A
it takes a worried man to sing a worried song
D A
it takes a worried man to sing a worried song
E E7 A
i’m worried now but i won’t be worried long .

i went across the river and i lay down to sleep
D A
i went across the river and i lay down to sleep
E E7 A
when i woke up there were shackles on my feet .

twenty nine links of chain around my feet
D A
twenty nine links of chain around my feet
E E7 A
and on each link an initial of my name .

it takes a worried man to sing a worried song
D A
it takes a worried man to sing a worried song
E E7 A
i’m worried now but i won’t be worried long .

i asked the judge ’what will be my time?’
D A
i asked the judge ’what will be my time?’
E E7 A
twenty one years on the r . C . mountain line .

train came around – sixteen coaches long
D A
the train came around – sixteen coaches long
E E7 A
the girl i love is on that train and gone .

it takes a worried man to sing a worried song
D A
it takes a worried man to sing a worried song
E E7 A
i’m worried now but i won’t be worried long .

should anyone ask you ’who composed this song?’
D A
should anyone ask you ’who composed this song?’
E E7 A
say it was i and i sing it all day long .

it takes a worried man to sing a worried song
D A
it takes a worried man to sing a worried song
E E7 A
i’m worried now but i won’t be worried long ,
E E7 A
i’m worried now but i won’t be worried long ,
E E7 A E A
i’m worried now but i won’t be worried long .