Burden - Amos Lee
Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song.
Capo 3rd Fret
F F7 A#
I never meant to be a burden
F C
Oh I just worry more than I'd like to
F F7 A#
I never meant to be a burden
F C7 F (C) F
Please forgive me if I've weighed on you
F C
For so long I have lived amongst the shadows
C F (C) F
Waiting for the sun to break on through
F F7 A#
Oh it's time I cast my oars and head out on these shores
F C7 F (C) F
And find some place where I can start anew
F F7 A#
I never meant to be a burden
F C
Oh I just worry more than I'd like to
F F7 A#
I never meant to be a burden
F C7 F(C)G
Please forgive me if I've weighed on you
A#
Oh forgive if I've weighed upon your back
F C7
It's so heavy already without me
A#
Going ahead into this abyss and find my own way out of this
C C7
So you can walk ahead more easily
Interlude: F F7 A# F C F F7 A# F C7 F(C)G
F F7 A#
I never meant to be a burden
F C
But you're the light that is guiding me through
F F7 A#
I never meant to be a burden
F C7 F(C)G
Please forgive me if I've weighed on you
F C7 F(C)G
Please forgive me if I've weighed on you
F C7 F(C)G
Please forgive me if I've weighed on you