Melissa Etheridge - Aint It Heavy guitar tab

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From: raul@pixie.co.za

Date: Sat, 23 Mar 1996 13:41:51 +0000

Subject: TAB by Giada Del Fabbro(raul@pixie.co.za)

Ain't It Heavy - Melissa Etheridge

Recorded by Melissa Etheridge. Words & lyrics by Melissa

Etheridge. From the album Never Enough. Produced by Melissa

Etheridge and Kevin McCormick.Transcribed by Bugsy (G Del

Fabbro)

A

Sometimes I know that it's never enough

A

Survival is fine but satisfaction is rough

E

I try with an angel tonight

A

Spread these wings and I'm on for the ride

A

Cruise these streets where my innocence hides

E C#m A

There's some things you can't deny

F#m A

What is it about this human condition

F#m A

I need some kind of promise some kind

E

of submission tonight

CHORUS

B

Heavy

A

Ain't it heavy

E

Ain't the night heavy

D/A/E

I'm feeling kinda loose I'm feeling kinda mean

I've been feeling kinda wild since I turned 17

Or is it madness

Tell me where can a woman find any kinda peace

When does the fury and the agony cease

How long have I got to say please

There's a hole in my jeans I only wanted to fade

I've been riping out seams somebody else made tonight

CHORUS

CHORDS

E A D G B E

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A 0 0 2 2 2 0

D 0 0 0 2 3 2

E 0 2 2 1 0 0

E6 0 2 2 1 2 0

B 0 0 4 4 4 2

C#m 0 0 6 6 5 4

F#m 2 4 4 2 2 2

D/A/E at end of chorus

E --0--0--x--0--0--0- ------0--0--x--0------3------0--0--x--0-

A --0--0-x--0--0--0--------0--0--x--0---------2---2--2--x--2-

D--0--0--x--0--0--0--------2--2--x--2--------------2--2--x-2-

G--2--2--x--2--2--2--------2--2--x--2--------------1--1--x--1-

B --3--3--x--3--3--3--------2--2--x--2-------------0---0--x--0-

E--2---2--x--2--2--2--------0--0--x--0-------------0---0--x--0-

d u d u u d d u d u

The general strum pattern is d u d(muted) u u d and the

muted down strum can be replaced with the E6 on down

strum. This is also transcribed from Melissa's MTV

Unplugged performance so it's more acoustic than electric

and played slower than the album version.