F                C                F
Some may look at me and think I'm burdened,
        Bb             C        F
With a way of life too hard to live,
      Bb                                F    
They say to follow Christ takes more commitment,
      G                         C
Than anyone should ever have to give,
              F             C                F
If they could only see the cross from my perspective,
        Bb          C                  F
They'd know the joy it has brought to me.
        Bb                                    F   D
If they only knew that Christ has been more faithful
     G                       C
Than I, I could ever hope to be.

[Chorus]
C        Bb               C                 F
For the cross has carried me through every struggle,
Bb                                     C
grace has been my strength when I was weak.
         F                         Bb
You may only see this cross that I carry,
        F     Bb           F                  C                  F
Oh the truth is, yes, the truth is, it's the cross that carries me.

[Verse 2]
    F              C                 F
The cares of this life are truly the burden,
    Bb             C                   F
The worry and the fear will weigh you down,
         Bb                           F    
If the strain of it all has left you searching,
         G                          C
I know exactly where relief can be found,
              F                  C                 F
Oh, there's a hill where you can trade in all your troubles,
         Bb       C               F
And the cross is waiting for you too,
    Bb                          F  D
And once you take this cross to carry,
          G                                C
You will find, it's the cross that carries you

[Chorus]
C        Bb               C                 F
For the cross has carried me through every struggle,
Bb                                     C
grace has been my strength when I was weak.
         F                         Bb
You may only see this cross that I carry,
        F      Bb          F                 C                  F
Oh the truth is, yes, the truth is, it's the cross that carries me.

[Repeat]
         F                         Bb
You may only see this cross that I carry,
        F     Bb           F                 C                  F
Oh the truth is, yes, the truth is, it's the cross that carries me.
Bb      F
Carries me!