Key: A
Introduction:
D
Maybe you don't know me anymore than I know you
A
And I wouldn't blame you if you walked away
A7
I've been watching you all evening
With the teardrops in your eyes
A7(4) A7 D
And it touches me much more than I can say
D
You know I hate to think that someone
D7M
Could have hurt someone like you
D7 D7(4) G
And at times like this I'd be right by your side
A D
Lay your troubles on my shoulders
F#m G
Put your worries in my pocket
A D
Rest your love on me awhile
G A D
Lay your troubles on my shoulders
F#m G
Put your worries in my pocket
A D E
Rest your love on me awhile
A
Saw you in the corner on the moment I walked in
E
Saw your lonely face across the room
No, I won't forget it
E
And the way it might have been
E7 E7(4) A
Oh, why did you have to leave so soon?
A
You know I hate to think that someone
A7M
Could have loved you more than me
A7 A4 D
And if I was them I'd be right by your side
E A
Lay your troubles on my shoulders
C#m D
Put your worries in my pocket
E A
Rest your love on me awhile
D E A
Lay your troubles on my shoulders
C#m D
Put your worries in my pocket
E A
Rest your love on me awhile
E
How long must I wait
For the last train to leave here
D
And the last chance to go home?
A E A
Get to thinking I was born too soon
E
How long, honey
When the lovin' don't come
D
It was there when you left me
A E A
Just didn't know how to begin
Lay your troubles on my shoulders