Burden - Amos Lee
Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song.
Capo 3rd Fret
B B7 E
I never meant to be a burden
B F#
Oh I just worry more than I'd like to
B B7 E
I never meant to be a burden
B F#7 B (C) B
Please forgive me if I've weighed on you
B F#
For so long I have lived amongst the shadows
F# B (C) B
Waiting for the sun to break on through
B B7 E
Oh it's time I cast my oars and head out on these shores
B F#7 B (C) B
And find some place where I can start anew
B B7 E
I never meant to be a burden
B F#
Oh I just worry more than I'd like to
B B7 E
I never meant to be a burden
B F#7 B(C)G
Please forgive me if I've weighed on you
E
Oh forgive if I've weighed upon your back
B F#7
It's so heavy already without me
E
Going ahead into this abyss and find my own way out of this
F# F#7
So you can walk ahead more easily
Interlude: B B7 E B F# B B7 E B F#7 B(C)G
B B7 E
I never meant to be a burden
B F#
But you're the light that is guiding me through
B B7 E
I never meant to be a burden
B F#7 B(C)G
Please forgive me if I've weighed on you
B F#7 B(C)G
Please forgive me if I've weighed on you
B F#7 B(C)G
Please forgive me if I've weighed on you