Standard (EADGBE)

We came home early hoping to catch you unaware

A little cautious but we've always had too much care

Hand on an anchor

A weight on the world

Hand on an anchor

You've been so tired lately, your skin takes you nowhere

We wonder what it is keeps you awake and out there

Hand on an anchor

A weight on the world

Hand on an anchor

Your weight in gold

Hand on an anchor

Your weight in gold

Your optimism called to say it's out till Sunday

Your disappointment shuffles off to meet you half way

Somewhere along the line you fall

Hand on an anchor

A weight on the world

Hand on an anchor

Your weight in gold

Hand on an anchor

A weight on the world

Hand on an anchor

Your weight in gold

Your weight on the world

Your weight in gold

Here are the various rhythm patterns played by the guitar as best I am work them out.

= downstroke

U = upstroke

x = damped stroke

[Pattern 1]

(verse 1 and chorus 1; verse 2; chorus 4 - mixed with pattern 2; the final tag)

|1 2 3 4 |

|D U - U - U - - |

| x x |

[Pattern 2]

(chorus 2a; chorus 4 - mixed with pattern 1)

|1 2 3 4 |

|D U - U D U - D |

| x x |

[Pattern 3]

(chorus 2b, through to the start of verse 3)

|1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |

|D U - U D U - - |D U - U D U - - |

|hand on an |anchor... |

|1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |

|D U - U D U - - |D U - U D U - - |

|1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |

|D - - U - - D - |- U D - D - - - |D |

|x x x | x |

| | ...your |weight...

[Pattern 4]

(verse 3, chorus 3)

|1 2 3 4 |

|D U - U D - D - |

| x x x |