Chords for Jerry Garcia - Man of Constant Sorrow 1962 "A Capella"

Tempo:
96.275 bpm
Chords used:

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G

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jerry Garcia - Man of Constant Sorrow 1962 "A Capella" chords
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Before we break for coffee and things like that, I'd like to do a song that's maybe a little older than the things that we've been doing.
What we've been doing, as it was taught to me in the program very comprehensively, are songs in the tradition.
That's the reason I've come up with this one, as I said.
The songs we've been doing have been mountain songs, roughly recorded maybe between the 20s and 30s on commercial recording labels,
such as Columbia, and Rokallion, and Bluebird, and such.
One of the songs that has been a consistent [B] favorite with country [N] groups dating from old string bands up to modern [B] bluegrass,
and with ballad singers to a great degree, and lately discovered with [N] more commercial folk-pop groups,
in my opinion, one of the loveliest songs, mountain ballads.
There's [B] a song called Manifold, which I'll do a song.
I am a man of constant sorrow
I have seen trouble all my days
I bid farewell to old Kentucky
The state where I was born and raised
Oh, [C#] sick longing double
[B] No pleasure here on earth I find
For it's on this world I'm bound to ramble
I have no friends to help me now
It's fair you will love her
I don't expect to see you again
For I'm bound to ride that mountain railroad
Perhaps I'll die upon the train
You can bury me in some dark valley
For many years where I may roam
Maybe then you'll learn to love [G] another
While I am sleeping in my grave
Maybe [B] your friends think I'm just a stranger
[B] On earth you'll see my [G#] face no more
But there is one promise that is given
[B]
I'll meet you on that golden train
[N]
[B]
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Before we break for coffee and things like that, I'd like to do a song that's maybe a little older than the things that we've been doing.
What we've been doing, as it was taught to me in the program very comprehensively, are songs in the tradition.
That's the reason I've come up with this one, as I said.
The songs we've been doing have been mountain songs, roughly recorded maybe between the 20s and 30s on commercial recording labels,
such as Columbia, and Rokallion, and Bluebird, and such.
_ _ _ One of the songs that has been a consistent [B] favorite _ with country [N] groups _ dating from old string bands up to modern [B] bluegrass,
and with ballad singers to a great degree, and lately discovered with [N] more commercial folk-pop groups,
in my opinion, one of the loveliest songs, mountain ballads.
There's [B] a song called Manifold, which I'll do a song. _ _ _ _
_ I am a man _ of constant sorrow
_ _ I have seen trouble all my days
_ I _ _ bid farewell _ to old Kentucky
_ The state where _ I was born and raised _ _
_ Oh, [C#] sick longing double
[B] _ _ _ _ No pleasure here on earth I find _ _ _
For it's on this world I'm bound to ramble
_ I have no _ friends to help me now _ _ _ _
It's fair you will _ love her _
I don't expect to see you again _
_ _ For I'm bound to ride that mountain railroad
_ Perhaps I'll die upon the train _ _ _
You can bury me in some dark valley
_ For many _ years where I may roam
_ _ Maybe then you'll learn to love [G] another
_ While I am _ sleeping in my grave
_ _ _ _ Maybe [B] your friends think I'm just a stranger _ _
[B] _ _ On earth you'll see my [G#] face no more
_ But _ there is one promise that is given
[B] _ _
I'll meet you on that golden train
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _