Em                          G 
Oh worries are about, and heavy on his gut  
Em                                G 
He feels he's being punished, for the bad things he has done  
Am                             Em 
Help him Jesus, help him, send him down a sign  
     Am                        D                     Em 
'cos he feel's he is getting old before his time  

Em                                   G 
And he is sitting at the table, the table he has set  
Em                                       G 
He is begging for the courage to redeem some self respect  
Am                            Em 
Help him Jesus, help him, walk along the line  
     Am                          D                   Em 
'cos he feel's he is getting old before his time 
  

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G                                  Em 
He says it takes a worried man to sing a worried song  
G                          Em 
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song  
G                           Em 
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song 
           Am                 D                         Em 
He is worried now but he won't be worried long  


He broke her heart on a warm and sunny day  
Oh he broke her heart on a warm and sunny day  
When she heard what he had to say  
All that sun soon went away  
He broke her heart on a cold and windy day  

He says it takes a worried man  
To sing a worried song  
It takes a worried man  
To sing a worried song  
It takes a worried man  
To sing a worried song  
He is worried now  
But he won't be worried long  

And so he moves towards his sweet redeeming light  
Shadows cast but none obscure his sight  
And they wonder where he is going  
While he is knelt before her throat  
Refusing to go down without a fight  

He says it takes a worried man  
To sing a worried song  
It takes a worried man  
To sing a worried song  
It takes a worried man  
To sing a worried song  
He is worried now  
But he won't be worried long