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Lay Down Your Burden

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[Intro]
C  G/B  Am    D  B7  Em   C  G/B  D    G
[Verse]
It's a cold, old world that we're walking through
They Dought to tell you at the Gstart
But it's warm as toast walking two by two
Lay Ddown the burden of your Gheart
[Chorus]
Lay Cdown the burden of your Gheart
I Dknow you'll never Gmiss it
Just Cshow me, angel, where it Ghurts
And Dlet your mammy Gkiss it
[Interlude]
COoh G/Booh Amooh ooh Dooh, B7ooh Emooh
COoh G/Booh Dooh ooh Gooh
[Instrumental]
C  G/B  Am    D  B7  Em   C  G/B  D    G
[Verse]
GIt's a fine, fine line between love and hate
It's Dhard to tell the two aGpart
But what strength I have, I offer you
Lay Ddown the burden of your Gheart
[Chorus]
Lay Cdown the burden of your Gheart
I Dknow you'll never Gmiss it
Just Cshow me, angel, where it Ghurts
And Dlet your mammy Gkiss it
[Chorus]
Lay Cdown the burden of your Gheart
I Dknow you'll never Gmiss it
Just Cshow me, angel, where it Ghurts
And Dlet your mammy Gkiss it
[Outro]
COoh G/Booh Amooh ooh Dooh, B7ooh Emooh
COoh G/Booh Dooh ooh Gooh

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Lay Down Your Burden

by Mary Black

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

[Intro]

C G/B Am D B7 Em C G/B D G

[Verse]

It's a cold, old world that we're walking through

D G

They ought to tell you at the start

But it's warm as toast walking two by two

D G

Lay down the burden of your heart

[Chorus]

C G

Lay down the burden of your heart

D G

I know you'll never miss it

C G

Just show me, angel, where it hurts

D G

And let your mammy kiss it

[Interlude]

C G/B Am D B7 Em

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh

C G/B D G

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

[Instrumental]

C G/B Am D B7 Em C G/B D G

[Verse]

It's a fine, fine line between love and hate

D G

It's hard to tell the two apart

But what strength I have, I offer you

D G

Lay down the burden of your heart

[Chorus]

C G

Lay down the burden of your heart

D G

I know you'll never miss it

C G

Just show me, angel, where it hurts

D G

And let your mammy kiss it

[Chorus]

C G

Lay down the burden of your heart

D G

I know you'll never miss it

C G

Just show me, angel, where it hurts

D G

And let your mammy kiss it

[Outro]

C G/B Am D B7 Em

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh

C G/B D G

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

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