Burden (acoustic) Chords
by Foy Vance
Burden (acoustic) by Foy Vance is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Bm. It uses the chords Bm, G, D and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Bm G D A x2
Verse
A Bm G
Let me carry your burden
D A Bm G
If something’s not right I will let you know
D A Bm A G
Like the paint that’s drying on a heart that’s broke
Verse
A Bm G
Let me carry your burden
D A Bm G
Get you back on a high when you’re feeling low
D A Bm A G
When the weight’s too heavy but you won’t let go
D G D
Come to me my brother and I will sit with you awhile
G D
Pretty soon I’ll see you smile
A
And you know you will
Bm G
No matter how much you are hurting right now
D A G
You know that everything will change in time
Bm G D A
So let me carry your burden
Bm G D A
Verse
A Bm G
Let me carry your burden
D A Bm G
When your mouth’s on fire but your mind is cold
D A Bm A G
And you’re fanning flames that won’t keep you warm
D G D
Come to me my brother and I will sit with you awhile
G D
Pretty soon I’ll see you smile
A
And you know you will
Bm G
No matter how much you are hurting right now
D A G
You know that everything will change in time
A
Let me carry your burden, O brother mine
Bm G D A x2
Verse
A Bm G
Let me carry your burden
D A Bm G
Come tomorrow you’ll be right as rain
D A Bm A G
It’ll quench your fire, wash away your stains
D G D
Come to me my brother and I will sit with you awhile
G D
Pretty soon I’ll see you smile
A
And you know you will
Bm G
No matter how much you are hurting right now
D A G
You know that everything will change in time
Outro
A G
Oh I just might see it in another light
A G
Got no dog here in this fight
A Bm
I could carry your burden O brother mine
G D