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Burden In My Hand

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[Verse 1]
(When playing the verses, play the root note of the chords twice 
strumming - use open chords)
AFollow me inCto the desert
As thGirsty as yDou arAe
ACrack a smile and cCut your mouth
And dGrown in alcDoholA  
cause dAown below the tCruth is lying
BGeneath the riveDrbedA  
ASo quench yourself and drCink the water
That flGows beloDw her headA  
[Pre-Chorus]
    CODh noE  
    CTDhere Eshe goes
    COut in Gthe   DsunshCine     Dthe sun Cis mine   Dthe sun Cis mine
A
[Chorus]
AI shot my lGove today woFuld you cCry for mGeEb  D  
AI lost my hGead again woFuld you lCie for mGeEb  D  
AI left her in tGhe sand just a buFrden Cin my haGndEb  D  
AI lost my hGead again woFuld you cCry for mGeEb  D  
[Verse 2]
AClose your eyes and bCow your head
I nGeed a littDle sympatAhy
'Cause Afear is strong and lCove's for everyGone
Who Disn't mAe
So Akill your health and kCill yourself
And kill GeverythiDng you lAove
And Aif you live you can fCall to pieces
And sGuffer wiDth my gAhost
[Chorus]
AI shot my lGove today woFuld you cCry for mGeEb  D  
AI lost my hGead again woFuld you lCie for mGeEb  D  
AI left her in tGhe sand just a buFrden Cin my haGndEb  D  
AI lost my hGead again woFuld you cCry for mGeEb  D  
[Bridge]
(strum each chord three times except D C A)
F7Just a burden in my hAand
CJust an anchor on my Eb7heart
A7Just a tumor in my heCad
(...and I'm in the daGrk)Eb  D  
[Verse 3]
So Afollow me inCto the desert
As dGesperate aDs you Aare
The Amoon is glued to a piCcture of heaven
And aGll the little Dpigs have Agod
[Pre-Chorus]
COh noA  
CThere she gAoes
COut in the sAunsChine the Asun is mCine the sun is CmineA  
[Chorus]
AI shot my lGove today woFuld you cCry for mGeEb  D  
AI lost my hGead again woFuld you lCie for mGeEb  D  
AI left her in tGhe sand just a buFrden Cin my haGndEb  D  
AI lost my hGead again woFuld you cCry for mGeEb  D  

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Burden In My Hand

by Soundgarden

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Eb7

[Verse 1]

(When playing the verses, play the root note of the chords twice

strumming - use open chords)

A C

Follow me into the desert

G D A

As thirsty as you are

A C

Crack a smile and cut your mouth

G D A

And drown in alcohol

A C

cause down below the truth is lying

G D A

Beneath the riverbed

A C

So quench yourself and drink the water

G D A

That flows below her head

[Pre-Chorus]

C D E

Oh no

C D E

There she goes

C G D C D C D C

Out in the sunshine the sun is mine the sun is mine

[Chorus]

A G F C G Eb D

I shot my love today would you cry for me

A G F C G Eb D

I lost my head again would you lie for me

A G F C G Eb D

I left her in the sand just a burden in my hand

A G F C G Eb D

I lost my head again would you cry for me

[Verse 2]

A C

Close your eyes and bow your head

G D A

I need a little sympathy

A C G

'Cause fear is strong and love's for everyone

D A

Who isn't me

A C

So kill your health and kill yourself

G D A

And kill everything you love

A C

And if you live you can fall to pieces

G D A

And suffer with my ghost

[Chorus]

A G F C G Eb D

I shot my love today would you cry for me

A G F C G Eb D

I lost my head again would you lie for me

A G F C G Eb D

I left her in the sand just a burden in my hand

A G F C G Eb D

I lost my head again would you cry for me

[Bridge]

(strum each chord three times except D C A)

F7 A

Just a burden in my hand

C Eb7

Just an anchor on my heart

A7 C

Just a tumor in my head

G Eb D

(...and I'm in the dark)

[Verse 3]

A C

So follow me into the desert

G D A

As desperate as you are

A C

The moon is glued to a picture of heaven

G D A

And all the little pigs have god

[Pre-Chorus]

C A

Oh no

C A

There she goes

C A C A C C A

Out in the sunshine the sun is mine the sun is mine

[Chorus]

A G F C G Eb D

I shot my love today would you cry for me

A G F C G Eb D

I lost my head again would you lie for me

A G F C G Eb D

I left her in the sand just a burden in my hand

A G F C G Eb D

I lost my head again would you cry for me

About Burden In My Hand Chords by Soundgarden

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