Johnny Cash – Worried Man Blues (Guitar)

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It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

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It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

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I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long. 

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I went across the river, I laid down to sleep,

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I went across the river, I laid down to sleep,

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When I woke up, were the shackles on my feet. 

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Twenty-nine links of chain around my leg,

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Twenty-nine links of chain around my leg,

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And on each link, the initial of my name.    

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It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

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It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

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I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long. 

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I asked the judge what might  be my fine,

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I asked the judge what might be my fine,

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Twenty-one years on the Rocky Mountain Line. 

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The train arrived, sixteen coaches long,

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The train arrived, sixteen coaches long,

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The girl I love is on that train and gone.  

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It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

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It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

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I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long. 

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If anyone asks you who composed this song,

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If anyone asks you who composed this song,

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Tell him ?twas I and I sing it all day long.  

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It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

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It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

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I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long.