6 Chords used in the song: C, D#, A#, G#, F#, F

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# This is an early draft - I will tidy it up in the next few days! 20/12/14
# Try down half a step if you want easier chords.C
D#
Follow me into the desert
A#
C
As thirsty as you areC
D#
Crack a smile and cut your mouth
A#
C
And drown in alcohol
C
D#
'Cause down below the truth is lying
A#
C
Beneath the riverbed
C
D#
So quench yourself and drink the water
A#
C
That flows below her headD#
C
D#
C
Oh no there she goesD#
C
D#
Out in the sunshine the sun is mine, the sun is mineC
A#
G#
D#
A#
F#
F
I shot my love today would you cry for meC
A#
G#
D#
A#
F#
F
I lost my head again would you lie for meC
A#
G#
D#
A#
F#
F
I left her in the sand just a burden in my handC
A#
G#
D#
A#
F#
F
I lost my head again would you cry for meC
D#
Close your eyes and bow your head
A#
C
I need a little sympathy
C
D#
A#
'Cause fear is strong and love's for everyoneC
Who isn't me
C
D#
So kill your health and kill yourself
A#
C
And kill everything you love
C
D#
And if you live you can fall to pieces
A#
C
And suffer with my ghostD#
C
D#
C
Oh no there she goesD#
C
D#
Out in the sunshine the sun is mine, the sun is mineC
A#
G#
D#
A#
F#
F
I shot my love today would you cry for meC
A#
G#
D#
A#
F#
F
I lost my head again would you lie for meC
A#
G#
D#
A#
F#
F
I left her in the sand just a burden in my handC
A#
G#
D#
A#
F#
F
I lost my head again would you cry for meC
D#
Just a burden in my handC
G#
Just an anchor on my heart
C
G#
Just a tumor in my head
A#
F#
F
And I'm in the dark
C
D#
So follow me into the desert
A#
C
As desperate as you are
C
D#
Where the moon is glued to a picture of heaven
A#
C
And all the little pigs have GodD#
C
D#
C
Oh no there she goesD#
C
D#
Out in the sunshine the sun is mine, the sun is mineC
A#
G#
D#
A#
F#
F
I shot my love today would you cry for meC
A#
G#
D#
A#
F#
F
I lost my head again would you lie for meC
A#
G#
D#
A#
F#
F
I left her in the sand just a burden in my handC
A#
G#
D#
A#
F#
F
I lost my head again would you cry for me
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The A# chord sounds weird in the verses, but ok in chorus. Pretty good for a first draft though! Can't wait to see it when it's straightened out.
20 Dec 2014

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About this song: Burden In My Hand
"Burden in My Hand" is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden. Written by frontman Chris Cornell, "Burden in My Hand" was released on September 18, 1996 as the second single from the band's fifth studio album, Down on the Upside (1996). The song topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, where it spent a total of five weeks at number one. The song was included on Soundgarden's 1997 greatest hits album, A-Sides.