This is the chord progression of Heavy Up by Mark Knopfler on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
G G/B | C D/A x4
D/A
G G/B C
Your slack-jawed dimness is our loss
Am7 D/A
Condemns us to your point of view
G G/B C
Who could give a flying toss
Am7 D/A
What you like to chill out to?
C D/A
And why should I lighten up for you
C D/A
If you can’t heavy up for me?
C Am7
Why should I?
D/A D/A
Why should I?
G G/B C
You grunt and root your patch of earth
Am7 D/A
Adrift from shame and deaf to sound
G G/B C
How much is your praise really worth?
Am7 D/A
About the same as your thumbs down
C D/A
And why should I lighten up for you
C D/A
If you can’t heavy up for me?
C Am7
Why should I?
D/A D/A
Why should I?
G G/B
So heavy up
C D/A
Heavy up for me
G G/B
Heavy up
C D/A
Heavy up for me
G G/B
You can give it up
C D/A
Give it up with me
G G/B
Or heavy up
C D/A D/A
Heavy up for me
E5
E5/D
What would it take
E5/C# E5/C
To get you to
G E7
Just to shut it?
Am7 D/A
I’d so love it
| G G/B | C | Am7 | D/A |
| G G/B | C | Am7 | D/A |
| D/A |
C D/A
And why should I lighten up for you
C D/A
If you can’t heavy up for me?
C Am7
Why should I?
D/A D/A
Why should I?
G G/B
So heavy up
C D/A
Heavy up for me
G G/B
Heavy up
C D/A
Heavy up for me
G G/B
You can give it up
C D/A
Give it up with me
G G/B
Or heavy up
C D/A D/A
Heavy up for me
G G/B C
You won’t of course, you will be heard
Am7 D/A
Ah, but at least a man can dream
G G/B C
I’m afraid, alas, the turd
Am7 D/A
Who thinks he’s an ice cream
C D/A
And why should I lighten up for you
C D/A
If you can’t heavy up for me?
C Am7
Why should I?
D/A D/A
Why should I?
G G/B
So heavy up
C D/A
Heavy up for me
G G/B
Heavy up
C D/A
Heavy up for me
G G/B
You can give it up
C D/A
Give it up with me
G G/B
Or heavy up
C D/A
Heavy up for me
G G/B
Yeah, heavy up
C D/A
Heavy up for me
G G/B
Heavy up
C D/A
Heavy up for me
G G/B
You can give it up
C D/A
Give it up with me
G G/B
Or heavy up
C D/A
Heavy up for me
