Worried Man Blues (A Major)
Artist:
Woody Guthrie
Genre:
Traditional Folk
Roman Numerals:
I, IV, V7
Instrument:
Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Entered by:
PollyEV
A
(A,C♯,E)
-
A
E
A
C♯
E
D
(D,F♯,A)
-
-
D
A
D
F♯
E7
(E,G♯,B,D)
E
B
D
G♯
B
E
Verse 1
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
It takes a worried man to sing a worried
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
song
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I’m worried
[
E7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
now but I won’t be worried
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
long
Verse 2
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I went across the river and laid me down to sleep
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
I went across the river and laid me down to
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
sleep
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I went across the river and laid me down to sleep
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
When I woke
[
E7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
up there were shackles on my
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
feet
Verse 3
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Around my leg were twenty nine links of chain
A
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
round my leg were twenty nine links of
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
chain
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Around my leg were twenty nine links of chain
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
And on each
[
E7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
link the initial of my
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
name
Verse 4
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I went and asked that judge tell me what will be my fine
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
I went and asked that judge tell me what will be my
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
fine
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I went and asked that judge tell me what will be my fine
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Twenty One
[
E7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Years on the Rocky Mountain
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Line
Verse 5
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
When the train arrived it was sixteen coaches long
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
When the train arrived it was sixteen coaches
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
long
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
When the train arrived it was sixteen coaches long
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
The girl I
[
E7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
love is on that train and
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
gone
Verse 6
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I looked down the track as far as I could see
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
I looked down the track as far as I could
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
see
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I looked down the track as far as I could see
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Her Little bitty
[
E7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
hand was waving after
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
me
Verse 7
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
If anyone should ask you who made up this song
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
If anyone should ask you who made up this
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
song
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
If anyone should ask you who made up this song
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Tell them it was
[
E7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
me and I sing it all day
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
long
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