C F
I nearly made it all the way to work this morning
C
Then I changed my mind
C
There's an empty feeling in my soul
F C
That's crying for a lifetime of marking time
G7 F
I don’t know if it's too late to find success
C
Or if my life can take the change
C
But I'm not getting any younger
G7 C
And I'm feeling the weight of my chains
C F
My woman waits at home for me inside
C
The safety of an aging dream
C
She goes on believing in some
G7 C
Promises that she ain't never seen
G7 F
And it would break her heart if she knew how
C
My thoughts are tortured by the strain
C
God knows that I love her
G7 C
I'm just feeling the weight of my chains
C F
I'm not looking for that pot of gold beyond
C
Some faded rainbow in the sky
C F
I'm just trying hard to feed a hungry dream
C
That's trying hard to stay alive
F
But sometime I feel like giving up
C
When all my efforts seem in vain
C
But somehow I'll keep on trying
G7 C
I'm just feeling the weight of my chains
C
Lord knows I'll keep on trying
G7 C
I'm just feeling the weight of my chains