Intro:  F     Bb  C  Bb  F

 Bb        C      Bb          F
(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)

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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)

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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)

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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
        Bb      C        Bb      F        F
(He'll meet you on God's golden shore)