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[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]
D G D A D
[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]
D G D A D
[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.
