Weightless
Ellis Paul

Ellis Paul
Carnival of Voices
1996
Ellis Paul is a remarkable singer/songwriter out of Boston.  I can
honestly say that he writes some of the best songs I have ever
heard.  I requested that he play this song at the Caffe Lena in
Saratoga Springs, NY, and he gave this story behind it: it's about
a woman who runs a bed-and-breakfast for singer/songwriters
outside of Nashville. She's very religious, and doesn't get paid
much for what she does, but she really likes to get to know the
people who stay at her place.  So this song stems from the
conversations that Ellis had with her.  For more info on Ellis,
including his latest release Translucent Soul, try EllisPaul.com.

Lyrics
Chords


DADGBd (low-to-high); Capo 2nd INTRO: Gsus2 G E7sus2 Cadd9 G/B + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:---------------0-|-------0-------0-|---4---4h5-------|-5---------------| B:-10----8---8-----|-0h7-------7-----|---3---3---------|---3-----------3-| G:-0---0-----------|-----------------|-----0-----0---0-|-------0---0-----| D:-12--------------|-----------------|-------------0---|-----0-------0---| A:-10------10------|-7---7---7---7---|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------| D:-------------12--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
The verse is the same as the intro; simply repeat 4x: She's trying to... faith like it's...role that she's playin' Gsus2 G E7sus2 Cadd9 G/B + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:---------------0-|-------0-------0-|---4---4h5-------|-5---------------| B:-10----8---8-----|-0h7-------7-----|---3---3---------|---3-----------3-| G:-0---0-----------|-----------------|-----0-----0---0-|-------0---0-----| D:-12--------------|-----------------|-------------0---|-----0-------0---| A:-10------10------|-7---7---7---7---|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------| D:-------------12--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
The chorus looks like this: when she walks in a room it's like she's walking on water G C G C + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:-----4h5-5---5-5-|-5---------5-5-0-|-----4h5-5---5-5-|-5---------5-5-0-| B:-3---3---3---3-3-|-5---------5-5-0-|-3---3---3---3-3-|-5---------5-5-0-| G:-0---0---0---0-0-|-5---------5-5-0-|-0---0---0---0-0-|-5---------5-5-0-| D:-0---0---0---0-0-|-5---------5-5---|-0---0---0---0-0-|-5---------5-5---| A:-x---x---x-------|-3---------3-3---|-x---x---x-------|-3---------3-3---| D:-5---5---5-------|-----------------|-5---5---5-------|-----------------| or steppin' across the moon like she's gravity's only daughter G C G C + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:-----4h5-5---5-5-|-5---------5-5-0-|-----4h5-5---5-5-|-5---------5-5-0-| B:-3---3---3---3-3-|-5---------5-5-0-|-3---3---3---3-3-|-5---------5-5-0-| G:-0---0---0---0-0-|-5---------5-5-0-|-0---0---0---0-0-|-5---------5-5-0-| D:-0---0---0---0-0-|-5---------5-5---|-0---0---0---0-0-|-5---------5-5---| A:-x---x---x-------|-3---------3-3---|-x---x---x-------|-3---------3-3---| D:-5---5---5-------|-----------------|-5---5---5-------|-----------------| she weight - less she's weight - Em D C Em + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:-0---0-0-0-------|-^7---------------|-^5---------5-5-0-|-0---0-0-0--------| B:-7---7-8-8-------|-^7---------------|-^5---------5-5-0-|-7---7-8-8---^7---| G:-0---0-0-0-------|-^7---------------|-^5---------5-5-0-|-0---0-0-0---^7---| D:-9---------------|-^7---------------|-^5---------------|-9-----------^9---| A:-7---------------|-^5---------------|-^3---------------|-7-----------^10--| D:-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| - less hmmmm_________________________ A7sus4 D D C Bm A7sus4 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:--5---------5-5-5-|-7----------7--7--7--|-^7-------^5-------|----------^0-------| B:-^5---------5-5-5-|-10------10-10-10-10-|-^7---7---^5---5---|-^3---3---^3-------| G:-^7---------7-7-7-|-9-----9----9--9--7--|-^7-----7-^5-----5-|-^4-----4-^0-------| D:-^5---------5-5-5-|-7---7------7--7--7--|-^7-7-----^5-5-----|-^4-4-----^2-------| A:-^7---------7-7-7-|-0-0--------0--0--0--|-^5-------^3-------|-^2-------^0-------| D:------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
LYRICS:
play intro She's trying to define her faith like it's some role that she's playin' I tell her "you remind me of someone else" but who it is I'm not sayin' "Hear me out" she says "I'm getting older I don't need to justify myself to you do you hear me"
CHORUS When she walks in a room it's like she's walking on water Or steppin' across the moon like she's gravity's only daughter She's weightless She's weightless Hmmm
And I say "You're just confused because you talk too much to angels And they faithfully refuse to answer questions that are painful" "But faith has no weight" she says "now doubt now there's the burden You're completely right to think you're grounded do you hear me"
CHORUS When she walks in a room it's like she's walking on water Or steppin' across the moon like she's gravity's only daughter She's weightless She's weightless Hmmm end on A7sus4 at end of chorus

CHORDS:
G 5x0035 or [x 10 9 0 8 0] G/B x2x035 C x35555 Cadd9 x3x035 D x57777 or [x 0 7 9 10 7] Em x79070 A7sus4 x75755 or x02030 Bm x24430 To learn why these chords are named this way, check out
Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.

Created on 10-4-98 by Daniel E. Smith.