My Yoke is Heavy
Don't Be Scared (1982)
Thanks to Peter Holy & Joe Z
Blue clouds twisted into a tunnel
Somewhere far off the thunder roaring
And the fortune teller has fixed her sleepy eyes
on my child
Sometimes I climb high up a tree
To let the wind blow in my face
Sometimes I leave my cares lying in piles
Somewhat disturbing is the sound of birds singing
When you know you don't deserve it
You are not here today
And I feel just like an empty eggshell, and
My yoke is heavy
My yoke is heavy
My voice is a little horse
Ggalloping lost through the woods
Calling your name
It's new to me
But just the same
The earth is an old canvas
Painted over many times
The poet rambles
The world it scrambles
But who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of
men
Your shadow knows
It's right behind you all the way
Your shadow knows where you've been
Somewhat disturbing is the sound of birds singing
When you know you don't deserve it
You are not here today
And I feel just like an empty eggshell, and
My yoke is heavy
My yoke is heavy
Sacred is the smile
That opened up my mind
That may at last please save me
And rid my cold, cold heart
Of the dark deep gloom
That took up so much room
In my many spacious memories
And many
are the times
I thought and rethought
The thoughts you got me thinking
Though the sun shines bright upon me now
And I am young and kicking
My yoke is heavy
My yoke is heavy
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SEVERAL CHORD INTERPRETATIONS - scroll down for more
(thanks to fan at Ginkaku http://www.ginkaku.ws/)
C
Blue clouds twisted into a tunnel
F
somewhere far off the thunder roaring
C G
and the fortune teller has fixed her sleepy eyes on my child
C
Sometimes I climb high up a tree
F
to let the wind blow in my face
C G
sometimes I leave my cares lying in piles
REFRAIN:
C F
Somewhat disturbing is the sound of birds singing
C G
when you know you don't deserve it
C
You are not here today
F
and I feel just like an empty eggshell, and
C
My yoke is heavy
F
My yoke is heavy
My voice is a little horse
galloping lost through the woods
calling your name
It's new to me
But just the same
the earth is an old canvas
painted over many times
The poet rambles
The world it scrambles
But who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men
Your shadow knows
It's right behind you all the way
Your shadow knows where you've been
REFRAIN:
Somewhat disturbing is the sound of birds singing
when you know you don't deserve it
You are not here today
and I feel just like an empty eggshell, and
My yoke is heavy
My yoke is heavy
Sacred is the smile
That opened up my mind
That may at last please save me
And rid my cold, cold heart
Of the dark deep gloom
That took up so much room
In my many spacious memories
And many are the times
I thought and rethought
The thoughts you got me thinking
Though the sun shines bright upon me now
And I am young and kicking
My yoke is heavy
My yoke is heavy
My Yoke Is Heavy
-Zack
Easiest version
C
X-3-2-0-1-0
C6 X-3-2-2-1-0
Cmaj7 X-3-2-0-0-0
F X-X-3-2-1-X
or X-X-3-2-1-1
F6 X-X-3-2-3-X or
X-X-3-2-3-1
Fmaj7 X-X-3-2-1-0
G 3-2-0-0-0-3
A little harder
All chords the same except:
Cmaj7 X-3-2-4-0-0
Fmaj7 X-X-3-5-5-0
On the G chord try alternating these chords on eighth notes (every strum) to
mimic the piano part. Use the thumb to fret the low note and mute the
fifth string.
G 3-X-0-0-3-3
Gsus4 3-X-0-0-1-3
Really full sounding alternate tuning version
Tune sixth string down to C
Tune fifth string down to F
Tuning: C-F-D-G-B-E
All strings strummed all the time (almost)!
C 0-2-2-0-1-0
C6 0-2-2-2-1-0
Cmaj7 0-2-2-4-0-0
F 0-0-3-2-1-1
or 0-0-3-2-1-X
F6 0-0-3-2-3-1 or
0-0-3-2-3-X
Fmaj7 0-0-3-2-1-0 or 0-0-3-5-5-0
G 2-2-0-0-3-3
(you may want to thumb the bottom two
strings on these)
Gsus4 2-2-0-0-1-3
Lastly! The one that sounds most like the actual piano part…
Use the same tuning in the previous one. All chords are the same except:
C 0-7-5-5-8-X (bar
at 5th on all of these)
C6 0-7-5-5-5-5
Cmaj7 0-7-5-5-5-7
My Yoke Is Heavy
C C6
Cmaj7 F
F6 Fmaj7
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
|
C C6
Cmaj7 G
(alternate with Gsus4)
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
|
Blue clouds twisted into a tunnel
somewhere far off the thunder roaring
and the fortune teller has fixed her sleepy eyes on my child
Sometimes I climb high up a tree
to let the wind blow in my face
sometimes I leave my cares lying in piles
C C6
Cmaj7 F
F6 Fmaj7
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
|
Repeat 4X total
REFRAIN:
Somewhat disturbing is the sound of birds singing
when you know you don't deserve it
You are not here today
and I feel just like an empty eggshell, and
My yoke is heavy
My yoke is heavy
C C6
Cmaj7 F
F6 Fmaj7
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
|
Repeat
My voice is a little horse
galloping lost through the woods
calling your name
C C6
Cmaj7 F
F6 Fmaj7
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
|
C C6
Cmaj7 G
(alternate with Gsus4)
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
|
It's new to me
But just the same
the earth is an old canvas
painted over many times
The poet rambles
The world it scrambles
But who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men
Your shadow knows
It's right behind you all the way
Your shadow knows where you've been
Refrain chords
REFRAIN:
Somewhat disturbing is the sound of birds singing
when you know you don't deserve it
You are not here today
and I feel just like an empty eggshell, and
My yoke is heavy
My yoke is heavy
C C6
Cmaj7 F
F6 Fmaj7
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
|
Repeat
Sacred is the smile
That opened up my mind
That may at last please save me
And rid my cold, cold heart
C C6
Cmaj7 F
F6 Fmaj7
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
|
C C6
Cmaj7 G
(alternate with Gsus4)
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
|
Of the dark deep gloom
That took up so much room
In my many spacious memories
C C6
Cmaj7 F
F6 Fmaj7
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
|
Repeat until the end
And many are the times
I thought and rethought
The thoughts you got me thinking
Though the sun shines bright upon me now
And I am young and kicking
My yoke is heavy
My yoke is heavy