The Stanley Brothers – Worried Man Blues (Guitar)

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[Intro] D G D A D [Chorus]
D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

    G                                    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

            A7                          D
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long.
[Verse 1]
D
I went across the river, and I laid down to sleep,

  G                                         D
I went across the river, and I laid down to sleep,

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

            A7                           D
When I woke up, were the shackles on my feet.
[Chorus]
    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

    G                                    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

            A7                          D
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long.
[Solo] D G D A D [Verse 2]
D
Twenty-nine links of chain around my leg,

G                                    D
Twenty-nine links of chain around my leg,

D
Twenty-nine links of chain around my leg,

             A7                     D
And on each link, the initial of my name.
[Chorus]
    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

    G                                    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

            A7                          D
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long.
[Verse 3]
D
I asked the judge what might be my fine,

G                                  D
I asked the judge what might be my fine,

D
I asked the judge what might be my fine,

             A7                         D
Twenty-one years on the Rocky Mountain Line.
[Chorus]
    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

    G                                    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

            A7                          D
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long.
[Solo] D G D A D [Verse 4]
      D
The train that I ride is sixteen coaches long,

      G                                   D
The train that I ride is sixteen coaches long,

      D
The train that I ride is sixteen coaches long,

            A7                        D
The girl I love is on that train and gone.
[Chorus]
    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

    G                                     D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,

            A7                          D       A  D
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long.