Chords for Carter Family-Worried Man Blues
Tempo:
108.55 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb]
[Gm] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song.
[Eb] It takes a worried man [Bb] to sing a worried [F] song.
I'm worried now, but I won't be [Bb] worried long.
I went across the river, I lay down to sleep.
[Eb] I went across the river, [Bb] I lay down to sleep.
[Gm] When I [F] woke up with a shackle [Bb] on my feet.
Twenty-nine links I've chained around my [Eb] leg.
Twenty-nine [Bb] links I've chained around [F] my leg.
And on each link is the initial of [Bb] my name.
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song.
[Eb] It takes a worried [Bb] man to sing a worried [F] song.
I'm worried now, but I won't be [Bb] worried long.
[Eb] [C]
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
I asked the judge what might be my fine.
[Eb] I asked the [Bb] judge what might be my [F] fine.
Twenty-one years on the Orrsey [Bb] Mountain Line.
The train arrives sixteen coaches [Eb] long.
The train arrives [Bb] sixteen coaches [F] long.
The girl I love is on that [Bb] train and gone.
It takes a worried man to sing a worried [Eb] song.
It takes a worried [Bb] man to sing a worried [F] song.
I'm worried now, but I won't be [Bb] worried long.
[Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] If anyone asks you who composed this song.
[Eb] If anyone asks [Bb] you who composed this [F] song.
Tell them it was I and I'll sing it [Bb] all day long.
It takes a worried man to sing a worried [Eb] song.
It takes a worried [Bb] man to sing a worried song.
[F] I'm worried now, but I won't be
[Gm] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song.
[Eb] It takes a worried man [Bb] to sing a worried [F] song.
I'm worried now, but I won't be [Bb] worried long.
I went across the river, I lay down to sleep.
[Eb] I went across the river, [Bb] I lay down to sleep.
[Gm] When I [F] woke up with a shackle [Bb] on my feet.
Twenty-nine links I've chained around my [Eb] leg.
Twenty-nine [Bb] links I've chained around [F] my leg.
And on each link is the initial of [Bb] my name.
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song.
[Eb] It takes a worried [Bb] man to sing a worried [F] song.
I'm worried now, but I won't be [Bb] worried long.
[Eb] [C]
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
I asked the judge what might be my fine.
[Eb] I asked the [Bb] judge what might be my [F] fine.
Twenty-one years on the Orrsey [Bb] Mountain Line.
The train arrives sixteen coaches [Eb] long.
The train arrives [Bb] sixteen coaches [F] long.
The girl I love is on that [Bb] train and gone.
It takes a worried man to sing a worried [Eb] song.
It takes a worried [Bb] man to sing a worried [F] song.
I'm worried now, but I won't be [Bb] worried long.
[Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] If anyone asks you who composed this song.
[Eb] If anyone asks [Bb] you who composed this [F] song.
Tell them it was I and I'll sing it [Bb] all day long.
It takes a worried man to sing a worried [Eb] song.
It takes a worried [Bb] man to sing a worried song.
[F] I'm worried now, but I won't be
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
C
Bb
Eb
F
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song.
[Eb] It takes a worried man [Bb] to sing a worried [F] song.
I'm worried now, but I won't be [Bb] worried long.
I went across the river, I lay down to sleep.
[Eb] I went across the river, [Bb] I lay down to sleep.
[Gm] When I [F] woke up with a shackle [Bb] on my feet.
_ _ _ Twenty-nine links I've chained around my [Eb] leg.
Twenty-nine [Bb] links I've chained around [F] my leg.
And on each link is the initial of [Bb] my name.
_ It takes a worried man to sing a worried song.
[Eb] It takes a worried [Bb] man to sing a worried [F] song.
I'm worried now, but I won't be [Bb] worried long. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ I asked the judge what might be my fine.
[Eb] I asked the [Bb] judge what might be my [F] fine.
Twenty-one years on the Orrsey [Bb] Mountain Line.
_ The train arrives sixteen coaches [Eb] long.
The train arrives [Bb] sixteen coaches [F] long.
The girl I love is on that [Bb] train and gone.
It takes a worried man to sing a worried [Eb] song.
It takes a worried [Bb] man to sing a worried [F] song.
I'm worried now, but I won't be [Bb] worried long. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ If anyone asks you who composed this song.
[Eb] If anyone asks [Bb] you who composed this [F] song.
Tell them it was I and I'll sing it [Bb] all day long.
It takes a worried man to sing a worried [Eb] song.
It takes a worried [Bb] man to sing a worried song.
[F] I'm worried now, but I won't be
_ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song.
[Eb] It takes a worried man [Bb] to sing a worried [F] song.
I'm worried now, but I won't be [Bb] worried long.
I went across the river, I lay down to sleep.
[Eb] I went across the river, [Bb] I lay down to sleep.
[Gm] When I [F] woke up with a shackle [Bb] on my feet.
_ _ _ Twenty-nine links I've chained around my [Eb] leg.
Twenty-nine [Bb] links I've chained around [F] my leg.
And on each link is the initial of [Bb] my name.
_ It takes a worried man to sing a worried song.
[Eb] It takes a worried [Bb] man to sing a worried [F] song.
I'm worried now, but I won't be [Bb] worried long. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ I asked the judge what might be my fine.
[Eb] I asked the [Bb] judge what might be my [F] fine.
Twenty-one years on the Orrsey [Bb] Mountain Line.
_ The train arrives sixteen coaches [Eb] long.
The train arrives [Bb] sixteen coaches [F] long.
The girl I love is on that [Bb] train and gone.
It takes a worried man to sing a worried [Eb] song.
It takes a worried [Bb] man to sing a worried [F] song.
I'm worried now, but I won't be [Bb] worried long. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ If anyone asks you who composed this song.
[Eb] If anyone asks [Bb] you who composed this [F] song.
Tell them it was I and I'll sing it [Bb] all day long.
It takes a worried man to sing a worried [Eb] song.
It takes a worried [Bb] man to sing a worried song.
[F] I'm worried now, but I won't be