Intro
Cadd9 G#
Cadd9 G#
Cadd9 G#
Cadd9 G#
[Verse 1]
A#m7 G#/C Cadd9
Well, you're up all night
Fm7 Cm7
And your head's down low
A#m7 G#/C Cadd9
If you can see your own kite
Fm7 D#sus4
Shed a little light, oh Lord
A#m7 G#/C Cadd9
You know a burden ain't a bust
Fm7 Cm7
You are the only way to trust ya
C# Fm7 C#sus2 G#
No no no, it's only fair it burns up in that rust
[Chorus]
D#sus4
Lay down, Martha
Cadd9 G#
Lay down the holy banner flag
D#sus4
Hold out, Martha
Cadd9 G#
Help is surely on its way
Fm7
And it's not right
D#m Cadd9 G#/C G#
Don't bask in the glory of mine
A#m7 G#/C Cadd9 G#/C A#m7
But oh no, they can't come take that part away
[Verse 2]
Cadd9 G#
They ate up all their cake
Cadd9 G#
And they drank their own wine
A#m7 G#/C Cadd9
They were always on the take
Fm7 D#sus4
Will you shed a little light, oh Lord
A#m7 G#/C Cadd9
Well, you know the burden ain't a gust
Fm7 Cm7
The only path to love is touch
C# Fm7 C#sus2 G#
I'll always know that all that proper mounts too much
[Chorus]
D#sus4
Lay down, Martha
Cadd9 G#
Lay all that alabaster down
D#sus4
There's no master and
Cadd9 G#
Help will surely come around
Fm7
I don't ask
D#m Cadd9 G#/C G#
I don't bask in the glory, oh no (nah nah)
A#m7 G#/C Cadd9 G#/C A#m7
And it's up to me if I don't wear a mask
[Interlude]
Cadd9 G#
Cadd9 G#
[Outro]
A#m7 G#/C Cadd9
Well you're up all night
Fm7 Cm7
And your neighbors don't know
A#m7 G#/C Cadd9
Man, your neighbors don't know
Fm7 D#sus4
So shed a little light, oh Lord
A#m7 G#/C Cadd9
You know a burden ain't a bust
Fm7 Cm7
You know that truth's been known to crutch
C# Fm7 C#sus2 G#
No no no, only them whose pauper lays him up