Worried man blues
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It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
D A
it takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
E A
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long.
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1. I went across the river, I laid down to
sleep,
D A
I went across the river, I laid down to sleep,
E A
when I woke up, were the shackles
on my feet.
A
D A
twenty-nine links of chain
around my leg,
E A
and on each
link, the initial of my name. + CHORUS
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3. I asked the judge what might be my fine,
D A
I asked the judge what might
be my fine,
E A
twenty-one years on the Rocky
Mountain Line.
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4. The train arrived, sixteen coaches long,
D A
the train arrived, sixteen
coaches long,
E
A
the girl I love is on that
train and gone. + CHORUS
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5. If anyone asks you who composed this song,
D A
if anyone asks you who
composed this song,
E A
tell him ‘twas I and I sing it
all day long. + CHORUS
(capo 1st) (The Carter Family)