Key: G
Introduction: C D G Am C D G
C D G
never had an ordinary day
C Em
never lived your life in an ordinary way
C D G
for everything you loved you paid a price
C D
but you couldn't let the world see you cry
C D G
never had a moment of peace
C Em
never felt the sunlight when the worries set you free
C D G
every time your life turned a page
C D
it seemed like your heart might break
C
with the world on your shoulders
Em
when the nights had grown colder
A7/9 D7/4 D7
you seemed to weather every storm with a queen's grace
C
when you lost your husband
Em
when you buried your children
A7/9 D7/4 D7
I'm sure the angels stood in reverence as you prayed
C/G D G
how much can one heart take
C/G D G
how much can one heart take
C D G
never had a day to call your own
C Em
when so many needed your warm heart as a home
C D G
whispering a mother's lullaby
C D
as you sat alone by the fire
C
with the world on your shoulders
Em
when the nights had grown colder
A7/9 D7/4 D7
you seemed to weather every storm with a queen's grace
C
when you lost your husband
Em
when you buried your children
A7/9 D7/4 D7
I'm sure the angels stood in reverence as you prayed
C/G D G
how much can one heart take
C/G D G
how much can one heart take
C D G C G D
C
with the world on your shoulders
Em
when the nights had grown colder
A7/9 D7
you seemed to weather every storm with a queen's grace
C
when you lost your husband
Em
when you buried your children
A7/9 D7/4 D7
I'm sure the angels stood in reverence as you prayed
C Em
and I'm sure your heart breaks, when some people still say
A7/9 D7/4 D7
somewhere down the line you lost your faith
C/G D G
how much can one heart take
C/G D G
how much can one heart take