Cross To Bear chords by Billy Joel

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
G+G B7B7 | E minorEm Em/DEm/D A augmentedA  | C majorC C/DC/D | C/GC/G G+G  |

Verse 1:
G+G     B7B7         E minorEm   Dm7Dm7 F/GF/G
 Well, I know you got your troubles
C majorC       C/DC/D       G+G  C/GC/G G+G
 But I've got problems of my own
B7B7           A/C#A/C# B7/D# E minor 7Em7
 It's all relative you see,    what happiness should be
A7sus      A7A7      D7susD7sus  D7D7
 And we got to work it out alone
G+G     B7B7      E minorEm   Dm7Dm7 F/GF/G
 I know about your situation
C majorC    C/DC/D         G+G  C/GC/G G+G
 And I know all about your pain
B7B7         A/C#A/C#    B7/D# E minor 7Em7
 But you know it's true, though it's no comfort to you
A7sus     A7A7         D7susD7sus  D7D7
 Into each life must fall some rain

Chorus:
G+G     D MajorD         C majorC  FF C majorC FF C majorC
 We all have our cross to bear
G+G     D MajorD        C majorC    FF C majorC FF C majorC
 We all walk in darkness sometimes
G+G      B7B7         E minorEm Em/DEm/D A augmentedA
 Though I know it don't seem fair
C7C7    D7susD7sus       F/GF/G C/GC/G G+G
 We all have our cross to bear

Interlude:
G+G  B7B7  | E minorEm Em/DEm/D A augmentedA   | C7C7  C/DC/D | F/GF/G C/GC/G G+G   |

Verse 3:
G+G       B7B7       E minorEm  Dm7Dm7 F/GF/G
 You know I hate to see you cry
G+G       B7B7        G+G   C/GC/G G+G
 Because I've had my share of tears
B7B7          A/C#A/C# B7/D# E minor 7Em7
 Though it may sound cruel,   you know I'd be a fool
A7sus     A7A7       D7susD7sus  D7D7
 To let it slide a few more years,  listen
G+G    B7B7       E minorEm   Dm7Dm7 F/GF/G
 I just got to have my freedom
C majorC     C/DC/D          G+G   C/GC/G G+G
 And if that's giving you the blues
B7B7          A/C#A/C#    B7/D#   E minor 7Em7
 That's the price you pay, Lord, there ain't no other way
A7sus           A7A7         D7susD7sus
 But to get down on your knees and pay your dues
    D7D7
'Cause don't you know

Chorus:
G+G     D MajorD         C majorC  FF C majorC FF C majorC
 We all have our cross to bear
G+G     D MajorD       C majorC    FF C majorC FF C majorC
 We all knuckle under sometimes
G+G     B7B7       E minorEm Em/DEm/D A augmentedA
Oh, everybody gets his share
C7C7    D7susD7sus       F/GF/G C/GC/G G+G
 We all have our cross to bear

Interlude:
G+G  B7B7  | E minorEm Em/DEm/D A augmentedA   | C7C7  D7susD7sus | F/GF/G C/GC/G G+G   |

Verse 4:
G+G      B7B7       E minorEm   Dm7Dm7 F/GF/G
 Oh, I just got to have my freedom
C majorC     C/DC/D          G+G   C/GC/G G+G
 And if that's giving you the blues
B7B7          A/C#A/C#    B7/D#   E minor 7Em7
 That's the price you pay, Lord, there ain't no other way
A7sus           A7A7         D7susD7sus
 But to get down on your knees and pay your dues
    D7D7
'Cause don't you know

Chorus:
G+G     D MajorD         C majorC  FF C majorC FF C majorC
 We all have our cross to bear
G+G       D MajorD        C majorC     FF C majorC FF C majorC
 Oh, we all walk in darkness sometimes
G+G      B7B7      E minorEm Em/DEm/D A augmentedA
 Oh, everybody gets his share,  mmm
C7C7       D7susD7sus          FF C majorC  G7G7
 'Cause we all have our cross to bear