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man of constant sorrow chords
rod stewart ( dick burnett 1913 ) *

D C G D 2
xc G D 2
xd

D C
i Am a man of constant sorrow ,
D
i’ve seen trouble all my days
C
i’ll say goodbye to colorado ,
D
where i was born and prob’ly raised

C
your mother says i Am a stranger ,
D
my face you’ll never see no more
C
but there’s one promise darling ,
D
i’ll see you on god’s golden shore

C G D 2
xd

C
through this open world i’m about to ramble ,
D
dry snow , sleet and rain
C
i Am about to rob the mornin’ railroad ,
D
perhaps i’ll die on that train

C
i’m goin’ back to colorado ,
D
place that i started from
C
if i’d knowed how bad you’d treat me ,
D
honey , i never would have come

C G D 4

x * alternate :

capo ii

C = A#
G = F
D = C

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