Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: G Intro: C Dsus4 D G/B C D G Verse 1: C D G Never had an ordinary day C D Em Never lived your life in an ordinary way C D G For everything you loved you paid a price C Dsus4 D But you couldn't let the world see you cry C D G Never had a moment of peace
Never felt the sunlight C D Em When the worries set you free Em7 C D G Every time your life turned a page C Dsus4 D G/B It seemed like your heart might break Chorus 1: C With the world on your shoulders G/B GMaj7/B G When the nights had grown colder Am7 You seemed to weather every storm D G/B With a queen's grace C When you lost your husband G/B GMaj7/B G When you buried your children Am7 Dsus4 D I'm sure the angels stood in reverence as you prayed C D G How much can one heart take C D G How much can one heart take Verse 2: C D G Never had a day to call your own C D Em Em7 When so many needed your warm heart as a home C D G Whispering a mother's lullaby C Dsus4 D G/B As you sat alone by the fire Chorus 2: C With the world on your shoulders G/B GMaj7/B G When the nights had grown colder Am7 You seemed to weather every storm D G/B With a queen's grace C When you lost your husband G/B GMaj7/B G When you buried your children Am7 Dsus4 D I'm sure the angels stood in reverence as you prayed C D G How much can one heart take C D G How much can one heart take Inst: Am7 G/B C Am7 G/B C Dsus4 D G/B Outro: C With the world on your shoulders G/B GMaj7/B G When the nights had grown colder Am7 You seemed to weather every storm D G/B With a queen's grace C When you lost your husband G/B GMaj7/B G When you buried your children Am7 Dsus4 D I'm sure the angels stood in reverence as you prayed C G/B And I'm sure your heart breaks, when some people still say Am7 Dsus4 D Somewhere down the line you lost your faith C D G How much can one heart take C D G How much can one heart take