Key: C
Introduction: F C F C G
F
Well I know I
G
Swear i know your face
Em
I wish I knew your name
F
I wish I could take you by the hand
F G
If I could name it, if I could just explain it
Em
If I could only help you, help you understand
F
Well I can
G
I can see that you're hurting
Em F
Weighed down like a beast of burden about to break your back
G
God only knows that you're human
Em
So what are they trying to do then?
Em
Believe me, they don't understand
C Am
That you have the weight of the world today
Em G
It's on your back
C Am
A heavy load like that is gonna hold you back
F G
It's gonna drag you down
F
You know it just can't last
C
It just can
G
You know it just can't last.
F
You know it just can't last
C
It just can
G
You know it just can't last.
F
Well they thought they could use you
G Em
Push you down and abuse you and what's so sad
F
Is you've decided to hide all your feelings
G Em
Got more pain than you can deal with but ask yourself, how can this last?
C Am
I know you have the weight of the world today
Em G
It's on your back
C Am
A heavy load like that is gonna hold you back
F G
It's gonna drag you down
F
You know it just can't last
C
It just can
G
You know it just can't last (4x)
F C
You know it just can't last
F
You know it just can't
C
It just can last
F
You know, you know, you know, you know
C
They don´t understand
F
You know that, they
C
They don´t understand
F
You know that they
C
They don´t understand