Gethsemane (Heavy Load to Carry) chords by Caroline Cobb

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Verse 1
A 
Em 
I  (A major)  (E minor) climbed a mountain with three friends,
I feel the darkness pressing in
I ask them to please stay away
And I go off alone to pray
D 
Em 
Father, please, would You  (D major) take  (E minor) this cup?
C 
G 
Em 
It's a  (C major) heavy  (G major) load to carry (E minor) 
D 
Em 
But not my will, but  (D major) what You  (E minor) want
C 
G 
Em 
Until  (C major) I'm  (G major) dead and bur (E minor) ied
Sweat and blood, they fall like tears
It seems the last stars disappear
A 
Em 
 (A major) An  (E minor) d   death it comes to separate
And my friends can't stay away
D 
Em 
D 
Em 
 (D major) Father,  (E minor) please, would you  (D major) take  (E minor) this cup?
C 
G 
Em 
It's  (C major) a heavy  (G major) load to carry (E minor) 
D 
Em 
But not my will, but  (D major) what you  (E minor) want
G 
C 
G 
Un (G major) til  (C major) I'm  (G major) dead and buried
Em 
 (E minor) They came with clubs to capture me
An old friend, he kissed my cheek
A 
Em 
 (A major) An  (E minor) d   all my friends, they ran away
And I'm alone, denied, betrayed
Father, please, take this cup
C 
G 
It's a  (C major) heavy  (G major) load to carry
Em 
D 
Em 
 (E minor) But  (D major) not my  (E minor) will,
D 
Em 
but  (D major) what You  (E minor) brought
C 
G 
Em 
Until  (C major) I'm  (G major) dead and  (E minor) buried
My God, my God's forsaken me
G 
Em 
 (G major) I'm  (E minor) hanging broken on a tree
G 
Em 
 (G major) Who  (E minor) can save you now they laugh
The darkness calls,
I breathe my last you