Intro: F C F C G

Verso 1:
            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

Verso 2:

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

Pré-refrão:

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

Refrão:

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.

Verso 3:

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?

Pré-refrão:

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

Refrão:

F
You know it just can't last
C
It just can
G
You know it just can't last (4x)

Final:

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