Key: F
Introduction: F Bb C Bb F
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(Constant sorrow through his days)
F Bb
I am the man of constant sorrow
C Bb F
I've seen trouble on my days
F Bb
I bid farewell to old Kentucky
C Bb F
The place where I was born and raised
Bb C Bb F
(The place where he was born and raised)
F Bb
For six long years, I've been in trouble
C Bb F
No pleasure here on earth I find
F Bb
For in this world, I'm bound to ramble
C Bb F
I have no friends to help me now
Bb C Bb F
(He has no friends to help him now)
F Bb
Hey it's fair the well my old true lover
C Bb F
I never expect to see you again
F Bb
Oh, I'm bound to ride that northern railroad
C Bb F
Perhaps I'll die upon this train
Bb C Bb F
(Perhaps I'll die upon this train)
F Bb
You can bury me in some deep valley
C Bb F
For many years where I'll be laid
F Bb
And you may learn to love another
C Bb F
While I am sleeping in my grave
F Bb
Maybe your friends think I'm just a stranger
C Bb F
My face you'll never see no more
F Bb
But there is one promise that is given
C Bb F
I'll meet you on God's golden shore
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(He'll meet you on God's golden shore)