F A#
I nearly made it all the way to work this morning
F
Then I changed my mind
F
There's an empty feeling in my soul
A# F
That's crying for a lifetime of marking time
C7 A#
I don’t know if it's too late to find success
F
Or if my life can take the change
F
But I'm not getting any younger
C7 F
And I'm feeling the weight of my chains
F A#
My woman waits at home for me inside
F
The safety of an aging dream
F
She goes on believing in some
C7 F
Promises that she ain't never seen
C7 A#
And it would break her heart if she knew how
F
My thoughts are tortured by the strain
F
God knows that I love her
C7 F
I'm just feeling the weight of my chains
F A#
I'm not looking for that pot of gold beyond
F
Some faded rainbow in the sky
F A#
I'm just trying hard to feed a hungry dream
F
That's trying hard to stay alive
A#
But sometime I feel like giving up
F
When all my efforts seem in vain
F
But somehow I'll keep on trying
C7 F
I'm just feeling the weight of my chains
F
Lord knows I'll keep on trying
C7 F
I'm just feeling the weight of my chains