A  G  D  A  G  D  A  G  D  A  G  D  A  G  D  A  G  D  A  G  D  A  G  D

[Verse 1]
A             G        D         A
Picked up the phone, I hear your voice
            G          D    A             G  D  A  G  D  A
You say you called for conversation, babe
           G         D     A
Say all is well, but I can tell
    G        D                A    G  D  A  G  D  E
The same old thing is on your mind
                                 F#m
You say I've changed, that I'm a different man
                A             G  D  A  G  D  E
But it's just a different time
                          F#m
What can I do to help you understand
        D                         Gsus4   G   A
When I can't get you out of your mind

[Chorus]
              G             D
I'll take the world upon my back
D
(I'll take the world upon my back)
A                 G                 D
If that's what it takes to help you ease your pain
Dsus4 D A
(Yeah)
A            G                     D
One day it's white, the next, it's black
D
(I'll take the world upon my back)
F                           G
Until you find the love you lack
                            A   G
I'll take the world upon my back
A D A  G  D  A  G  D
Yeah

[Verse 2]
A            G         D      A
Don't get me wrong, it wasn't long ago
    G       D       A           G  D  A  G  D  A
You keep me hanging on the line
             G         D         A
But tomorrow brings the same old answers
        G        D         A    G  D  A  G  D  E
To the questions you can't find
                          F#m
So call me crazy, call me selfish
                A             G    D       A  G  D  E
You can call me anything you need to call me
                         F#m
I take the world upon my shoulders
      D                         Gsus4   G   A
But I can't get you out of your mind

[Chorus]
              G             D
I'll take the world upon my back
D
(I'll take the world upon my back)
A                 G                 D
If that's what it takes to help you ease your pain
Dsus4 D A
(Yeah)
A            G                     D
One day it's white, the next, it's black
D
(I'll take the world upon my back)
F                           G
Until you find the love you lack, I'll take the world

[Bridge]

B           B7          E
How can you tell me our love wasn't real?
       B          B7          E
Do you know who I am? Do you know how I feel?
        B          B7               E
I could tell you I care, but you've made up your mind
           G                 F#m7
That it's nothing but wasted time

[Interlude]
G   A  G  D  A  G  D  F       G
                      Uh huh, uh huh

[Chorus]
E                        F#m
I take the world upon my shoulders
         D                             Gsus4   G   A
'Cause I just can't get you out of your mind
              G             D
I'll take the world upon my back
D
(I'll take the world upon my back)
A                 G                 D
If that's what it takes to help you ease your pain
Dsus4 D A
(Yeah)
A            G                     D
One day it's white, the next, it's black
D
(I'll take the world upon my back)
F                           G
Until you find the love you lack
                            A   G  D
I'll take the world upon my back
D
(I'll take the world upon my back)
A                 G                 D
If that's what it takes to help you ease your pain
Dsus4 D A
(Yeah)
A            G                     D
One day it's white, the next, it's black
D
(I'll take the world upon my back)
F                           G
Until you find the love you lack
                                    A   G  D
I'll take the world. I'll take the world.
                   A   G  D
Ooo I'll take the world

[Outro]
D      A  G  D   F   G  A  G  D  A  G  D  A  G  D  F  G  A  G  D  A  G  D  F  G
Yeah                                Yeah                             Yeah