Worried Man Blues

[Refrão]
 
F 
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song 
F                  Bb                F 
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song 
Dm 
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song 
           C              F 
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long 


[Verso 1]
 
F 
I went across the river and I lay down to sleep 
F 
I went across the river and I lay down to sleep 
Bb             F 
I went across the river and I lay down to sleep 
Dm              Gm 
When I woke up, 
C        Bb          F 
I had shackles on my feet 


[Refrão]

F 
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song 
F                  Bb                F 
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song 
Dm 
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song 
           C              F 
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long 


[Verso 2]

Bb 
There's twenty-nine links of chain around my leg 
F 
Twenty-nine links of chain around my leg 
F                         C              F 
There's a chain around my leg, and each link bears an initial of my name 


[Refrão]
 
F 
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song 
Bb                       F 
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song 
Dm 
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song 
           C              F 
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long 


[Verso 3]
 
Bb 
I looked down the track just as far as I could see 
F 
I looked down the track just as far as I could see 
F 
I looked down the track just as far as I could see 
          C                   F 
A little bitty hand was waving after me 


[Refrão]
 
F 
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song 
Bb                       F 
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song 
Dm 
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song 
           C              F 
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long 

Outro:
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