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Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine

Ralph Stanley
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 In  a little country  village
 I  met a man and he  was blind
 As  I helped him across the highway
 I  cried thy burdens  are greater  than mine
 I  can see the light of day
 And  I need not feel my way
 Yes  thy burdens  are greater  than mine
 Saw a lad while on his travels
 Trying hard to play the game
 Though his legs were very crippled
 And he could not speak his name
 Still he smiled in understanding
 Though life to him had been unkind
 As I watched I thought in sorrow
 Son thy burdens are greater than mine
 I can speak my name aloud
 Make my way among the crowd
 Yes thy burdens are greater than mine
 Just by chance I passed a graveyard
 Saw a young man kneeling there
 In his hand there were some roses
 On his lips there was a prayer
 On a stone these words were written
 My soul is gone my memory done
 As I watched I thought in sorrow
 Friend thy burdens are greater than mine
 Just a drifter on the road
 Got no friends I got no home
 Yes thy burdens are greater than mine

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Readable chord sheet for Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine by Ralph Stanley

[C]  [G]  [C]

I[F]n a little count[C]ry village

I[F] met a man and he[C] was blind

A[C]s I helped him across the highway

I[C] cried thy bu[G]rdens are grea[C]ter than mine

I[F] can see the light of day

A[C]nd I need not feel my way

Y[C]es thy burde[G]ns are greater[C] than mine

Saw a lad while on his travels
Trying hard to play the game
Though his legs were very crippled
And he could not speak his name
Still he smiled in understanding
Though life to him had been unkind
As I watched I thought in sorrow
Son thy burdens are greater than mine
I can speak my name aloud
Make my way among the crowd
Yes thy burdens are greater than mine

Just by chance I passed a graveyard
Saw a young man kneeling there
In his hand there were some roses
On his lips there was a prayer
On a stone these words were written
My soul is gone my memory done
As I watched I thought in sorrow
Friend thy burdens are greater than mine
Just a drifter on the road
Got no friends I got no home
Yes thy burdens are greater than mine

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