The Weight Chords & Lyrics - Judy Collins

[INTRO]
[Am]

[VERSE 1]
I'm going down to the riverbank this [C]morning
[F]Way before the [C]family is a[G]wake
Gonna [Am]lay me down at the foot of the [C]water
And [F]spill out all my [C]troubles for [G]everyone's [Am]sake

[VERSE 2]
You can't have love when you never can sur[C]render
I've been [F]spreading around my [C]anger like a [G]plague
I have [F]sailed this far with my [D]boat on fire
Fighting [F]flames each day, too [D]stubborn to expi[Em]re

[CHORUS]
[F]I will soak my [Am]soul
Let the river take con[G]trol
The river take con[D]trol
And I [F]know it's not too [Am]late
To let go the [G]weight
To let go the [Am]weight

[VERSE 3]
The sun will rise and shine on me this [C]morning
It will [F]seep its way [C]into my [G]heart
And un[Am]tie all the knots that have [C]hardened me through the years
And I'll [F]embrace the [C]wisdom that [G]sun will im[Am]part

[VERSE 4]
And with this heat burning in[C]side me
I will [F]warm all the [C]people that I [G]love
In their [F]darkest hours and the [D]weakest of minds
I'll [F]light up their nights with every [D]star I can fin[Em]d__

[CHORUS]
[F]I will soak my [Am]soul
Let the river take con[G]trol
The river take con[D]trol
And I [F]know it's not too [Am]late
To let go the [G]weight

To let go___

[CHORUS]
Oh, [F]I will soak my [Am]soul
Let the river take con[G]trol
The river take con[D]trol
And I [F]know it's not too [Am]late
To let go the [G]weight
To let go the [Am]weight

[OUTRO]
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