Heavy Load chords by Gov't Mule

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: Em

🎸 Intro:

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

Riff:
Em Em Em G7 F#7  Em
Em Em Em G7 F#7  A

🎸 Verse 1:
                        G
Woman left me high and dry
 A        G                 Em   A
Like the dust that's on my face
                        G7
That's okay, I'm moving on
       F#7       F7     Em   A
Moving on ain't no disgrace
                         Em            A
I'm gon' leave when the sun goes down
                     Em            A
Say goodbye to this lonesome town
                      G       Em  B7
One more thing I can leave behind
 B7                                         A
Don't look for me, you ain't gonna find me

🎸 Chorus:
                       G7          A
Too many bridges, too many roads
           G                 Em    A
Too much sky and too much ground.
                    G
Life can be such a heavy load
            Em
There just ain't no relief to be found

Riff:
Em Em Em G7 F#7 Em

🎸 Verse 2:
                           G    A
Guess somewhere I lost my way
           G               Em   A
Got caught up in earthly things
                                G7
Guess I forgot what brought me here
       F#7   F7       Em   A
Riding on an angels' wings
 A
Too much trouble on my brain
                          Em            A
Too many songs about the same old thing
                     G               Em  B7
Know you just can't sing your blues away
  B7                                           A
There's dues you know you're gonna have to pay

🎸 Chorus:
                       G7          A
Too many bridges, too many roads
           G                 Em    A
Too much sky and too much ground.
                    G7
Life can be such a heavy load
            Em
There just ain't no relief to be found

🎸 Interlude:
A Em A Em A Em

🎸 Verse 3:
  A                    Em            A
Keep on running and I don't know why
                          Em       A
I'll be running 'til the day I die
                   G         Em   B7
Somewhere farther down that line
B7                                     A
Maybe I'll see you come judgment time
                    Em    A
Walk a mile in my shoes
              G                 Em  A
Please don't judge me 'til you do
            G               Em
I'll do my best not to judge you
              A          G           Em
Just let me play these heavy load blues

Riff:
Em Em Em G7 F#7  Em
Em Em Em G7 F#7  Em

🎸 Outro:
Em
Woke up singing a dead man's song
Em
Smell of smoke rising in the air
Em
Don't know tomorrow where I'll be
Em                             G7
When I'm gone you can bury me
      F#7         Em   G7
Down by the riverside
      F#7         Em   G7
Down by the riverside
      F#7         Em   G7
Down by the riverside
      F#7    F7   Em   G7
Down by the riverside
      F#7    F7   Em
Down by the riverside