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Man Of Constant Sorrow - Ralph Stanley Chords

Chords: A, D, E7

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Genre: bluegrass, old-time, traditional


[Intro]
A D E7 A A
fiddle solo

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A one beat, D two beats, E7 eight beats, A eight beats, second A 4 beats

[Verse 1]
A A D
I am a man of constant sorrow
E7 A
I've seen trouble all my days
A A D
I bid fare-well to old Ken-tucky
E7 A
The place where I was born and raised

[Bluegrass Jam, same as verse]
A A D E7 A
A A D E7 A

[Verse 2]
A A D
For six long years I've been in trouble
E7 A
No pleasures here on earth I found
A A D
For in this world I'm bound to ramble
E7 A
I have no friends to help me now

[Bluegrass Jam, same as verse]
A A D E7 A
A A D E7 A

[Verse 3]
A A D
Maybe your friends think I’m just a stranger
E7 A
A face you’ll never will see no more
A A D
But there is one promise that is given
E7
I'll meet you (A capella) on God's golden shore
A
(extend one chord strum - on fiddle extended “A”)

[Notes]
N.C.
Each chord = 8 beats total except as noted

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