]clothes
[Bm] (Can you g[Gbm]get close?)
Still wearing his[D]his clothes
[Bm] (Can you g[Gbm]get close?)
Bridge:
The [D]Midwest has fallen, Down[D]Downtown wants it back
Hope they [Gbm]have a cement that can seal up the cracks
Take my [D]stone fruit and thunder, [Bm]lock it up tight
But no [Gbm]city street show can block out the sight
Pre-chorus:
Of my [D]mother, my brother, my [Bm]father, and that late Ju[Gbm]July night
Of my [D]mother, my brother, the g[Bm]gardener, and that late July [Gbm]night
Chorus:
[D](Heavyweight, take a break, [Bm]take a load, take it off)
[Gbm](Gravity, gravity, have some grace on me)
[D](Heavyweight, take a break, [Bm]take a load, take it off)
[Gbm](Heavyweight, take a break, take a break)
(nc)
(Take a break)
Chorus:
[D]Heavyweight, take a break,[Bm]break, take a load, take it off
[Gbm]Gravity, gravity, have some grace on me
[D]Heavyweight, take a break,[Bm]break, take a load, take it off
[Gbm]Gravity, gravity, have some grace
[D]Heavyweight, take a break,[Bm]break, take a load, take it off
[Gbm]Gravity, gravity, have some grace on me
[D]Heavyweight, take a break,[Bm]break, take a load, take it off
[Gbm]Gravity, gravity, have some grace on me
