Key: D
Introduction: D A D
D D7 G
I am a man of constant sorrow
G A D
I've seen trouble all my day
D D7 G
I bid farewell to ole Kentucky
G A D
The place where I was born and raised
D A D
(The place where he was born and raised)
D D7 G
For six long years I've been in trouble
G A D
No pleasures here on earth I've found
D D7 G
For in this world I'm bound to ramble
G A D
I have no friends to help me now
D A D
(He has no friends to help him now)
D D7 G
It's fare thee well my old true lover
G A D
I never expect to see her again
D D7 G
For I'm bound to ride that northern railroad
G A D
Perhaps I'll die upon this train
D A D
(Perhaps he'll die upon this train)
D D7 G
You can bury me in some deep valley
G A D
For many years where I may lay
D D7 G
Then you may learn to love another
G A D
While I am sleeping in my grave
D A D
(While he is sleeping in his grave)
D D7 G
Maybe your friends think I'm just a stranger
G A D
My face you'll never see no more
D D7 G
But there is one promise that is given
G A D
I'll meet you on God's golden shore
D A D
(He'll meet you on God's golden shore)