Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Intro:
Bm7 C#m F#m E
Verse:
Bm7 C#m
Trying to sing a happy song
F#m+A
So you know it's there
E+G#
In my heart somewhere
Bm7 C#m
Trying to show my usual face
F#m+A
From behind the veil
E+G#
What does that entail?
Chorus:
G
'Cause I feel burdened
Bm7
By the sheer unmeasured mass
Of love
C#m
This past of love
Bm7
This task of love
A
This love
Verse:
Bm7 C#m
Tropical rain and fitful sleep
F#m
Do you think they're signs
E
Of a dawning time?
Bm7 C#m
Logical pain but wishful leaps
F#m
Am I too confined
E
In my own blue mind?
Chorus:
G
'Cause I feel burdened
Bm7
By the sheer unmeasured mass
Of love
C#m
This past of love
Bm7
This task of love
C#m
This act of love
A
This lasting love
Bm7*
This lasting love
Verse:
Bm7 C#m
How will I sing a happy song?
F#m
I know if I do
E
It will be for you
Song History
Published: January 14, 2026
Last Updated: January 14, 2026