A5
I have not come, to testify
D5
About our bad bad misfortune
D5
And I ain't here a wonderin' why
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But I'll live on, and I'll be strong
                       A5             
Cause it just ain't my cross to bear.

                              A5
Sat down and wrote you a long letter, just the other day
D5
Said as sure as the sun rises
D5
Tomorrow I'll be up and on my way
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But I'll live on, and I'll be strong
                       A5              
Cause it just ain't my cross to bear.

(lead)
A5             F#5    B5      E5
But I'll live on, and I'll be strong
                       A5              
Cause it just ain't my cross to bear.

A5
But in the end baby,
D5
Don't reach out for me
D5
I'm not gonna carry on

A5              F#5   B5      E5
But I'll live on, and I'll be strong
                       A5
Cause it just ain't my cross to bear.