D  G  D  A D


[Chorus]
D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
    G                                    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
            A7                          D
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long.


[Verse 1]
D
I went across the river, and I laid down to sleep,
  G                                         D
I went across the river, and I laid down to sleep,
D
I went across the river, and I laid down to sleep,
            A7                           D
When I woke up, were the shackles on my feet.


[Chorus]
    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
    G                                    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
            A7                          D
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long.


[Solo]
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[Verse 2]
D
Twenty-nine links of chain around my leg,
G                                    D
Twenty-nine links of chain around my leg,
D
Twenty-nine links of chain around my leg,
             A7                     D
And on each link, the initial of my name.


[Chorus]
    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
    G                                    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
            A7                          D
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long.


[Verse 3]
D
I asked the judge what might be my fine,
G                                  D
I asked the judge what might be my fine,
D
I asked the judge what might be my fine,
             A7                         D
Twenty-one years on the Rocky Mountain Line.


[Chorus]
    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
    G                                    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
            A7                          D
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long.


[Solo]
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[Verse 4]
      D
The train that I ride is sixteen coaches long,
      G                                   D
The train that I ride is sixteen coaches long,
      D
The train that I ride is sixteen coaches long,
            A7                        D
The girl I love is on that train and gone.


[Chorus]
    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
    G                                     D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
    D
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
            A7                          D       A  D
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long.