Worried Man Blues
Pete Seeger
Key of G · Chords: I IV V
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G It takes a worried man to sing a worried song C G It takes a worried man to sing a worried song It takes a worried man to sing a worried song D7 G I'm worried now but I won't be worried long
Verse 2
I went across the river and I laid down to sleep C G I went across the river and I laid down to sleep I went across the river and I laid down to sleep D7 G When I woke up there were shackles on my feet
Chorus
G It takes a worried man to sing a worried song C G It takes a worried man to sing a worried song It takes a worried man to sing a worried song D7 G I'm worried now but I won't be worried long
Verse 3
G Twenty-one links of chain around my leg C G Twenty-one links of chain around my leg Twenty-one links of chain around my leg D7 G On each link, an initial of my name
Chorus
G It takes a worried man to sing a worried song C G It takes a worried man to sing a worried song It takes a worried man to sing a worried song D7 G I'm worried now but I won't be worried long
Verse 4
I asked the judge what's gonna be my fine C G I asked the judge what's gonna be my fine I said oh judge what's gonna be my fine D7 G Twenty one days on the Rocky Mountain Line
Chorus
G It takes a worried man to sing a worried song C G It takes a worried man to sing a worried song It takes a worried man to sing a worried song D7 G I'm worried now but I won't be worried long