Iain Matthews – A Cross To Bear chords

[Intro]
G G/F# Em Em/B C Cmaj7/B Am Am
C Cmaj7/B Am Am G G/F# Em Em

[Verse]
     G        G/F#Oh I died one night
         Em        Em/B       C      Cmaj7/B  Am   Amwhen the sky was a blanket of stars
        D          D           CAnd you sounded as clear to me then
       D            G       D      Das I'd heard you in years

     G          G/F#As I lowered my eyes
     Em           Em/B                C       Cmaj7/B   Am  Amunderstanding the good bye's that I'd heard
    D           D                CYou just turned away taking your smile
          D         G       Gand those crippling words


[Verse]
         G            G/F#Then you blew from my life
         Em            Em/B       C       Cmaj7/B   Am   Amlike the southern wind stealing a flame
     D         D'Til all I had left
         C            D            G       G    D     Dwere the tears at the drop of your name

      G             G/F#      EmAnd I know I'm just foolin' myself
     Em/B         C      Cmaj7/B   Am   Aminto thinking you care
D         D             CMaybe one day I'll rush in
    D            G       G     G    Gand discover you there


[Chorus]
      C    D     G       GCause Love is an anchor
C   D     G     G/F#  EmLove is a knife
Em          C       C     Am     Am    Am   AmLove is the healein in my liife


[Verse]
       G            G/F#       EmWell I know that it seems like sometimes
  Em/B        C      Cmaj7/B   Am     AmI howl at the moon
          D             DBut it's something that happens when
C          D            Gloneliness steps in the room

         G             G/F#      EmThough I know I'm just fooling myself
Em/B              C     Cmaj7/B   Am   Aminto thinkin' you care
    D           D           COne night I'll awake from a dream
      D         G      Gand uncover you there


[Chorus]
      C    D     G       GCause Love is an anchor
C   D     G     G/F#  EmLove is a knife
Em          C       C     Am     Am    Am   AmLove is the healein in my liife


[Instr.]
G  G/F#     Em  Em/B  C   Cmaj7/B  Am   Am
C  Cmaj7/B  Am  Am    G   G/F#     Em   Em


[Verse]
         G             G/F#      EmThough I know I'm just hurting myse1f
       Em/B        C     Cmaj7/B  Am  Amit's a cross I can bear
        DCause I died one night
         C         Cmaj7/B   Am    Am   Dwhen the sky was a ribbon of stars
             G      G/F#    Emand you were there

Em/B   C   Cmaj7/B   Am   Am