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Allman Brothers Band - Cross to Bear

B Bm Am G#m F#m A#m

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Am

G#m

Bm

D#m Em

Dm

C#

C#m Bm

Em

E7

Dm

C#m

Bm B7

Bm Bm

Gm

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C#7 D#m Em

Em

Em

Am

Bm

Gm

F#m

F#m
I

Gm
have

B
not come,

Am
yeah

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G#m

Bm

B7

Am

G#m
To testify

Bm

D#m

E7

Dm

C#m
bad

Bm
misfortune

Dm

E7

About our bad,

Em

Em D

Dm

Bm

Am

Bm
But I'll li

And I ain't here a wond'rin' why

G#m

Bm

C#m C#7

C#m D#m

F#m

ve on

and I'll be strong

F#m

F#m

B7

Am

G#m

G#

'Cause it just ain't my cross to bear

Gm

Bm
I sat down

A#m

Bm Cm

Bm

wrote you a long letter

B7

Am

G#m

F#m

Am

B7

Am
Was

Bm G#m

Bm

Dm D#m

Dm

C#m

just the other day

Said, sure as

C#m

D#m

Dm

C#

C#7

B Bm

the sunrise, baby

Tomorrow I'll be up and on my way

Am

Gm Gm
But I'll live on

G#m

Bm

C#m

C#7

C#m

D#m

F#

Em

Bm

Am

and I'll be strong

'Cause it just ain't my cross to bear

G#m

Gm
Oh no

Gm

Bm

B7

Am

G#m

F#m Am

Bm

B7

Am

Am

Bm

Dm

Em

Em

Dm

C#m

C#m

Dm Em

Em

Dm

C#m

Bm B7

Bm

Gm

G#m

C#m

C#m

C#m

D#7 Em

Em

C#m

Am

Am

Gm

Gm

F#m

Am A#m

B7

Bm

Am

G#m

F#m

Am

B7

Am

Am G#m

Dm Em

Dm

C#m

Bm

Dm

Em

Dm

C#m

Em

A#m

Oh, but I'll

Bm
live on

Gm

G#m

C#

C#m
and

C#m

Em

Em

Bm

C#m
cross to bear

Bm

I'll be strong

'Cause it just ain't my

Bm

Cm

F#m F#m

Yes now baby

Am

C#m

Bm

G#m

A#m

But in the end, baby

Bm

Am

G#m

D#m

E
Don't

Long towards the end of your road

Dm

Dm

Bm

Dm

Em

Dm

C#m

reach out for me, babe

'Cause I'm not gonna carry

C#m

Cm Am

Bm

B Bm

G# G#m

your load

But I'll live on

G#m

C#7

D#m

F#m

Em

C#m

and I'll be strong

'Cause it just ain't my cross

Am

Bm

Bm

Em

Dm

D#

Bm
Yeah, yeah

Bm

to bear

Em

G#m Dm

Bm

A#

Em

Dm

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Bm

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Dm

D#m Am

Bm

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Em Am

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