Heavy Is The Head chords

Zac Brown Band

Key: 

Simplify chords 

  			
Intro 

D#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
A#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|  play 2x 
C#|---------0-2---------0-2-0-2-----|-----0-2---------0-2---------0-2--| 
G#|---0-2-0-------0-2-0---------0-2-|-4-2-------0-2-0-------0-2-0------| 
D#|-0-----------0-------------------|---------0-----------0------------| 



Slide Riff 

    Rhythm Guitar holds the chords noted above lead part 

    D#5          A#5            B5           G# 
D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| 
A#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| 
F#|-------8/9-----------------|-----------------------------| 
C#|-9------------9\7----5-----|-7/8\7-----5--------5--------| 
G#|---------------------------|--------------7--------7\5---| 
D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| 
    "Heavy        is      the   head   that wears the crown" 

D#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
A#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
F#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
C#|-12--12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14---|-----12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14--| 
G#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
D#|---------------0-----------0------------|-0-0-----------0-----------0-----------| 

    A#5          F#5            G#5          F5 
D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| 
A#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| 
F#|-------8/9-----------------|-----------------------------| 
C#|-9------------9\7----5-----|-7/8\7-----5--------5--------| 
G#|---------------------------|--------------7--------7\5---| 
D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| 
    "Heavy        is      the   head   that wears the crown" 

D#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
A#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
F#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
C#|-12--12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14---|-----12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14--| 
G#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
D#|---------------0-----------0------------|-0-0-----------0-----------0-----------| 



Verse 

    Slide part - repeats throughout similarly on some accented beats 
D#|---------------------------| 
A#|--/12~~--------------------| 
F#|--/12~~--------------------| 
C#|--/12~~--------------------| 
G#|---------------------------| 
D#|---------------------------| 

    Rhythm Part: 
D#|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
A#|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
F#|-----x-x-0---------x-x-0-----|-----x-x-0-------2b3--2p0----|-----x-x-0----------x-x-0----| 
C#|-2-------------2-------------|-2---------------------------|-2------------0h2------------| 
G#|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
D#|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
   "Black dog drinks from the water Trying to cool his tongue   Like the king finds no peace" 

D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| 
A#|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| 
F#|-----x-x-0-----------------|-------------------x-x-0-----|-------------------------------| 
C#|-2-------------5-----4-----|-2-------------2-------------|-2---x-x--9\----2---x-x--9\----| 
G#|---------------5-----4-----|-----------------------------|---------10\------------10\----| 
D#|---------------3-----2-----|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| 
   "His work is never done     Night falls, smoke on the water. Darkness closes in 

D#|---------------------------|---------------| 
A#|---------------------------|---------------| 
F#|---------------4--3--4-----|-3---2p0-2p0---| 
C#|-2-------------2--2--2-----|-------------2-| 2 beats on last bar 
G#|---------------------------|---------------| 
D#|---------------------------|---------------| 
   "Cold white hand, in the deep Will drown you for your sin" 



PreChorus Lick 
    7/4 (7 beats) 
D#|---------------------------------------------------------10-| 
A#|-------------------------------------7---9---10----11/12----| 
F#|---------------------7---9---7---9-----9---9----10----------| 
C#|-----5---7---8---8/9---9---9---9---9------------------------| 
G#|-5h7---7---7---7--------------------------------------------| 
D#|------------------------------------------------------------| 



Chorus 
    4/4                                                   6/4 (6 beats) 
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------| 
A#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------| 
F#|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-7-------------------------| 
C#|-7---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-7--------4----------------| 
G#|-7---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-5--------4----------------| 
D#|-5---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|----------2----------------| 

   Lyrics: 
   "Its a lifelong expedition 
    Second guessing your decisions 
    Trying to find out what's been missing 
    Pages keep on filling" 



Bridge Riff 1 

    Odd timing here, but its divided in bars where Bass plays marked notes 
    
    7/8 (D#5)                      5/8 (C#5)   (G#5) 
D#|------------------------------|---------------------| 
A#|---------8---------------10-8-|---8-7---7-----------| 
F#|-6-7-8-9---9-7---7-9-7--------|-9-----9---7---7-6---|  play 4x 
C#|---------------9-------9------|-------------9-----9-| 
G#|------------------------------|---------------------| 
D#|------------------------------|---------------------| 

    7/8 (D#5)                      2/4    
D#|------------------------------|---------------------| 
A#|---------8---------------10-8-|---------------------| 
F#|-6-7-8-9---9-7---7-9-7--------|-9-------------------| last bar overlaps  
C#|---------------9-------9------|---------------------| Bridge Ending  
G#|------------------------------|---------------------| 
D#|------------------------------|---------------------| 


   During the end of Bridge Riff 1, Lead Guitar adds a few notes: 
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
A#|-------15~~~~---------15--------------------15b17~~-----------| 
F#|-14b16----------14b16----14b16r14p12-14~~---------------------| 
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------| 



Slower Bridge Ending 

    pick-up beats 
D#|---------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------| 
A#|---------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------| 
F#|---------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------| 
C#|-14---12---12--|-14-14-14----------------------|-12-12-12---------------------| 
G#|-14---12---10--|-14-14-14----------------------|-12-12-12---------------------| 
D#|-12---10-------|-12-12-12----------------------|-10-10-10---------------------| 
                 "Crying out, Go and wake the king. Call to arms for those who kiss the ring 

D#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------| 
A#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------| 
F#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------| last bar is 2 beats 
C#|-10-10-10-----------------------------------|-9--9--9------9--9--9---| 
G#|-10-10-10-----------------------------------|-9--9--9------9--9--9---| 
D#|--8--8--8-----------------------------------|-7--7--7------7--7--7---| 
   "Stand your ground The walls are coming down. It's do or die, do or die!" 



Slide Riff - 2nd Time 

    Rhythm Guitar holds the chords noted above lead part 

    D#5          A#5            B5           G# 
D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| 
A#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| 
F#|-------8/9-----------------|-----------------------------| 
C#|-9------------9\7----5-----|-7/8\7~----5--------5--------| 
G#|---------------------------|--------------7--------7\5---| 
D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| 
    "Heavy        is      the   head     that wears the crown" 

D#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
A#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
F#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
C#|-12--12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14---|-----12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14--| 
G#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
D#|---------------0-----------0------------|-0-0-----------0-----------0-----------| 

    A#5          F#5            G#5          F5 
D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| 
A#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| 
F#|-------8/9-----------------|-----------------------------| 
C#|-9------------9\7----5-----|-7/8\7~----5--------5--------| 
G#|---------------------------|--------------7--------7\5---| 
D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------| 
    "Heavy        is      the   head     that wears the crown" 

D#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
A#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
F#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
C#|-12--12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14---|-----12--12\11---12--12\11---11/12-14--| 
G#|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
D#|---------------0-----------0------------|-0-0-----------0-----------0-----------| 



verse 2 

    Rhythm 
D#|---------------------------|--------------0------------|----0-----------------------| 
A#|---------------------------|-----------0---------------|-------0--3-----------------| 
F#|------------/3--2p0--2p0---|------0h1------------------|-------------2--2h4-2p0-----| 
C#|----5--2-------------------|-2-------------------------|------------------------2p0-| 
G#|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------| 
D#|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|  
   "Mad man, Blood on the altar The Queen will have his head  His ghost will shake those rattling chains" 

D#|----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------0---------| 
A#|----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------0------------| 
F#|----2/4--2p0----------------|------------/3--2p0-2p0---|------0h1---------------| 
C#|-2-----------2p0--5----4----|-----5--2-----------------|-2----------------------| 
G#|------------------5----4----|--------------------------|------------------------| 
D#|------------------3----2----|--------------------------|------------------------| 
   "Long after he's dead        No soul knows his trouble   High upon his throne" 

                                  2 beats                 7 beats (transition to Chorus) 
D#|----------------------------|-----------------------|--12~~~\----------------------------------| 
A#|-5--5--5--3-----------------|-----------------------|--12~~~\-------------5p3p0----------------| 
F#|-------------2--2/4--2p0----|-2/4--2p0--2p0---------|--12~~~\--------------------4p2p0--4p2p0--| 
C#|----------------------------|---------------2p0--2--|------------------------------------------| 
G#|----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------| 
D#|----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------| 
"Loved by few and judged by many He bears that weight alone" 



    Slide Guitar - brief, but starts in bar 3 of rhythm part above 
D#|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------| 
A#|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------| 
F#|-/9~~~~~~~~~~~---|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------| 
C#|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------| 
G#|-----------------|----------5--5/7---|-(7)----------------|--rest-------------| 
D#|-----------------|-------------------|--0-----------------|-------------------| 
    


Chorus 2 
    4/4                                                   6/4 (6 beats) 
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------| 
A#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------| 
F#|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-7-------------------------| 
C#|-7---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-7--------4----------------| 
G#|-7---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-5--------4----------------| 
D#|-5---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|----------2----------------| 

Lyrics: 
"It's a lifelong expedition 
Second guessing your decisions 
Trying to find out what's been missing 
And the pages keep on filling" 



Solo Jam 
    Timing/Chords are like Bridge Riff 1 

    Slide Guitar 
D#|-10/12---/12~---------------|-----------------------------------| 
A#|----------------------------|-15---12\10------------------------| 
F#|----------------------------|-------------12--------------------| 
C#|----------------------------|-----------------14\12----14\13/14-| 
G#|----------------------------|-----------------------14----------| 
D#|----------------------------|-----------------------------------| 

    Lead Guitar (overlaps end of Slide part) 
D#|--------------------------------------------------------| 
A#|--------------------------------------------------------| 
F#|-12h14p12----------12h14p12----------12h14p12-----------| 
C#|----------14p12h14----------14p12h14----------14p12h14--| 
G#|--------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|--------------------------------------------------------| 
        >          >     >           >      >          >  


    Slide Guitar ending: 
  
D#|-12/15\-------14/17\------15/19--------19~~~~~------------| 
A#|----------------------------------------------------------| 
F#|----------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|----------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|----------------------------------------------------------| 
D#|----------------------------------------------------------| 



Bridge Ending 2 

    pick-up beats 
D#|-------------------------------|------------------------------| 
A#|-------------------------------|------------------------------| 
F#|-------------------------------|------------------------------| 
C#|-14-14-14----------------------|-12-12-12---------------------| 
G#|-14-14-14----------------------|-12-12-12---------------------| 
D#|-12-12-12----------------------|-10-10-10---------------------| 
  "Crying out, Go and wake the king. Call to arms for those who kiss the ring 

D#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------| 
A#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------| 
F#|--------------------------------------------|------------------------| last bar is 2 beats 
C#|-10-10-10-----------------------------------|-9--9--9------9--9--9---| 
G#|-10-10-10-----------------------------------|-9--9--9------9--9--9---| 
D#|--8--8--8-----------------------------------|-7--7--7------7--7--7---| 
   "Stand your ground The walls are coming down. It's do or die, do or die!" 



Outro 

    Clean                                              Distortion 
D#|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------| 
A#|-------8----------7-----|-------------------------|-(15~~~)-------------------------| 
F#|------------------7-----|----0--------------------|--12--12--12-------12--12--12----| 
C#|----9----------7-----7--|-------7-----------------|--12--12--12-------12--12--12----| 
G#|-7----------5-----------|-4----------3------------|---------------------------------| 
D#|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------| 
   "Heavy       is   the    head that wears the crown" 

D#|---------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| 
A#|---------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| 
F#|-12--12--12------12--12--12------|-------7/9---------------|------------------------| 
C#|-12--12--12------12--12--12------|-/9-----------9\7---5----|-7~------5--------5-----| 
G#|---------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------7------7\5-| 
D#|---------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| 
                                     "Heavy       is    the    head that wears the crown" 

D#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
A#|-12--12--12------12--12--12------|-12--12--12------12--12--12-------| 
F#|-12--12--12------12--12--12------|-12--12--12------12--12--12-------| 
C#|-12--12--12------12--12--12------|-12--12--12------12--12--12-------| 
G#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
D#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| 

    ** slower ** 
    Rhythm 
D#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 
A#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 
F#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 
C#|-9-------5-------7-------4-------|--2---------------------------------------| 
G#|-9-------5-------7-------4-------|--2---------------------------------------| 
D#|-7-------3-------5-------2-------|--0---------------------------------------| 
  | 
  | Slide 
D#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 
A#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 
F#|-12-------------/14--12------12--|------------------------------------------| 
C#|-----14--12-/14----------14------|-14---------------------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 
D#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 
   "Heavy is the head that wears the crown"