Verse 1AmG
I was a heavy heart to carry, my beloved was weighed down
FG
My arms around his neck, my fingers laced to crown
AmG
I was a heavy heart to carry, my feet dragged across the ground
F
And he took me to the river, where he slowly let me drown
Pre-ChorusGAmG
My love has concrete feet, my love's an iron ball
FG
Wrapped around your ankles over the waterfall
ChorusAmGF
I'm so heavy, heavy...heavy in your arms
FGAmGF
I'm so heavy, heavy...heavy in your arms
Verse 2GAm
And is it worth the wait...all this killing time?
GF
Are you strong enough to stand
G
Protecting both your heart and mine?
Am
Who is the betrayer?
G
Who's the killer in the crowd?
F
The one who creeps in corridors and doesn't make a sound
Pre-ChorusGAm
My love has concrete feet
G
My love's an iron ball
F
Wrapped around your ankles over the waterfall
GAmG
My love has concrete feet, my love's an iron ball
FG
Wrapped around your ankles over the waterfall
Chorus 2
N.C.
I'm so
Am
heavy, heavy
GF
Heavy in your arms
FGAm
I'm so heavy, heavy
GFG
So heavy in your arms
Verse 3Em
This will be my last confession
DmAm
I love you never felt like any blessing
Em
Ohh-ohh-ohh
Em
Whispering like it's a secret
DmAm
Only to condemn the one who hears it
Em
With a heavy heart
(Oohh)
ChorusAmGF
Heavy heavy I'm so heavy in your arms
FGAmAmGF
(I'm so heavy) Heavy heavy I'm so heavy in your arms
FGAmAmGF
(I'm so heavy) Heavy heavy I'm so heavy in your arms
FGAmAmGF
(I'm so heavy) Heavy heavy I'm so heavy in your arms
BridgeGAm
I was a heavy heart to carry
My beloved was weighed down
GF
My arms around his neck
My fingers laced to crown
GAm
I was a heavy heart to carry
But he never let me down
GF
When he had me in his arms
My feet never touched the ground
ChorusAmGF
I'm so heavy, heavy in your arms.
AmGF
Heavy, I'm so heavy in your arms.
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