Amos Lee - Burden

burden – amos lee
mountains of sorrow , rivers of song .
capo 3rd fret

G G7 C
i never meant to be a burden
G D
oh i just worry more than i’d like to
G G7 C
i never meant to be a burden
G D7 G ( C ) G
please forgive me if i’ve weighed on you

G D
for so long i have lived amongst the shadows
D G ( C ) G
waiting for the sun to break on through

G G7 C
oh it’s time i cast my oars and head out on these shores
G D7 G ( C ) G
and find some place where i can start anew
G G7 C
i never meant to be a burden
G D
oh i just worry more than i’d like to
G G7 C
i never meant to be a burden
G D7 G ( C ) G
please forgive me if i’ve weighed on you
C
oh forgive if i’ve weighed upon your back
G D7
it’s so heavy already without me
C
going ahead into this abyss and find my own way out of this
D D7
so you can walk ahead more easily

interlude : G G7 C G D G G7 C G D7 G ( C ) G

G G7 C
i never meant to be a burden
G D
but you’re the light that is guiding me through
G G7 C
i never meant to be a burden
G D7 G ( C ) G
please forgive me if i’ve weighed on you
G D7 G ( C ) G
please forgive me if i’ve weighed on you
G D7 G ( C ) G
please forgive me if i’ve weighed on you