Tom: Em D A E Throw the world off your shoulders tonight Mr. Smith D A E Throw the world off your shoulders tonight Mr. Smith G E He's been looking now for a long time G E It seems the more he looks the less he wants to see G E He turned to the west for a long time G E He turned to the east then he turned to the west again [Chorus 1] C D If there's a heaven above, in the meantime C D If there's a heaven above, let it be near C D If there's a heaven above, In the meantime C G Then let it be near, let it be near to me [Instrumental] G G E E x2 [Verse 2] G E We've been talking now for a long time G E It seems the more we speak the less we seem to say G E If there's a hell below, in the meantime G N.C. E Then let us shut up unless we want to pray [Verse 3] C B He saw everything really too clearly C D B So close that the bones would show C B And to see everything so clearly C G Isn't always the best thing you know [Instrumental] G G E E x4 [Chorus 2] C D If there's a heaven above, in the meantime C D If there's a heaven above, then let it be near C D If there's a heaven above, in the meantime C G Let it be near, let it be near to me [Instrumental] D A E E Ah Ah Ah Ahh x7 [Outro] D A E Throw the world off your shoulders tonight Mr. Smith D A E Throw the world off your shoulders tonight Mr. Smith D A E Throw the world off your shoulders tonight Mr. Smith D A E Throw the world off your shoulders tonight Mr. Smith