Intro
B A#m G#m F# G#m A#m
[Verse 1]
B Bsus4 B
Maybe you don't know me anymore than I know you
Bsus4 B F#
And I wouldn't blame you if you walked away
C#m
I've been watching you all evening
With the teardrops in your eyes
F#7sus4 A7 B
And it touches me more than I can say.
B
You know I hate to think that someone
Bmaj7
Could have hurt someone like
B7 D7sus4 E
And at times like this I'd be right by your side
[Chorus 1]
E F# B
Lay your troubles on my shoulders
D#m E
Put your worries in my pocket
F# B B7
Rest your love on me awhile
E F# B
Lay your troubles on my shoulders
D#m E
Put your worries in my pocket
F# B C#
Rest your love on me a while
[Verse 2]
F# F#sus4 F#
Saw you in the corner on the moment I walked in
C#
Saw your lonely face across the room
G#m
No, I won't forget it
And the way it might have been
C#7 F#
Oh, why did you have to leave so soon?
F#
You know I hate to think that someone
F#maj7
Could have loved you more than me
F#7 F#sus4 B
And if I was them I'd be right by your side
[Chorus 2]
B C# F#
Lay your troubles on my shoulders
A#m B
Put your worries in my pocket
C# F#
Rest your love on me awhile
B C# F#
Lay your troubles on my shoulders
A#m B
Put your worries in my pocket
C# F# F#
Rest your love on me awhile
[Bridge]
C#
How long must I wait
For the last train to leave here
B
And the last chance to go home
F# C# F#
Get to thinking I was born too soon
C#
How long, honey
When the lovin' don't come
B
It was there when you left me
F# C# F# F#
Just didn't know how to begin (ah-oh)
[Chorus 3]
B C# F#
Lay your troubles on my shoulders
A#m B
Put your worries in my pocket
C# F#
Rest your love on me awhile
B C# F#
Lay your troubles on my shoulders
A#m B
Put your worries in my pocket
C# F#
[Outro]
B C# F#
Lay your troubles on my shoulders
A#m B
Put your worries in my pocket
C# F#
Rest your love on me awhile
B C# F#
Lay your troubles on my shoulders
A#m B
Put your worries in my pocket
C# F#
Rest your love on me awhile
(To Fade)
Another fantastic song penned by Barry Gibb and sung to perfection by ONJ and Andy Gibb.
Any comments/questions/corrections, feel free to e-mail me.