A little about this: I have come to absolutely love this version of Burden of Freedom and it made me a little sad that it wasn't represented here. This is my first submission, so please keep that in mind when critiquing. The time signature is 3/4 and the usual strum pattern is: 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - D D U D U D D U D U D D U D U D D D On the measures you play G C G you do the same pattern the whole time. There's a variation to normal Am7 that I use transitionally during the verses. It is: E 0 A 0 D 2 G 0 B 1 E 0 Intro: G Gmaj7 G6 G Gmaj7 G Am Am/C Am Am7 Am6 Am7 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 Dsus2 D G C G Verse 1: (No Play) G Gmaj7 G6 I stand on the stairway

^GMy^Gmaj7 back ^Gto the du^Amngeon ^Am/C ^Am ^Am7The ^Am6door^Am7way to fr^Deedom ^Dsus2 ^D

^Dsus4So clo^Dsus2se to ^Dmy ha^Gnd ^C ^G And voices be^Amhind me ^Am/C ^Am

S^Do bitterly da^Gmn me ^C ^G For seeking s^Amalvation ^Am/C ^Am

Am7 (v2) G C G They don't understand Chorus: C Cmaj7 C6no5 Lord, help me to shoulder

^Am6The burden of fre^Gedom ^C ^G ^G7And give me ^Cthe co^Cmaj7urage ^C6

^CTo be what I c^Dan ^Dsus2 ^D

Verse 2: (no play) G C G And when I am wounded

By those who co^Amndemn me ^Am/C ^Am Lord, help me forg^Dive t^Dsus2hem ^D

^Dsus4They d^Dsus2on't u^Dnders^Gtand ^C ^G

Verse 3:

Their lonely fr^Gustrati^Con ^G Descending to l^Amaughter ^Am/C ^Am

Erases the footpri^Dnts ^Dsus2 ^D ^Dsus4I leav^Dsus2e in t^Dhe sa^Gnd ^C ^G

But I'm free to^Am travel ^Am/C ^Am ^DWhere no one can f^Gollow ^C ^G

In search of the ^Amkingdom ^Am/C ^Am Am7 (v2) G C G They don't understand

Chorus: C Cmaj7 C6no5 Lord, help me to shoulder

^Am6The burden of fre^Gedom ^C ^G ^G7And give me ^Cthe co^Cmaj7urage ^C6

^CTo be what I c^Dan ^Dsus2 ^D

Verse 4: (No Play) G Gmaj7 G6 And when I have wounded

The l^Gas^Gmaj7t one ^Gwho lo^Amved me ^Am/C ^Am God h^Am7elp ^Am6her ^Am7for--g^Dive me ^Dsus2 ^D

^Dsus4I don'^Dsus2t unde^Dr---st^Gand. ^C ^G

Kris Kristofferson - Burden of freedom