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Man Of Constant Sorrow

by Soggy Bottom Boys

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Chords & Lyrics, etc.
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1
Created by
Bagus
Created
5/20/2026
Updated
5/20/2026
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Intro: F  (or Fsus4)  C.  F


F                    C                                   F
In constant sorrow all through his days


F                                       Bb
I am a man of constant sorrow
                C                      F
I've seen trouble all my day
Bb
I bid farewell to old Kentucky
                            C                          F
The place where I was born and raised
                              C                             F
The place where he was born and raised

 

For six long years I've been in trouble
No pleasures here on earth I found
For in this world I'm bound to ramble
I have no friends to help me now
He has no friends to help him now

 

It's fare thee well my old lover
I never expect to see you again
For I'm bound to ride that northern railroad
Perhaps I'll die upon this train
Perhaps he'll die upon this train

 

You can bury me in some deep valley
For many years where I may lay
Then you may learn to love another
While I am sleeping in my grave
While he is sleeping in his grave

 

Maybe your friends think I'm just a stranger
My face you'll never see no more
But there is one promise that is given
I'll meet you on God's golden shore
He'll meet you on God's golden shore