The Stanley Brothers - Worried man blues

^DIt takes a worried man to sing a worried song, It t^Gakes a worried man to sing a worried ^Dsong, ^DIt takes a worried man to sing a worried song, I'm worried ^A7now, but I won't be worried ^Dlong.

^DI went across the river, and I laid down to sleep, I ^Gwent across the river, and I laid down to ^Dsleep, ^DI went across the river, and I laid down to sleep, When I woke ^A7up, were the shackles on my f^Deet.

It t^Dakes a worried man to sing a worried song, It t^Gakes a worried man to sing a worried ^Dsong, It t^Dakes a worried man to sing a worried song, I'm worried ^A7now, but I won't be worried ^Dlong.

^DTwenty-nine links of chain around my leg, ^GTwenty-nine links of chain around my ^Dleg, ^DTwenty-nine links of chain around my leg, And on each l^A7ink, the initial of my ^Dname.

It t^Dakes a worried man to sing a worried song, It t^Gakes a worried man to sing a worried ^Dsong, It t^Dakes a worried man to sing a worried song, I'm worried ^A7now, but I won't be worried ^Dlong.

^DI asked the judge what might be my fine, ^GI asked the judge what might be my ^Dfine, ^DI asked the judge what might be my fine, Twenty-one ye^A7ars on the Rocky Mountain L^Dine.

It t^Dakes a worried man to sing a worried song, It t^Gakes a worried man to sing a worried ^Dsong, It t^Dakes a worried man to sing a worried song, I'm worried ^A7now, but I won't be worried ^Dlong.

The tr^Dain that I ride is sixteen coaches long, The tr^Gain that I ride is sixteen coaches l^Dong, The tr^Dain that I ride is sixteen coaches long, The girl I l^A7ove is on that train and g^Done.

It t^Dakes a worried man to sing a worried song, It t^Gakes a worried man to sing a worried s^Dong, It t^Dakes a worried man to sing a worried song, I'm worried ^A7now, but I won't be worried ^Dlong. ^{A D}