Worried Man Blues

       C                                     C7
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song.
   F                                     C
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song.
   C
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song.
            G                           C
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long.
     C                                         C7
I went across that river, and I lay down to sleep.
  F                                         C
I went across that river, and I lay down to sleep.
  C
I went across that river, and I lay down to sleep.
        G                               C
When I awoke, there were shackles on my feet.



And on each shackle were twenty-nine links of chain.  (3x)

And on each link, were the initials of my name.



I asked the judge "What might be my fine?"  (3x)


 "Twenty-one years on the Rocky Mountain line!"



The longest train I ever did see was a thousand coaches long.  (3x)

And on that train, was my love and now she's gone.



If anyone should ask you who did write this song.  (3x)

It was me, and I sing it all day long.