Song: Weight of the Gun
Band: Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans
Album: Things That Can't Be Undone
Tabbed/Chorded By: ultimatelefty
Hey guys, I don't do this very often anymore (1st year at university is keeping me pretty busy),
but I've always enjoyed tabbing Corb Lund songs. I was fiddling
around the one day on guitar and figured out the main riff to this one. I haven't bought the new album yet,
but this song was one that grew on me after multiple listens, so I look forward to seeing what Corb has up
his sleeves this time around. As always, enjoy!
One note for the bridge: The G and A at the end of the bridge is played as barre chords.
Capo 5th(everything here is relative to the capo on 5th):
Main Riff that plays throughout the song:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0---/4--0------0---0-0---------0---/4--0-------0h2p0--0-----|
A|-0h2—--2--------0h2---2-----2p0-0h2—--2--------0h2-----------2p0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0---/4--0------0---0-0---------0---/4--0-------0h2p0--0---------0--|
A|-0h2—--2--------0h2---2-----2p0-0h2—--2--------0h2-----------2p0-0h2----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
During riff:
D Bm D Bm
Verse 1:
D Bm
Sometimes momma, it can feel real heavy when I think of the wrong I have done.
D Bm
I don't how I can carry this burden, all I feel is the weight of the gun.
Chorus:
G
The weight of the gun.
A
And the wrong I have done.
Verse 2:
D Bm
I know this wasn't what you planned for me. Mothers have hopes for their sons.
D Bm
Along with the shame I have brought to the family, all I feel is the weight of the gun.
Chorus:
G
The weight of the gun.
A
And the wrong I have done.
Verse 3:
D Bm
My hands are empty, but my mind is filled with things that cannot be undone.
D Bm
How many years since I've lifted a pistol, but I still feel the weight of the gun.
Chorus:
G
The weight of the gun.
A
Things that can't be undone.
G
The weight of the gun.
A
And the wrong I have done.
Bridge 1:
Em Em Fm F#m F#m F#m Fm Fm
Well brass is heavy, and steel is heavy, lead even heavier still.
Em Em Fm F#m G A
Heaviest of all is the weight on your soul from the blood of the man you killed.
Play Main Riff
Verse 4:
D Bm
A concrete cell is especially tough on a boy used to Montana sun.
D Bm
And the news that you're gone that the warden delivered, makes me long for the weight of the gun.
Chorus:
G
The weight of the gun.
A
The Montana sun.
G
The weight of the gun.
A
And the wrong I have done.
Bridge 2:
Em Em Fm F#m F#m F#m Fm Fm
Well brass is heavy, and steel is heavy, lead even heavier still.
Em Em Fm F#m G A
Heaviest of all is the weight on your soul from the blood of the man you killed
Play Main Riff x2 for outro (Lead guitarist Grant Siemens harmonizes with Corb on the second run through,
playing the same riff but higher up on the scale)
End on D
