LAY MY BURDENS DOWN
MAX STALLING
INTRO..D A D
[D]I'M GOING DOW[A]N ON THE NUECE[D]S RIVER
[D]GONNA CALL MY [Bm]BROTHER ASK HIM TO MEET ME [A]THERE
[D]ON THE SURFACE [G]WILL BE TWO MEN [D]FISHING
[D]DOWN BELOW WE ARE[A] BROTHERS WITH A LOVE TO [D]SHARE
CHORUS
[D]I'M GONNA LA[A]Y MY BURDEN[D]S DOWN NOW
[D]GONNA ASK THE [Bm]LORD TO WATCH THEM [A]A WHILE
[D]I'M GOING TO WAL[G]K WHERE THE SUN I[D]S SHINING
[D]I'LL BE HOM[A]E WHEN I HAVE FOUND [D]A SMILE
THERE IS A SALT CEDAR TREE THAT I KNOW OF
IT CAN TAKE A BREEZE AND MAKE A MELODY
I'M GONNA CLIMB UP IN THOSE BRANCHES
AND ASK IF IT WOULD WHISPER ITS SECRETS TO ME
CHORUS
THERE'LL COME A TIME WHEN THE WORLD IS LEVEL
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THE MOUNTAINS GREW
THEN THERE IS ALL THAT IS HERE IN THE MIDDLE
AND HOW IT'S SPENT IS UP TO ME AND UP TO YOU
CHORUS
REPEAT LAST LINE OF CHORUS AND FADE
MAX STALLING
INTRO..D A D
[D]I'M GOING DOW[A]N ON THE NUECE[D]S RIVER
[D]GONNA CALL MY [Bm]BROTHER ASK HIM TO MEET ME [A]THERE
[D]ON THE SURFACE [G]WILL BE TWO MEN [D]FISHING
[D]DOWN BELOW WE ARE[A] BROTHERS WITH A LOVE TO [D]SHARE
CHORUS
[D]I'M GONNA LA[A]Y MY BURDEN[D]S DOWN NOW
[D]GONNA ASK THE [Bm]LORD TO WATCH THEM [A]A WHILE
[D]I'M GOING TO WAL[G]K WHERE THE SUN I[D]S SHINING
[D]I'LL BE HOM[A]E WHEN I HAVE FOUND [D]A SMILE
THERE IS A SALT CEDAR TREE THAT I KNOW OF
IT CAN TAKE A BREEZE AND MAKE A MELODY
I'M GONNA CLIMB UP IN THOSE BRANCHES
AND ASK IF IT WOULD WHISPER ITS SECRETS TO ME
CHORUS
THERE'LL COME A TIME WHEN THE WORLD IS LEVEL
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THE MOUNTAINS GREW
THEN THERE IS ALL THAT IS HERE IN THE MIDDLE
AND HOW IT'S SPENT IS UP TO ME AND UP TO YOU
CHORUS
REPEAT LAST LINE OF CHORUS AND FADE