A5
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
D5 A5
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
E5 E5 A5
I'm worried now but I won't be worried long.
I went across the river and I lay down to sleep
D5 A5
I went across the river and I lay down to sleep
E5 E5 A5
When I woke up there were shackles on my feet.
Twenty nine links of chain around my feet
D5 A5
Twenty nine links of chain around my feet
E5 E5 A5
And on each link an initial of my name.
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
D5 A5
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
E5 E5 A5
I'm worried now but I won't be worried long.
I asked the judge 'what will be my time?'
D5 A5
I asked the judge 'what will be my time?'
E5 E5 A5
Twenty one years on the R.C. Mountain Line.
Train came around - sixteen coaches long
D5 A5
The train came around - sixteen coaches long
E5 E5 A5
The girl I love is on that train and gone.
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
D5 A5
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
E5 E5 A5
I'm worried now but I won't be worried long.
Should anyone ask you 'who composed this song?'
D5 A5
Should anyone ask you 'who composed this song?'
E5 E5 A5
Say it was I and I sing it all day long.
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
D5 A5
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
E5 E5 A5
I'm worried now but I won't be worried long,
E5 E5 A5
I'm worried now but I won't be worried long,
E5 E5 A5 E5 A5
I'm worried now but I won't be worried long.
