The Burden Of Freedom chords by Rita Coolidge

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Verse 1
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 (C major) I   (D minor) stand  (G major)  (C major)  (F major)  (C major)  (F major)  (C major) on the stairway
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My back to the  (D minor) dun  geon
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Mm, the doorway to  (G major) freedom,
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so close to my  (C major) head,
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while voices be (D minor) hind me
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still  (G major) bitterly  (C major) damn me.
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For seeking sal (D minor) vation  (G major) 
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They don't under (C major) stand
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Lord help  (D minor) me    (C major) to  (F major) shoulder
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 (D minor) The  (G major) burden of  (C major) freedom
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Give me the  (F major) courage to
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 (D minor) be  (F major) what I  (G major) can
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When I am  (C major) wounded by those
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who  (D minor) con  demn me
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Lord help me for (G major) give them
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They don't under (C major) stand  (F major)  (C major)  (F major) 
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 (C major) Their lonely frustration
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Descending to  (D minor) laughter
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Erases the  (G major) footprints
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I leave in the  (C major) sand
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I'm free to  (D minor) travel
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Where  (G major) no one can  (C major) follow
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In search of a  (D minor) kingdom
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 (G major) I  don't under (C major) stand
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Lord, help  (D minor) me    (C major) to  (F major) shoulder
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 (D minor) The   (G major) burden of  (C major) freedom
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Give me the  (F major) courage
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to  (D minor) be what I  (G major) can.
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When I am  (C major) wounded  (E minor)  (C major) by  (F major) 
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 (C major) those who  (D minor) con  demn me,
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Lord, help me for (G major) give them  (D minor) 
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 (G major) I don't under (C major) stand
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Lord,  (G major) help me for (D minor) give them
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Forgive them  (G major) 
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I don't under (C major) stand
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Don't understand  (D minor) 
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Help me for (G major) give them
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Don't under (C major) stand
Don't understand
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Lord help me for (D minor) give them
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Help me forgive  (G major) them
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Don't under (C major) stand
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Forgive  (D minor) them, forgive them,  (G major) 
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they don't understand  (C major) 
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 (D minor) Help me to for (G major) give them
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I am  (C major) walking, I don't understand
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Lord help me for (D minor) give them
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Help me for (G major) give them
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I don't under (C major) stand
I don't understand
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 (C major) Oh,  (D minor) Father