Heavy Load chords by Gov't Mule

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: E minorEm

🎸 Intro:

E minorEm
Woke up singing a dead man's song
E minorEm
Smell of smoke rising in the air
E minorEm
Ain't no need to worry 'bout things gone wrong
E minorEm
Always something going wrong somewhere

Riff:
E minorEm Em E minorEm G7G7 F#7F#7 E minorEm
Em E minorEm Em G7G7 F#7F#7 A augmentedA

🎸 Verse 1:
            G+G
Woman left me high and dry
 A augmentedA    G+G         E minorEm  A augmentedA
Like the dust that's on my face
            G7G7
That's okay, I'm moving on
    F#7F#7    F7F7   E minorEm  A augmentedA
Moving on ain't no disgrace
             E minorEm      A augmentedA
I'm gon' leave when the sun goes down
           E minorEm      A augmentedA
Say goodbye to this lonesome town
           G+G    E minorEm B7B7
One more thing I can leave behind
 B7B7                     A augmentedA
Don't look for me, you ain't gonna find me

🎸 Chorus:
            G7G7     A augmentedA
Too many bridges, too many roads
      G+G         E minorEm  A augmentedA
Too much sky and too much ground.
          G+G
Life can be such a heavy load
      E minorEm
There just ain't no relief to be found

Riff:
E minorEm Em E minorEm G7G7 F#7F#7 E minorEm

🎸 Verse 2:
              G+G  A augmentedA
Guess somewhere I lost my way
      G+G        E minorEm  A augmentedA
Got caught up in earthly things
                G7G7
Guess I forgot what brought me here
    F#7F#7  F7F7    E minorEm  A augmentedA
Riding on an angels' wings
 A augmentedA
Too much trouble on my brain
             E minorEm      A augmentedA
Too many songs about the same old thing
           G+G        E minorEm B7B7
Know you just can't sing your blues away
 B7B7                      A augmentedA
There's dues you know you're gonna have to pay

🎸 Chorus:
            G7G7     A augmentedA
Too many bridges, too many roads
      G+G         E minorEm  A augmentedA
Too much sky and too much ground.
          G7G7
Life can be such a heavy load
      E minorEm
There just ain't no relief to be found

🎸 Interlude:
A augmentedA E minorEm A augmentedA E minorEm A augmentedA E minorEm

🎸 Verse 3:
 A augmentedA          E minorEm      A augmentedA
Keep on running and I don't know why
             E minorEm    A augmentedA
I'll be running 'til the day I die
          G+G     E minorEm  B7B7
Somewhere farther down that line
B7B7                   A augmentedA
Maybe I'll see you come judgment time
          E minorEm  A augmentedA
Walk a mile in my shoes
       G+G         E minorEm A augmentedA
Please don't judge me 'til you do
      G+G        E minorEm
I'll do my best not to judge you
       A augmentedA     G+G      E minorEm
Just let me play these heavy load blues

Riff:
E minorEm Em E minorEm G7G7 F#7F#7 E minorEm
Em E minorEm Em G7G7 F#7F#7 E minorEm

🎸 Outro:
E minorEm
Woke up singing a dead man's song
E minorEm
Smell of smoke rising in the air
E minorEm
Don't know tomorrow where I'll be
E minorEm               G7G7
When I'm gone you can bury me
   F#7F#7     E minorEm  G7G7
Down by the riverside
   F#7F#7     E minorEm  G7G7
Down by the riverside
   F#7F#7     E minorEm  G7G7
Down by the riverside
   F#7F#7  F7F7  E minorEm  G7G7
Down by the riverside
   F#7F#7  F7F7  E minorEm
Down by the riverside