Song: World Upon Your Shoulders
Band: Silverchair
Album: Diorama
Tabbed by arlen b, 4/15/02
Website: http://www.geocities.com/kingoftheeskimos
 
Tuning: Standard
 
Intro:
e----7------3h5---3--3--2h3-----3-----7--7-8--8--10--7-3h5-
B-/8---8----3-----3--3------3-----/8--8--8-8--8--8---8-3---
G--0-----0--------------------0----0----------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
 
e--3--3--3-2p0---------------------------------------------
B--3--3--------3/5-----------------------------------------
G------------------2p0-------------------------------------
D----------------------0h1---------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
 
Verse:
     Em  Bm D  C      Em  Bm D Em Bm C
e----0---------0------0--------------0---------------------
B----8---3--7--5------8---3--7--8--3-5---------------------
G----9---4--7--5------9---4--7--9--4-5---------------------
D----9---4--7--5------9---4--7--9--4-5---------------------
A----7---2--5--3------7---2--5--7--2-3---------------------
E--0----------------0--------------------------------------
All the bridges in the world won’t save you
If there is no other side to cross to
 
Pre Chorus:
  Bm7  Am7  Bm7  Am7
e--2----3----2----3----------------------------------------
B--0----1----0----1----played over top----12--7-8----------
G--2----0----2----0----of chords:--------------------------
D--0----2----0----2---------------------------------------
A--2----0----2----0----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
When you’re not feeling ugly
The world’s not too much…
 
 Bm7/F#        C  G      Am7
e--2---0---2---0--3---2---0---2---0------------------------
B--0---1---0---1--3---0---1---0---1------------------------
G--2---0---2---0--0---2---0---2---0------------------------
D--0---2---0---2--0---0---2---0---2------------------------
A--x---0---x---3--2---x---0---x---0------------------------
E--2-------2------3---2-------2----------------------------
Take the world upon your shoulders
Take the world upon your shoulders
And burn, burn, burn, burn, burn
Take the world upon your shoulders
 
Pre Verse:
e--0-2-0---------------------------------------------------
B--------3/5-----------------------------------------------
G------------2p0-------------------------------------------
D----------------0h1---------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
 
Verse 2: played as first verse
Half full glasses lost in empty houses
 
Pre Chorus:
e--2----3-----5-----3------2----3--------------------------
B--0----1-1/3---31---1----0----1--------------------------
G--2----0---------------0--2----0--------------------------
D--0----2------------------0----2--------------------------
A--2----0------------------2----0--------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
When you’re not feeling ugly
The world’s not too much…
 
Chorus
 
Bridge:
Guitar 1:
e----------6----------------------3------------------------
B------4-----4---4------------1-----1---1------------------
G-------------------(x2)-------------------(x2)------------
D----5---5-----5------------2---2-----2--------------------
A--6----------------------3--------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
Violent, you’re big and violent
 
e----------6----------------------3---------------3--------
B------4-----4---4------------1-----1---1-----1-----1---1--
G-------------------(x2)-----------------------------------
D----5---5-----5------------2---2-----2-----2---2-----1----
A--6----------------------3---------------0----------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
 
Guitar 2:
e----------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------1---------------1--------
G-----------------------------0---------------0------------
D---------------------------2---2-----------2---2----------
A-------------------------3---------------0----------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
You’re like a thing that’s big, big and violent
 
Some other instrument played over top arrpegiated chords:
e--11-10-9-10-11-10-9-10-12-10-8-12-13-12-8----------------
B-------------------------------------------8--------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
 
Instrumental: (not exact, but very close)
e--0--0-2-3-2h3p2p0---------------------3----3---3/5-5-----
B--0--0-------------3/5-3h5p3p0-1-0h1-1--1---1-1/3-3-----
G--0--0-------------------------0------------------------
D--2--2-------------------------2------------------------
A--2--2-------------------------3------------------------
E--0--0----------------------------------------------------
A world that’s big and violent
 
e--0--2-3-2h3p2p0---------------------3----3---3/5-5-----
B--0--------------3/5-5-3h5p3p0-1-0h1-1--1---1-1/3-3-----
G--0----------------------------0------------------------
D--2----------------------------2------------------------
A--2----------------------------3------------------------
E--0-----------------------------------------------------
X3
 
e------------------0--------------------------------------
B------------------1--------------------------------------
G--/9-9-7--/9-9-7--0--------------------------------------
D--/9-9-7--/9-9-7--2--------------------------------------
A------------------3--------------------------------------
E-0-------------------------------------------------------

lead part (not quite right, but sounds pretty good):
e-2h3p2p0-3h5p3p0-3h5p3p0-2h3p2p0-3h5p3p0-2h3p2p0---------
B-------------------------------------------------3h5p3p0-
   Em   Bm   Em  C#m   Em   C
e--0----2----0----0----0----0------------------------------
B--0----3----0----5----0----1---------3/5------------------
G--0----4----0----6----0----0-------------2----------------
D--2----4----2----6----2----2------------------------------
A--2----2----2----4----2----3------------------------------
E--0---------0---------0-----------------------------------
 
Pre Chorus, Chorus