Capo 3
Chords with a * are played half a beat, ending on the second string.
Chords are plucked in this song following this pattern for each chord. Alternatively, if you'd rather strum
the chords, I personally think the d-d-u-d-d-u pattern works really well for this song (played twice per
chord).
e |----------x----------------|
B |--------x---x--------------|
G |------x-------x------------|
D |---------------------------|
A |---x-----------------------| x2
E |---------------------------|
[Intro]
Am C Em Am
[Verse]
Am C Em Am
I've got a story to tell to you
Am C Em Am
You've got a tale you need to tell me too
Am C Em Am
Days go by and we sit here and talk about the things that matter least
C Em Am C
Our mouths smile with happiness but we both know that it's to hide what's underneath
[Chorus]
C Em
And though we've been down the hardest road we've yet travelled
Am C
At least we weren't travelling alone
C Em
Time ticks by and we're still a little broken
Am C Am
But together we can lighten this load (lighten this load)
C Am C*
[Verse]
Am C Em Am
You look at me and you know my heart
Am C Em Am
For though I'm smiling, you know I'm torn apart
C Em Am C
In your arms I cry like I've never let a tear fall before
C Em Am C
And through these sobs I find self expression and I'm not alone anymore
[Chorus]
C Em
And though we've been down the hardest road we've yet travelled
Am C
At least we weren't travelling alone
C Em
Time ticks by and we're still a little broken
Am C
But together we can lighten this load
[Verse]
C Am
For there might be darkness but there's also light
C Am
And I know that being both is what is right
C Am
For we're cinders and shadows but we're also the sun
C Am* C C*
And it's when we deny this that we come undone
[Outro]
/single pluck chords/
C Am
And though we've been down the hardest road we've yet travelled
C Am
At least we weren't travelling alone
C Am
Time ticks by and we're still a little broken
C Am
But together we can lighten this load /start normal picking pattern again/
C Am
Time ticks by and we're still a little broken
C Am
But together we can lighten this load
C Am
Lighten this load
C
Lighten this load
