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Burden Of Freedom by Kris Kristofferson
Burden Of Freedom
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
Intro: G A D
D Dsus2 D
I stand on the stairway
Em
My back to the dungeon
A
The doorway to freedom
D
So close to my hand
Em
And voices behind me
D
So bitterly damn me
A
For seeking salvation
D Dsus2 D
They dont understand
Chorus:
G
Lord, help me to shoulder
D
The burden of freedom
G
And give me the courage
A
To be what I can
D
And when I am wounded
Em
By those who condemn me
A
Lord, help me forgive them
D Dsus2 D
They dont understand
Their lonely frustration
Descending to laughter
Erases the footprints
I leave in the sand
But Im free to travel
Where no one can follow
In search of the kingdom
They dont understand
Chorus:
Gm?
Lord, help me to shoulder
D
The burden of freedom
G
And give me the courage
A
To be what I can
D
And when I have wounded
Em
The last one who loved me
A
God help her forgive me
D Dsus2 D
I dont understand.
Gm? 3 3 4 5 5 3
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version 2
The time signature is 3/4 and the usual strum pattern is:
1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 -
D D U D U D D U D U D D U D U D D D
On the measures you play G C G you do the same pattern the whole time.
There's a variation to normal Am7 that I use transitionally during the verses. It is:
E 0
A 0
D 2
G 0
B 1
E 0
Intro:
G Gmaj7 G6 G Gmaj7 G
Am Am/C Am Am7 Am6 Am7
D Dsus2 D Dsus4 Dsus2 D
G C G
Verse 1:
(No Play) G Gmaj7 G6
I stand on the stairway
G Gmaj7 G Am Am/C Am
My back to the dungeon
Am7 Am6 Am7 D Dsus2 D
The doorway to freedom
Dsus4 Dsus2 D G C G
So close to my hand
Am Am/C Am
And voices behind me
D G C G
So bitterly damn me
Am Am/C Am
For seeking salvation
Am7 (v2) G C G
They don't understand
Chorus:
C Cmaj7 C6no5
Lord, help me to shoulder
Am6 G C G
The burden of freedom
G7 C Cmaj7 C6
And give me the courage
C D Dsus2 D
To be what I can
Verse 2:
(no play) G C G
And when I am wounded
Am Am/C Am
By those who condemn me
D Dsus2 D
Lord, help me forgive them
Dsus4 Dsus2 D G C G
They don't understand
Verse 3:
G C G
Their lonely frustration
Am Am/C Am
Descending to laughter
D Dsus2 D
Erases the footprints
Dsus4 Dsus2 D G C G
I leave in the sand
Am Am/C Am
But I'm free to travel
D G C G
Where no one can follow
Am Am/C Am
In search of the kingdom
Am7 (v2) G C G
They don't understand
Chorus:
C Cmaj7 C6no5
Lord, help me to shoulder
Am6 G C G
The burden of freedom
G7 C Cmaj7 C6
And give me the courage
C D Dsus2 D
To be what I can
Verse 4:
(No Play) G Gmaj7 G6
And when I have wounded
G Gmaj7 G Am Am/C Am
The last one who loved me
Am7 Am6 Am7 D Dsus2 D
God help her for--give me
Dsus4 Dsus2 D G C G
I don't under---stand.
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version 3
C Dm
I stand on the stairway my back to the dungeon
G7 C
The doorway to freedom so close to my hand
Dm G7 C
Voices behind me still bitterly damn me
Dm G7 C
For seekin' salvation they don't understand
F C
Lord help me to shoulder the burden of freedom
F G7
And give me the courage to be what I can
C Dm
And when I am wounded by those who condemn me
G7 C
Lord help me forgive them they don't understand
Dm
Their lonely frustration descending to laughter
G7 C
Erases the footprints I leave in the sand
Dm G7 C
And I'm free to travel where no one can follow
Dm G7 C
In search of the kingdom they don't understand
F C
Lord help me to shoulder the burden of freedom
F G7
And give me the courage to be what I can
C Dm
And when I have wounded the last one who loved me
G7 C
God help her forgive me I don't understand
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version 4
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
D Em A D
[Verse]
D Em
I stand on the stairway, my back to the dungeon
A D
The doorway to freedom so close to my hand
Em A D
And voices behind me still bitterly damn me
Em A D
For seekin' salvation they don't understand
[Chorus]
G Cadd9 G D
Lord help me to shoulder the burden of freedom
G Cadd9 G A7
And give me the courage to be what I can
D Em
And when I am wounded by those who condemn me
A D
Lord help me forgive them, they don't understand
D Em
Their lonely frustration descending to laugher
A D
Erases the footprints I leave in the sand
Em A D
And I'm free to travel where no one can follow
Em A D
In search of the Kingdom they don't understand
[Chorus]
G Cadd9 G D
Lord help me to shoulder the burden of freedom
G Cadd9 G A7
And give me the courage to be what I can
D Em
And when I have wounded the last one who loved me
A D
God help her forgive me, I don't understand
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