This rendition comes from a bootleg CD the Abandon Kansas gave out on their 4th Living Room Tour, and it
just features Jeremy on the acoustic. Very simple, you only need to be able to change chords while singing.
Key: A
Capo: 2
Chords (Relative to Capo):
Em D C G
-3---2---3---3- (Note: the ring finger never moves, so you can plant it on fret 3 or the "b" string,
-3---3---3---3- and build all your other fingers around it. You're welcome.)
-0---2---0---0-
-2---0---2---0-
-2---x---3---2-
-0---x---x---3-
Verse 1
G D Em
Come tell me all your fears,
D G
You know, I’m always listening.
D
And when the dark draws near,
Em D
I’ll be the light, shining.
G D Em
So come put your weight on me,
D G
‘Cause I got the strength you need.
G D
And when you’re dead inside,
Em D
I’ll bring you back to life.
Chorus
C G
I can be your chariot,
Em D
Carry you to the end.
C G
When the battle rages on,
Em D
When the fight in you is gone.
C G
I can be your chariot,
Em D
Just let me carry you.
C G
When there’s nothing left but broken roads,
Em D
I can be your way back home.
Verse 2
G D Em
You gotta let go,
D G
Be a prisoner no longer.
D
You’re on your way up,
Em D
Instead of falling over.
G D Em
Even though it aches,
D G
I’m not ever gunna let you break.
D
You can sleep tonight,
Em D
Knowing love is here to stay.
Chorus
C G
I can be your chariot,
D
Carry you to the end.
C G
When the battle rages on,
Em D
When the fight in you is gone.
C G
I can be your chariot,
Em D
Just let me carry you.
C G
When there’s nothing left but broken roads,
Em D
I can be your way back home.
Interlude 1
G / / / Em / C / G / / / Em / D /
chariot, chariot, oh oh
Bridge
G
Let me take, take the weights
Em
Off your feet, cast them out into the deep.
D
I came to set you free.
G
Let me be, be the reason that you need
Em
to find the hope to believe in love.
D
You gotta believe in love.
Interlude 2
G D
I can be your chariot, oh oh
Em D
I can be your chariot, oh
Chorus
C G
I can be your chariot,
Em D
Carry you to the end.
C G
When the battle rages on,
Em D
When the fight in you is gone.
C G
I can be your chariot,
Em D
Just let me carry you.
C G
When there’s nothing left but broken roads,
Em D
I can be your way back home.
Outro
G / / / Em / C / G / / / Em / D /
chariot, chariot, oh oh
G / / / Em / C / G / / / Em / D / G
chariot, chariot, oh oh oh oh